Sunday, September 05, 2004

A Scary Theory

The Heartless Libertarian has a possible theory about the latest Islamic atrocity in Russia:

Scarier theory: This was a rehearsal operation, run against live opposition, kind of like the Dieppe raid in WWII. The Russian security forces are tough and I wouldn't want to go up against them in a fight, but they suffer from the same lack of funds as the rest of the Russian military, so I probably wouldn't say they're the world's best. And some of the terrorists escaped-I'm theorizing that those who did were the leaders. So now they can AAR the operation, figure out what went right, and what went wrong, and use those lessons next time they or other terrorist groups/cells they may be connected to attempt a similar operation.

Who would be the likely target of another similar attack? I don't think they'd try it in Iraq, Afghanistan, or Pakistan-blowing up a bunch of Muslim schoolchildren wouldn't score them any PR points.Europe wouldn't be a bad guess, especially one of the nations that have supported America in Iraq and Afghanistan. But I'm going to guess right here in America. Most of the schools in my area prominently display their "Victim Disarmament Zone" signs outside their gates. And 1000 dead school kids would be really ugly right before the election.

It would be improper of me to wish that such an atrocity would be attempted in a state or city where strict "gun control" legislation was in force, or where the mugger-huggers have prevented (or in the case of Minnesota, rolled back throughn legal trickery) the enactment of legal concealed carry laws. But I would not be the slightest bit surprised if the most consistent followers of that child-raping and murderous false prophet were to attempt something like the Beslan Massacre in a hoplophobe controlled state or city.

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