[LINK] "Meet the DICKHEADS, and pity them"

[rfmcdonald]

Alex Harrowell's mockery, at A Fistful of Euros, of the new generation of Islamist terrorists and the people who warn they're a front is not only funny, but makes a valuable point.

Consider the last few Al-Qa’ida incidents. All of them have been, objectively, pathetic. The common denominator has been failure mixed with futility. Terrorists who regularly and publicly fail to kill people or destroy artefacts are simply not terrifying. But the official narrative has been that this represents a “new form of terrorism”. For example:

Abdaly’s bombs may represent a new type of jihadist attack in the west. In terms of sophistication, it is at the opposite end of the scale from 9/11. But al-Qaida has failed to land a serious blow on western soil since the 2005 London bombings. Experts say they may be trying a new tack: calling on supporters to attack westerners at will, with whatever tools are at hand.

If this is a new form of terrorism, it’s nothing but good news, as it strongly suggests that the highly competent and ruthless agents of international Al-Qa’ida are a thing of the past, replaced by a new kind of terrorist I propose to call the DICKHEADS, for Desperate, Incompetent, Converts, Kids, Harmless, Economically insignificant, imless, Disconnected, and Suicidal.

These people shouldn't be thought of as threats; these people should be thought of as being pitiful, Harrowell suggests, and should be seen not so much as existential threats but rather as worries and bothers.