Terror At Home

Back in September I wrote this:

"And, proving once again that you never know how bad it can get, the latest foiled UK terrorist airplane plot revealed a new threat from disaffected local psychos now converting to Islam in order to participate in terrorist activities. That's a business with frightening growth potential, one that the evil Al Qaeda has spotted and is suddenly keen to exploit."

I never guessed that it would hit so close to home! It seems Mr. Derrick Shareef of Rockford, a local converted muslim, was interested in committing acts of violent jihad at our local shopping mall. It sounds like the guy was unaffiliated with any actual terrorist organization -- merely a lunatic in search of a cause. Fortunately he didn't get very far with his plot (thanks to a co-conspirator turned informant) but it did earn us a spot on Drudge with the sensational headline, "Christmas Mall Terror Attack Thwarted."

I'll say one thing... even this idiot was able to zero in on one of our two softest underbelly sites: malls and schools. I shudder to think what would have happened if someone with a few more IQ points than Mr Shareef had heard the call to jihad.