re: #600 RadicalModerate

For some reason I’m getting more of a vibe that this guy is more of a case of someone who got disillusioned with his US life sometime after his naturalization- maybe due to getting caught in the US financial meltdown - and decided to leave a parting gift to NYC than a “sleeper cell” jihadist-type. The trail of evidence this guy left strikes me more of a angry soloist than part of a bigger conspiracy.

Just because he may have acted alone does not mean he is not a terrorist. Individuals inspired to execute acts of terror are just as dangerous as “networked” terrorists, simply because they are unpredictable, and are less detectable. Al Qaeda types my be detected beforehand because of cell phone chatter, bank records, previously seized evidence, etc. A lone wolf comes at us out of the blue.