The Threat From East Africa -- Marc A. Thiessen, Washington PostThe recent terrorist attacks in Kampala, Uganda, and the court hearing Monday of an American charged with trying to join the jihad in Somalia, are worrisome signs that a new transnational terrorist network is taking shape in East Africa -- one that may have its sights set on the United States. That's the bad news. The worse news is that President Obama ordered the killing of the man who could have helped us to disrupt and destroy this network.
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My Comment: The key phrase in this commentary/analysis is the following ....
The fact that al-Qaeda's new East African affiliate is seeking out Americans is an ominous sign. After all, you don't need fighters with U.S. passports if your only intent is to conduct operations in Africa.
It dos not take a rocket scientist to understand that Americans are being recruited and sent back to America in order to bring the Jihad here. This is an ominous sign .... and one that we are sorely uninterested in confronting at the present time.
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