May 14, 2010

Sloppy Jihadists

By Russ Vaughn
Think about something for a minute: Are these Islamic, jihadist terrorists who have captured the attention and imagination of the world as truly diabolical and fearsome as our media has blown them up to be? Sorry, just couldn't resist that. So, examine the evidence coming out of the recent Times Square fiasco and all you see, quite frankly, is more Islamic ineptitude. Think about something else for a moment. When have we ever seen really impressive professional terrorist planning from al-Qaeda? You say 9/11? Think about that for a moment. Was it their sophistication and clever planning or was it our laxity and unpreparedness that brought those two towers down? They succeeded only because of our failures. Back in 2001, in our politically correct society, how much cunning was required to get a bunch of Western-dressed jihadists on three American airliners, considering the lax security standards of the time? Rocket science wasn't required -- just a bit of luck. Hey, here we are ten years...(Read Full Article)