The duck in noose story, as many have posted it the past few hours, is a Cherokee Indian kid's tale and involves the goose winging away with the rabbit afraid to let go of the noose he hoped to trap the rabbit in. One way to read it is that the real perps or masterminds are winging away themselves while our forces hang on to this John William Mohammed noose of a misdirecting story.
The nmemonic "LADIN" and "NIDAL" is cute.