Fear and Loathing in 'Murka

The terror drumbeat is getting louder as November approaches.

Signs Point To a Surviving Terror Network

Strong indications of an al-Qaeda link to the alleged airliner-bombing plot uncovered in London yesterday suggest that the terrorist network has survived and adapted despite heavy blows to its leadership [can you say, 'where's Osama?' boys and girls?] and organizational structure over the past five years, U.S. intelligence officials said.

Possible evidence of an al-Qaeda footprint, officials said, includes the trips made by several of the alleged plotters to Pakistan [our good buddy in the war on terra], where remaining al-Qaeda leaders are believed to be ensconced, and the sophistication and scope of plans to simultaneously attack aircraft headed toward the United States. The reported plot, as outlined here and in London, closely parallels one [Operation Bojinka] begun and aborted by al-Qaeda a decade ago. [WTF? Aborted by al Qaeda? The operation was thwarted by Filipino authorities, an ally just like the UK.]

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