Another Downtrodden Muslim Attempts An Act Of Terror...Whoops; Wrong Again!

Nigerian would-be martyr Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab has much in common with many other members of the Islamo-fascist terror movement--and that is, he has little or no direct experience with ANY of the many excuses that are put forward to explain the rise of Islamic terror. In his case, he's the son of a Nigerian Banker (perhaps you've received an email from him?) with a degree in mechanical engineering and a buff flat in London-town. The 19 September 11 hi-jackers? Well-educated middle and upper middle class gents. Khalid Sheik Mohammed? Middle class, educated in the good ole US of A. And then there is the dynamic duo, Messers Bin Laden and Zawahiri--one, the scion of a Saudi construction conglomerate and the other, an Egyptian doctor. These aren't Palestinians living under the Israeli boot; they aren't downtrodden proles loving under the thumb of authoritarian strongmen. They are the elite of Islamic society, and they use the problems of the poor as cover for their stated desire to establish the New Caliphate--at the expense of the West.

Update: The great Mark Steyn agrees with me.