March 30, 2004

Recent Islamofascist news

Wretchard over at the Belmont Club has a summary of post-Madrid Islamic terrorist activity. bq. Interesting Times Sky News has reported that a cell of Islamic terrorists has been rolled up in Britain. They were planning on detonating an ammonium nitrate bomb. And: bq. Meanwhile, Philippine authorities say they have just broken up a "Madrid-level" attack. An Abu Sayaf cell, including a person suspected of beheading American hostage Guillermo Sobero, is now in custody. Wretchard cites another couple of examples and then offers this analysis: bq. It also suggests that Al Qaeda has lost its organic capability to strike and must now rely on affiliates. The quality of the new affiliated Holy Warriors is markedly lower than the cadre led by Mohammed Atta. Here too, the analogy with the kamikazes may be apt. By 1945, the superlative aces of the Kido Butai had all been killed or crippled. Forced by logistical strangulation to cut back on training, the bogeys over Okinawa were largely piloted by novices who could only fly straight and level. And: bq. So far, the post-Madrid attacks have been a tactical disaster for the Islamists. Unless they have been extremely unlucky, something is going horribly wrong for their networks. I'm only excerpting a much larger article. It's worth your time to visit the site. The article after this one is good too. This one talks about the Arab League Summit that was canceled. Interesting things are happening over there... Posted by DaveH at March 30, 2004 9:42 AM