INEVITABLE – AT 6:30 A.M. ET:  The big concern among security people now is lone-wolf attacks.  From the Washington Examiner: 

Rep. Peter King, a senior member of the House Homeland Security Committee, said a “lone wolf” attack in the United States by an Islamic terrorist is inevitable but that authorities increasingly are prepared to deal with the threat.

“I believe it's only a matter of time that we have one,” the New York Republican told MSNBC Wednesday. “I think most people in the intelligence community share that belief.”

But King said it’s his understanding that U.S. intelligence agencies don’t believe any Islamic terrorist group is planning a specific attack aimed at the U.S., at least not yet.

I wouldn't put too much faith in that "belief."  No one heard of 9-11 beforehand either.  There's an old saying that the only coups you hear about are the ones that actually happen.

The lawmaker said Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson deserves credit for increasing security measures at federal buildings, a move the congressman says should serve as a “wakeup call to local governments" across the country.

King said police in New York City are ready to thwart terrorist attacks but added he was concerned other parts of the country are less prepared.

“There's other areas around the country that don't realize how these attacks can take place and how there's greater likelihood of it now because [the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria] is doing such an intense job of trying to attract the most radical people in our country to adopt this radical Islamist view,” he said.

King said Islamic extremists also have "gone out of their way" to appeal to people with “mental issues,” such as a recent convert to Islam who attacked two New York City police officers last week with an ax. The assailant, Zale Thompson, was shot dead by police.

COMMENT:  Appealing to people with mental issues is a common tactic in intelligence work.  My own nightmare is not a single lone-wolf attack, but a series of coordinated small attacks, all on the same day.  Field Marshal Obama assured us several years ago that the war on terror was over.  I'm sure he still thinks so.  It's not over.  He's over.

October 30, 2014