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Many immigrants to the USA come in with a Visa.  Others, winning the lottery in foreign lands got their green card with the American Express program.  Thousands walking across our southern borders clearly had Discovery in mind.  Finally, the former President admitted many refugees by means of his presidential Master Card.  In sum, our public and private agencies are involved – a whole lot of credit extended in the process. Who’s going to pay the bill?  We do, of course.  But the cost of just one who goes jihad is astronomical in police services, lost productivity, future and present fear, and political divisiveness.  Also, and foremost, is the lost of human life and the maiming of citizens.   --------------------------------- The Stockholm Syndrome* has a new cousin.  The mayors of many large cities (notably London, New York, and others) enduring multiple terrorist actions have been captivated and converted.  Many now claim such acts are a way of life and we should accept

This is a conspiracy theory about large-scale terrorist attacks.  Beware of such theories as they are mostly plausibility arguments gleaned from a sequence of events.  So, be suspicious and critical.  We do our theory by the numbers. 1.  First of all, it seems the big terrorist organizations such as ISIS can strike at will really wherever and whenever they so choose.  They have “soldiers” willing to give their lives in the cause of terror.  These are not occasional, random attacks, but well planned logistically and technically.  They could strike somewhere in the world frequently, perhaps even weekly, but do not.  Why? 2. These organizations also have a strong survival instinct.  They know that weekly attacks will result in the overwhelming response even from the most globalist of countries to strike back, annihilating their bases, their funding, and their very organizations.    3. So, they face an optimization problem, which is to survive while creating a recurrent sense

For one side or two of politics these days, it seems that what you do matters far less than what you say. Moreover, it is just as important what you (say you) believe. But who knows what any of them believe nowadays?   Who can you trust when you trust no one? One simple fact about the terrorist Ahmad Khan Rahmani is that ISIS will never claim his acts are on their recognizance.   Why?   Because his actions were beyond stupid. He was captured almost immediately; one of his big bombs and others did not detonate.     He is alone with no support. This is his ultimate punishment. He will spend twenty years or more in prison - completely alone. If ISIS would claim him as theirs, his life would be complete.   Not to happen.  Question.   What do Secretary of State John Kerry and New Jersey bomber Ahmad Khan Rahmani have in common?   Answer.   Same IQ. Truth is greatest ally of power.   It matters little if the "truth" is actually true.   It is the pronouncement.    

So many people are now registering drones and applying for drone pilot licenses, the FAA now estimates there will be more than 1.3 million licensed drone pilots by 2020*.   This is compounded by the number of actual drones that will be multiples more. So far, more than 5,000 have passed the licensing exam. With the potential of drone deliveries of pizza and Amazon products almost underway, the skies may soon be flooded with drones.   Already, the drone delivery of burritos is underway at Virginia Tech.   More than 550,000 drones have been registered, and that in just the last nine months since the law was passed.  Some of us do not wish to look up to see this fleet of giant flies buzzing about our neighborhoods, but only a century ago some did not wish to see those noisy automobiles buzzing along our roads.   We know progress happens; it is unstoppable.   So also, drones will happen. In a couple of years, I can have a pizza, new book, cuff-links, or perfume delivered to my doo