Tag Archives: Terrorism

2011

For 2010, I attempted to read the proverbial tea leaves and predict the future, with mixed success. Over the last year, I came to realize that it matters less to me whether I can call an event correctly before it … Continue reading

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Ineptitude or desensitization?

Recent failed terrorist attacks (the latest apparently in Rome) seem to indicate a terrorist enemy in shambles, pressed hard on every side and scraping the bottom of the barrel when it comes to operatives capable of carrying out meaningful attacks, … Continue reading

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The statistics are against us

Via The Daily Beast comes news that the FBI successfully thwarted a bombing attempt by a Somali-born immigrant in Portland, Oregon. While it is easy to point out that the potential terrorist did not succeed, even though he had every … Continue reading

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More ways not to prevent terrorism

Worldview Item of the Day Starting today, the Transportation Safety Administration will enact a whole bevy of new security regulations the agency claims will prevent terrorism on board aircraft. While the regulations will make traveling to the United States more … Continue reading

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Veteran+Conservative+Private firearm ownership supporter+Rough economy=New domestic terrorist

Hello. I simply wanted to reintroduce myself as the new face of terrorism in the United States. Because I am a veteran, politically conservative, support the private ownership of firearms, live in a country suffering from an economic downturn, and apparently have no mind of my own, I am now susceptible to recruitment by so-called “right wing” groups that support the violent overthrow of the United States government. […] Continue reading

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