[Unknowing]

Our enemies must know that the media will downplay any instances of destruction. None will dare call it "terrorism" unless it becomes obvious.

While I personally view today's events as markedly alarming, others may question why our ememies would use such unspectacular and low-intensity tactics.

The old strategy of "death from a thousand cuts" may be operational in at least some of today's reported destructive events. In such a case, staying under the national news media "radar" could serve to prolong the duration of the operation. Thus, the "cave of darkness" could connote an atypical lack of media attention.

[MamaDearest]

None will dare call it "terrorism" unless it becomes obvious.

Too many things going on at once with no explanation along with too much hatred toward us by radicals who live here among us. The jihadis have threatened us "in our own homes" and what better way for them to do it by small continuous events around where we live and work (psych-ops) for maximum effect. Fires are key in the jihadi picture posts. They may believe they can wear us down and take advantage in some way when opportunity presents itself (for instance all emergency personnel are called to the fire locations leaving another location open to them unchallenged. Just a thought.

[nw_arizona_granny]

OK, I don't need any help to scare me!

I decided to do a Google search on a part of your message, so I did: (the simple granny search, not an advanced one)

death from a thousand cuts

1425 death from a thousand cuts

You will be surprised what comes up for these two searches.

It means small operations, which I interpret as close one road at a time, or burn one area at a time.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/the_death_of_a_thousand_cuts

Or on page 2, this jumped at me, appears that it is a speech on computer programmers/sales, but the title and address are in the google link, so will put it here, is it near the fire? Google has an HTML version of it, as I can't open PDF, with this computer.

Death of a Thousand Cuts
3781 Halfway Road
The Plains, Va, 20198
phone 540-253-5682

http://www.fsid.net/reports/20030521/williams.pdf

This is useful and think that it will be of interest to us in reading the messages we see.

The Phrase Thesaurus

http://phrases.shu.ac.uk/bulletin_board/6/messages/433.html

I typed 'black wind' into the on site search engine, appears interesting, one of the answers is at:

http://phrases.shu.ac.uk/bulletin_board/28/messages/102.html

[Selene]

Our enemies must know that the media will downplay any instances of destruction. None will dare call it "terrorism" unless it becomes obvious. While I personally view today's events as markedly alarming, others may question why our ememies would use such unspectacular and low-intensity tactics.

These tactics make sense to me. All of the Islamist have been called to participate in Jihad. Each person will do what they can.

If they don't cause death and destruction, they won't go to heaven.