That enrages me...and ~informs~ me about the character of the battle we face.
Incredible as it seems, I believe what you say because I heard similar plausible reports from New Jersey. I think a bit of this has been in the media but ~extremely~ muted.
- D A N G E R: Nuances ahead -
The media needs to be very careful in what they report. Overheated media coverage could literally launch a war -- a real war, a hot war -- of civilizations. All the atom bombs are not, unfortunately, on our side. Pakistan has some. And nukes aside, the destruction of ME oil production/distribution could make for some very, cold hungry winters (like when out on the Great Plains back in the 30s when people were eating their dogs). The media is right to be damn careful.
BUT, on the other hand, the media also must inform us of the reality. They make us ~more~ vulnerable by sugarcoating it. If Arab communities in the U.S. were celebrating 9/11 in siginifcant numbers (and I believe they probably were), then America's survival could depend on people understanding the seriousness of the threat that these communities pose.
The converage of the SUV lunatic has clearly been muted up to now. If it was a solitary act, it need to be reported in that context and not unreasonably inflamed. But it does need to be reported. It is a serious incident on the struggle against Islamic terrorism. The media should not inflame the situation, but it is also not their proper role to suppress reality.