It goes without saying that I am glad that the FBI found the sod who was planning the mayhem in Massachusetts and will be prosecuting him. However, let me point out that when some folks on our side took on certain important projects around the world, they ran two teams: one was completely covered and did the actual job, and one only partially covered and partially visible. The partially visible team could be caught or driven off, which took much or all the pressure off the other team. Which team of jihadists did the FBI uncover?
Even the Mossad knows that counter-intelligence
constantly searches for anomalies, which includes unusual interest as well as unusual purchases of dangerous material. Of course, everyone has heard of the
Mossad, but who remembers M131? The Mossad is visible, M131 is not. If it becomes obvious that an intelligence agent has done his work, the credit is given to the Mossad. That is as it should be.
Europeans laugh at our idea of freedom. They say it is a misnomer; what we call freedom is really privacy; and our stress of privacy to them is suicide. "Mind your own business" is fine for neighbors who always look for scandals, but unfortunately, it also allows unscrupulous units of radicals to travel all over with unusual interests and non-American procedures and habits that should be noted and reported. Why are people occupying that house while the owner is away? Why are vehicles coming and going on this quiet street during the wee hours of the morning? Why do three men live together in an apartment and why don't they have jobs? These are just a few questions that Europeans would ask about new neighbors. Americans might notice, but mostly prefer to mind their own business. The American people in their own homes and in their own neighborhoods are our first line of defense. If they do not do their jobs--yes, their jobs!--to report anomalies, we may only detect the second teams while the first teams are sowing their seeds of destruction.
Our representatives in Washington, D.C. should also be pointing out to each other and everyone else that some of the bills pushed by unscrupulous people in congress and the administration are also giving cover and power to people and groups arrayed against us. Senator, do you really understand what this bill will do to our basic defense plans? Congressman, your bill inhibits our ability to stop known jihadists from entering the country. Just because they were never convicted anywhere does not mean they should be allowed to go where they please! Mr. Secretary, whenever you try to limit the First Amendment, you are denying your fellow citizens the right to criticize nations or groups of people who work against our country, along with our ability to warn our fellow citizens of the actions taken by these enemies to overcome our defenses. And if you are serious about anti-Second Amendment bills, you are denying our right to defend ourselves from enemies foreign and domestic.
So, it is nice to see that the FBI is "apparently on the job"; however, with a high degree of skepticism driven by decades of government work on many levels, I have to ask, "Who did they miss?" And with Saudi money supporting our colleges, universities, politicians, and who-knows-who-else, what must we do to end this sell-out?
HJS
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