Al Qaeda branch: Attack U.S. http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/04/middleeast/al-qaeda-branch-yemen-united-states/index.html
al-Qaeda has urged its followers to attack the United States. In August 2001 it urged its followers to do so. Hence the CIA memo Bin Laden Determined to Strike the United States. Need I remind anyone what took place a month later?
Fast forward to August 2015. This time an al-Qaeda branch in Yemen has issued a similar order. A pattern seems to be now forming. Does anyone remember the saying history repeats itself over and over again? As a lifelong student of history especially American History as well as Middle Eastern History, I have been reminded of that very saying on many occasions. Then twenty years ago this month, I remember Dr. Fabiano teaching me and the rest of my U.S. History after 1965 summer school class at Monroe Community College the second half of that saying. It was "If we don't learn from our mistakes."
Once again the United States of America is at a similar crossroads. It was a crossroads that we as a nation were at fourteen years ago this month. Our national security, intelligence and law enforcement agencies as well as other parties failed to connect the dots back in 2001. Now fourteen years later in 2015 we are at a similar juncture. Do we connect the dots this time or will be subjected to another 9/11esque attack, but one that could be much more devastating in loss of life and other damages? In my debut novel "Black Friday" the mantra "History repeats itself time and time again unless we learn from our mistakes" was a prevailing theme. If you wish to know either follow the excerpts on this blogsite or buy the novel. If we are to prevent another actual September 11th caliber or worse attack, then we must learn from our past mistakes.
Americans, the choice is ours. Do we allow history to repeat itself or do we learn from our mistakes and prevent another devastating/catastrophic terrorist attack from ever occurring?
Tom
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