From Daniel Pearl to 6 October 2023

For John, BLUF:  The Hamas attack on Israel may well foreshadow a larger attack on the West.  Nothing to see here; just move along.

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From Daniel Pearl to October 7 and beyond

From The New NEO, by Neo, herself, 31 October 2023.

Here is the penultimate and final paragraphs:

And they want this to be a worldwide effort. They’ve been preparing the ground for decades: emigrating to Western nations, using propaganda in the MSM, and enlisting many allies in academia (see this). Perhaps they have overestimated their support and overplayed their hand, causing at least some of their erstwhile allies in the Western Left to recoil in horror. Perhaps. But perhaps not. There is no mistaking their intent anymore, nor the lengths to which they are willing to go to achieve it.

9/11 was a wakeup call for a lot of people. And so is this. The question is whether it will be heeded.

This is a good recapitulation of events from the butchering of Reporter Daniel Pearl, in 2002, up to today.  Well worth the read, to include the Comments.

There are two four points to keep in mind in the wake of the Hamas terror attack of 7 October:

1. Iran is deeply involved in this most recent attack.
2. Iran is strongly pursuing the acquisition of nuclear weapons.
3. Iran has repeatedly talked about the elimination of Israel, and calls for Death to America.♠
4. It is entirely possible that this war includes future attacks on the West, to include the United States.

Given the attitudes towards their nation of many young Americns (Ages 18-30) I am not sure we will have a strong response to any attack, but if Hamas (and Iran) do not get the psychological warfare (Information Warfare) correct, such attacks may be like Pearl Harbor and 9/11, galvinizing the American People in a way that will be unfortunate for those two anti-Israeli/nti-Western groups.

Hat tip to the InstaPundit.

Regards  —  Cliff

♠  While Wikipedia tries to minimize this ejaculation, it seems wise to take it literally, given past actions.