I don't mean the war between donks and elephants, either!  While the donks try to run the war (in reality, run away) from Washington, D.C., we see that we are still at great risk at home.  When I heard about this story, I was reminded of the Islamic "rule of thumb" that it's okay to lie to infidels.  It makes me wonder how many of these are hidden in the ranks of our military?  After all, political correctness forbids any action to keep them out, let alone away from secret information. 

"PHOENIX (Reuters) - Police in Arizona arrested a former U.S. Navy sailor on charges of spying and providing material support to terrorists, authorities said on Wednesday.

The U.S. Attorney's office in Connecticut said Hassan Abujihaad, formerly known as Paul Hall, 31, was arrested on a federal criminal complaint in Phoenix.

He is suspected of providing classified information to a London-based organization called Azzam Publications and knowing that it was to be used in a conspiracy to kill U.S. citizens. Azzam was part of a conspiracy to provide material support and communications links to people engaged in terrorism, prosecutors said.

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The charges related to disclosure a U.S. Navy battle group movements as it traveled from California to the Gulf in 2001, prosecutors said in a news release.

The suspected disclosures occurred just months after an attack by suicide bombers on the USS Cole during a refueling stop in Yemen in October 2000, which killed 17 sailors and injured dozens more."

This could be just the tip of the iceberg. 

My pals at All Things Conservative have posed another possibility here.  When I saw this story, the details I read led me away from thinking any more than "another nut job".  But ATC may have a point, and hubbie agrees.  He told me, "That was MY first thought!" 

While our donks try to take over the job of Commander-in-Chief, we have evidence all over the place that the GWOT is going on right here at home.  Washington micro-management did not work in Viet Nam, and it will not work in Iraq.  Maybe their pre-occupation with Iraq is a good thing?  Hey, we can still fight it here at home.  Be vigilant.

"Terrorists are also becoming more operationally adept and more technically sophisticated in order to defeat counterterrorism measures. For example, as we have increased security around government and military facilities, terrorists are seeking out "softer" targets that provide opportunities for mass casualties.

Employing increasingly advanced devices and using strategies such as simultaneous attacks, the number of people killed or injured in international terrorist attacks rose dramatically in the 1990s, despite a general decline in the number of incidents. Approximately one-third of these incidents involved US interests.

Usama bin Ladin and his global network of lieutenants and associates remain the most immediate and serious threat. Since 1998, Bin Ladin has declared all US citizens legitimate targets of attack. As shown by the bombing of our Embassies in Africa in 1998 and his Millennium plots last year, he is capable of planning multiple attacks with little or no warning."