LESSONS FROM GARLAND TX ATTACK: This Is Only The Beginning.

The 1993 World Trade Center Bombing

On 26 February 1993 Ramzi Yousef and Eyad Ismoil detonated a 1,300 pound Urea nitrate bomb below Tower 1 of the World Trade Center in New York City. Their intent, kill thousands by collapsing the North Tower into the South. Six people died and over one thousand were injured as a result of the bombing.

Tactically the 93' attack was a failure since it did not achieve, or achieved little of, the actors' intended results. For the Islamic war against western civilization, however, it was a huge strategic and inspirational success. The United States, home of the world's largest intelligence community and most powerful military, was shown to be vulnerable and, more importantly, "reachable."

Eight years later patience and meticulous planning 'paid off' for our jihadi enemies when, in September 2001, they destroyed the towers and thousands of innocent lives.

Forward to Garland Texas May 2015 and the overtones of February 1993 ring in our ears. Much like the first WTC bombing, however, few are paying attention to the meaning and significance of last Tuesday's attack in Texas.

What happened at the Garland Curtis Culwell Center was not an "end" to anything. In fact, it is the beginning a different and unfamiliar form of domestic conflict with radical Islam. Below are some lessons worth learning about what is to come for America with jihadi operators on US soil. 

Lesson One: Garland Texas is only the beginning. Active shooter attacks are the growth sector of Islamic jihad. These attacks will reoccur, but will be larger in scale with a greater potential for loss of life. To most observers ISIS taking credit for the failed Garland attack is laughable. Many would agree that the Muhammad cartoon attack was a flop for Islamic jihad, but that was also the perception after the first WTC attack instigated by Khaled Sheikh Mohammed. By September 2001 Americans realized how much we underestimated our adversaries in their "failed" 1993 attack.

For radical Islam the significance of Garland is it happened, that it was possible. Two sloppy and untrained ISIS-inspired gunmen, despite being transported to a morgue after their failed shooting spree, planned, coordinated, and acted out an attack intent on killing American civilians.

Elton Simpsom and Nadir Soofi, wrapped in blue, shot dead by a fast-acting Garland LEO.

Luckily the jihadis from Arizona received a 'Texas Welcome' from a fast-acting Garland LEO armed with a .45 caliber Glock. Next time, however, it is probable 'Allah's gunmen' will target those who are less protected, unarmed, or perceived to be unarmed. Think liberal anti-gun city, gun free zone, or, as I keep repeating to no avail, public schools.(1) Like the 1993 WTC attack, Garland is our wake up call. America, pay attention this time.


Lesson Two: Coordination between citizens and LE culminated in bad guys, with the intent and potential of killing dozens, being neutralized by (I know the Left hates this phrase) 'a good guy with gun.' Let's be clear, the massive, unconstitutional surveillance state did not stop this attack. Prepared minds and an appropriate caliber pistol in the right hands did. The FBI warned the Garland police department, but it was Texans, guns, and courage that prevented loss of innocent life.(2)

But make no mistake. This was an easy win for the good guys. After all the Mohammad cartoon event's QRF was the Garland SWAT. Next time jihadi attackers will be better prepared, possibly trained and focused on softer targets; again, unarmed Americans or Americans perceived to be unarmed.

Lesson Three: Progressive liberals and neo-cons will push to take more of your rights, property and freedom if domestic terror attacks increase in frequency and brutality. In short, armed Americans should be prepared for battle on two fronts. One for our lives, and those of our loved ones against jihadist attacks on US soil, and two, a legal and constitutional battle against the progressive and neo-conservative political class for our freedoms and ability to protect ourselves from criminal deadly force.

The Three Amigos: Over 20 years of unconstitutional Hamiltonian monarchism.

The ISIS-inspired jihadis organizing and operating in the US want your blood, 'running down Main Street USA,' whereas the progressive liberals and many neo-conservatives will be clamoring for your guns, ammo, plate carriers, and freedom so "the government can protect you against terror threats in the US." Don't you feel safer already? The perversion is that all of the aforementioned will wage war on the American people, and our exceptional constitutional freedoms, in some form or another. Be warned.

Expect no less from the statist-compliant "news" media. In a recent FOX episode of Sean Hannity, American Freedom Defense Initiative founder Pam Gellar took liberal commentator Juan Williams to the tool shed on the issue of constitutional free speech in the era of Islamic fascism. In a very personal debate Geller made Williams look like an apologist for the actions of the Garland TX shooters, and Islamic jihad. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRPPqIV6QJM

The following morning Williams's friend and colleague Geraldo Rivera appeared on Fox and Friends to condemn Gellar, aligning her with the Nazi Party and Aryan Brotherhood, for hosting a contest depicting satirical images of the prophet of Islam. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lm8xzjGMRO8

To the Geraldos and Juans, who place Pam Geller in some radical camp for insulting the world's most sensitive and violent monotheistic religion, your defense of Islam will not save you. Condemn, at the defense of Muslim sensitivities, Americans citizens for practicing our First Amendment rights all you want. Your heads will come off all the same if the savages of ISIS or their followers ever get their hands on you. Condemnation of Pam Geller, or anyone in her organization, will never assuage killers of non-combatant men, women, and children. Which brings us to....

Lesson Four: Jihadi savages can only be "converted" by assuming room temperature via terminal ballistics.

Be armed. Be trained. Be ready.

1. The majority of public schools in the US do not have a full time (armed) resource officer, despite the multitude of city, county and state LE resources available. -Due to federally-mandated gun free zones most US public schools are, in the aftermath of Columbine, Virginia Tech, and Sandy Hook, still completely unprotected from criminal deadly force like active shooting attacks. Unlike our school children precious metals, stones, and fiat currency (commodities) in retail and wholesale markets are thoroughly protected by firearms.  

2. Watching media commentary, following the Garland terror attack, the Left seemed to regret none of the 200 Americans attending at the Muhammad cartoon event were killed as "punishment" for participating in an activity that "insulted" The Prophet. -Progressive narrative on Garland Cartoon Event: "No one's life should ever be put at risk to exercise American freedoms guaranteed by the US Constitution."

America's Domestic War with Radical Islam. Who is Most at Risk?

On Friday 8 May 2015 the US Defense Department raised its threat level from Alpha to Bravo, or from "possible" to "predictable" threat of terrorism against American military bases and posts throughout the United States.

An interesting move by the DOD since the most effective and propagandist terror attacks will not be against heavily fortified military installations but against vulnerable and soft targets like schools, gun-free zones, and mass gatherings of unarmed civilians.*

If the DOD were truly concerned for the safety of our service personnel, on and off post, why restrict them from carrying personal firearms for self-defense, and defense of others, while in uniform?

Is the DOD concerned for our service people or "stuff" on base? If the former, why not allow our mothers, fathers, brothers, sister, sons, and daughters in uniform to arm at their discretion in an environment of rising terror threats? 

Write your federal representatives. Tell them to allow our service people the same rights as civilians in carrying defensive handguns. Copy, paste, modify, and send my letter (below) to your reps if you want.

Dear Representative .......

In addition to supporting an end to “gun free” zones please author legislation allowing US service members to carry, for self-defense and the defense of others, personal concealed handguns while in uniform. 

It is preposterous, in this era of active shootings and terrorism, our uniformed service personnel have no means of defending themselves or others at the outset of a “Ft. Hood” or Paris-style terrorist attack. 

America must abandon the “not here” mentality. Combined with the already present threats from violent criminals and active shooters, western society is in a multi-generational, asymmetrical war with militant Islam.

All able Americans, civilian and military, should be legally permitted to respond when our people and homeland are attacked. At least the US government should not mandate defenselessness and allow service members who wish to be armed to so be. Those intent on committing acts of evil will always be armed and violent despite the rules.

Sincerely,

Joe Blow
 
*Every K-12 school in American should be protected with deadly force, in this elevated terrorist threat environment, yet very few have a full or even part time resource officer. What, in our society, is more important than our children? Certainty not an F-18. What, in our society, would be the highest value target to a savage jihadist? Same answer.