[AntiGuv]

But one implication is that just because no group has 'taken credit' so far for the California wildfires doesn't mean that one won't take credit for it eventually.

Of course, that's true - and the odds of terrorist involvement rise exponentially in the event that a terrorist group does 'claim' the act. Until such time, the odds of copycat arsonists is much, much higher.

Y'all are missing the obvious nexus, however. The massive Sydney brush fires earlier this year might've seemed perfectly routine (they're a near-annual event), and there were even some kids convicted for a few of them, but Australia was an ally in the Iraq war! Australians were also the primary target in Bali.. ;^)

[Sabertooth]

Until such time, the odds of copycat arsonists is much, much higher.

I think simple arson is more likely, but I'm not jumping to any conclusions.

I was just pointing out that many conclusions about John Muhammad were also premature.

[fly_so_free]

For more semi-paranoid speculation (my Tin Foil Hat moment) go here-http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1009175/posts You have to admit, an awful lot of these fires are listed as arson. The mystery is- What is the motivation? Could be your garden variety nut case, AlQueda, or something else......

[William McKinley]

Until such time, the odds of copycat arsonists is much, much higher

Yep.