The Unseen Terrorism

WorldNetDaily ^ | 2 January, 2006 | Joseph Farah

[Salem]

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Monday, January 2, 2006

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The unseen terrorism

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Posted: January 2, 2006
1:00 a.m. Eastern

By Joseph Farah

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© 2006 WorldNetDaily.com

I wonder how much terrorism is really happening inside the United States.

I mean, if terrorism was actually reported, actually chronicled, actually recognized, would we be shocked by just how much is occurring right here in our own back yard?

This thought came to mind last week when I read the very first comprehensive story of an incident that occurred Dec. 18 in Chandler, Ariz.

You probably heard something about it.

Here's the way the story was initially reported by the Associated Press, the largest news-gathering organization in the world:

Authorities say a former home improvement store employee drove his car through the entrance of a Home Depot and lit the car on fire in the paint department.

Though the car almost struck an employee, no one was injured. Firefighters were able to contain the fire within 20 minutes, officials said.

The driver was identified as 24-year-old Ali Warrayat of Gilbert. He was arrested on suspicion of aggravated assault and arson of an occupied structure.

The story went on to explain that police weren't sure what Warrayat's motivations were.

A day later, the mystery continued. The Arizona Republic followed up on the attack by reporting: "Police were still searching Monday for the motive of a man who allegedly drove his car through the front doors of a Home Depot early Sunday."

It was not until late last week that a local newspaper, the East Valley Tribune, finally reported details that gave the public some insight into Warrayat's motivations.

Here's what we learned from that report:

• Warrayat blasted Arabic music when he launched his attack;

• He planned the assault down to the smallest detail;

• The Jordanian-turned-American citizen wanted to make a big statement with his rampage;

• He considered wearing a Palestinian flag, but opted to place it in the trunk of his car, along with a copy of the Quran;

• When asked upon arrest if he understood his Miranda rights, Warrayat answered in Arabic. Asked if he understood English, the suspect replied: "Do you speak Arabic?"

• A co-worker said he was deeply religious and had a Quran hanging from his rearview mirror;

• In police statements, Warrayat referred to his religion often. He said a swastika was once painted on his mosque, so he had the mark tattooed in red and black on the bottom of his foot;

• Images found on his computer depicted men lighting Molotov cocktails and a cartoon showing two bloodied, dead children with "a Middle East flag" in the background;

Now, on the basis of what you know about Warrayat, are his motivations all that much of a mystery to you?

Should this incident not be regarded as domestic terrorism?

What would it the suspect have to do or say to be regarded as an ally of al-Qaida and the Islamo-fascists who have declared war on America?

Once again, we see law enforcement officials and the press establishment going out of their way to downplay even the possibility of terrorism. How many times have we seen it? How many times do we have to see it before we recognize the trend?

• I recall how any possibility that the Beltway sniper attacks were connected with terrorism was dismissed. It turned out they were carried out by two Muslims.

• I recall how a July 4 shooting attack on an El Al ticket counter in Los Angeles International Airport by an Egyptian Muslim was characterized as not connected with terrorism.

• I recall the would-be bomber arrested at the Oklahoma University football game a few months ago that had no connection to terrorism.

• I recall there just couldn't possibly have been a Mideast connection to the Oklahoma City bombing.

• I recall how TWA Flight 800 just blew up for no particular reason after takeoff from New York.

I could recite, off the top of my head, at least a dozen other examples of the way government officials and their accessories in the media have turned a blind eye to the obvious so as not to see the truth.

In fact, think of all the incidents – from power outages to explosions at refinery plants to thefts of munitions – in which authorities quickly dismissed any connection to terrorism, even before they had a clue as to the real cause or motive.

Could it be we have far more enemies within than any of us ever figured?

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Joseph Farah is founder, editor and CEO of WND and a nationally syndicated columnist with Creators Syndicate. His latest book is "Taking America Back." He also edits the weekly online intelligence newsletter Joseph Farah's G2 Bulletin, in which he utilizes his sources developed over 30 years in the news business.

[Salem]

So what exactly do you find bizarre about this story?

[Salem]

"Just curious, which part do you find amusing? The koran itself, my musings upon it, or both?"

I find the Koran intellectually oppressive, tedious, and uninspiring, as well as the foundation of ideas which is the failure of the Muslim world. President Bush's recently adding it to the Library of Congress reveals how compromised we have become as a society and light to the world, through Post-modernism and relativism.

I have always found your observations productive and pretty witty, i.e. the "human Presto-Logs" crack in your FR posted article.

The "fuzzy pink Koran" comment made me laugh out loud, because in the context of the article, I pictured this nutjob careening into the building with his car, Arab music blasting and a fuzzy pink Koran swinging from the mirror.

Just caught the absurdity of it all, I guess.  

[PsyOp]

Glad to hear my warped sense of humor is not lost on everyone! As you say, the Koran is oppressive [if I had to kneel and chant to it's onsense five times a day I'd want to cut someones head off, too], so a little gallows humor is required to show the absurdity of the text.

Glad you enjoyed it.

[ClearBlueSky]

EXACTLY! What is more 'terrifying'? ONE terrorist plotting destroying something, or thousands-answerable to no one but their Koran- with the opportunity, and will, to do things that terrify their local areas?
If every city had just one 'terrorist' doing things aren't epic in scale, it would sure do physical and psychological damage. And if they all just acted randomly- well, what is harder to prevent than random violence?