I have been wondering why Al-Qeda has not just practiced this level of terrorism (smaller bombs, random shootings) before. The bastards will usher in the police state or the civil war I've been dreading now for years. We never had to let it get to this point, either.
I've got a good friend in MD who is Egyptian. When he is alone with his American friends, he rips Islam. When he is around other Muslims, he pretends to be one of them. The peer pressure must be tremendous. I worry about him and his family as this all escalates.
The motto for this group is "Penny wise, pound foolish."