Think ‘Small’
In light of today’s attempted homocide bombing in Glasgow, and the attempted attacks in London yesterday, I’d like to issue a quick ‘thank you’ to those on the left, and in the media, who continue to point out the importance of global warming, and universal health care, and Paris Hilton.
Again, and I suspect it is, indeed, imminent, that the media will preach to us about how imcompetent these buffoons were in their bungled attempts. We’ll hear plenty about how the attacks of today were carried out by Asian men…not, specifically, those of middle-eastern descent. Hell, they must have been Buddhists. And, well, we all know that the bad guys wear black hats and carry six shooters and, well, come from Texas.
I would like to offer the thought that, perhaps, these ‘bunglers’ are the true believers. And, for some time now, I’ve wondered how long it would take for the true believers to hit us where it hurts. Could this be just the beginning?
Hell, if I watched ‘24′ I might think I have a plot line to sell to them.
Terrorism, as of late, hasn’t really been so terrifying to any but those directly impacted by the events of terrorism themselves. Why? Because it’s ‘over there’.
Let me propose that the reason that true terror has not been struck at the heart of America has more to do with political concerns more commonly associated with Washington, D.C. than with Al Qaeda (no longer a club, but a way of life!)
Ego
Legacy
Immortality
Those who planned the attacks so successfully carried out as those which occured on that terrible day in September, 2001, have achieved a place in the history books while the true believers, the hijackers, went down with the ship. How many of them can you name today?
Ego demands that the leaders of these groups plan the most spectacular attacks possible: NYC, LAX, etc… And, if they fail in their first attempts, it is their egos which force them to return to the site to finish the job.
Whoa! Did you see that?!