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Why does the War on Terror go on?  Since 9/11, reports The Observer in London, "a highly lucrative industry" has arisen in the United States of America - protecting the homeland from terrorists. It has been five years since a a small group of fanatics brought down the World Trade towers. Since then, hundreds of billions have been spent to protect the US homeland - but some people wonder, from what? Since 2001, terrorists have caused fewer deaths in America than allergic reactions to peanut butter. Some commentators are sarastically awaiting for a War on Peanuts. Seven years ago, there were nine firms with federal homeland security contracts. Now there are 33,890. Since 2000, $130 billion of government contracts have been give out. Since the dawn of the 21st century, almost half of all new jobs in US have come, directly or indirectly, from two booming industries - housing and homeland protection.