Packages from Yemen to American Jewish Organizations – Not Too Obvious?

Kudos to our intelligence warriors and to the generous help of the Saudis and others in tracking down these potentially dangerous terrorist bombs. While not always the most generous of allies, apparently the Saudi intelligence officers relayed very specific information to help our team. Whatever their intentions, their information broke the case.  The story is here: Explosives found in suspicious packages packed powerful punch and here.

Although any bomb is potentially dangerous and should not be taken lightly, this story seems to indicate the rather simple and unsophisticated methods being used by allegedly Al Qaeda-linked misfits from Yemen. After all, what bonehead thought it would be a good idea to mail anything from Yemen with a mailing address of a Jewish organization in Chicago. Really? The Yemeni government and, in general, the Yemeni people, are not the most friendly towards Israel and the Jews. You might as well have printed “bomb” on the outside of these packages. Either Al Qaeda is storing up for something big, or they simply do not have the resources anymore to conduct any sizable operation with sizable intellect. Kudos to the intelligence organizations and our military for seemingly reducing the intelligence quota of this terrorist organization. We can never be too careful, and some worry about the increase in sophistication from the failed attempt in 2009 by the “underwear bomber,” but they will have to get better if they want to have a significant impact.