What's up with the Islamic terrorists? Their latest failed attempt in Times Square does not stand alone in the litany of unsuccessful follow ups to 9/11. There was the incompetent Nigerian underwear bomber during the Christmas season. There was the infamous - and fortunately inept - shoe bomber, Richard Reid. And there have been numerous other attempts, both publicized and unpublicized, in which the terrorists have failed to achieve any measurable success. There was also a failed Islamic plot to attack Jewish targets in the Bronx last year. Now I don't want to portray the Islamic terror world as having gone hopelessly incompetent. That is belied by the heinously successful assault in Fort Hood and by the murder of the CIA agents in Afghanistan. But compared to the sophisticated, meticulously planned and deadly effective attacks of 9/11, many of the recent forays by our Muslim enemies have proven remarkably amateurish and unsuccessful. What's up? I think there are four possible...(Read Full Post)