Evil in Our Midst

Persuing some of the leftwing sites today, it appears they'd rather discuss anything but the Fort Dix terror plot. They just can't handle the fact we have evil in our midst and are desperately trying to avoid the uneasy truth that we ar at war both in the Mideast and on our own soil. They'd rather have a tantrum over the bogus story about supposed lack of equipment in Kansas.

They can also smugly note that if it weren't for the clerk at a Kinko's dropping the dime on the supects, that perhaps we would not have caught this bunch. True. But as was noted to all Americans after 9/11, we all must be diligent and keep our eyes and ears open and report suspicious activities.

With that, there are some good reads this morning on the breakup of this latest plot.

The New York Post has Evil Hid in Plain Sight.

Naturally, friends, relatives and neighbors, according to the Star-Ledger, say they were just ordinary guys.

Philly.com has many stories, while noting the Muslims fear a backlash which never quite seems to materialize. Perhaps they have more to fear from the monsters in their own community.

"People who harbor the intentions of hurting other people should be condemned by Islam, at least in our view," Quresh Dahodwala, an official of the Dawoodi Bohra community, said yesterday. "Islam does not support such barbaric acts."

Oh, really?

Unrelated to the current story, but rather relevant is Arnaud de Borchgrave's Sleeper cells: A ticking clock in the Washington Times.

UPDATE: Michelle Malkin has a terrific roundup, including a magnificent syndicated column appearing today.