Mark Steyn — he's almost a "usual suspect" by now, isn't he? — on the Beltway killers...It doesn't really matter whether Muhammad al-Sniper was acting on orders or simply improvising. The jihad-inciters in the Middle East are happy with either. If anything, the freelance approach suits them better: you don't need complicated and traceable communications and wire transfers; the punks on the ground will act independently just to impress you. Snakes keep wiggling long after you cut their heads off... |