American Elephants

Peter Wehner reminds us of the absolute savagery of our enemies at ‘Contentions‘ a blog of Commentary magazine.  Those who believe that we should sit down and talk to al Qaeda, and find ways to just get along, might do well to think about this episode, and consider their response. 

Remote-controlled explosives strapped to two mentally retarded women detonated in a coordinated attack on pet bazaars Friday, police and Iraqi officials said, killing at least 73 people in the deadliest day since the U.S. sent 30,000 extra troops to the capital this spring . . . Iraqi officials said the women apparently were mentally disabled and the explosives were detonated by remote control, indicating they may not having been willing attackers in what could be a new method by suspected Sunni insurgents to subvert stepped up security measures. [read more]

Pure evil!