Mark Steyn on the incoherence of the media and many others when it comes to terrorists and the means used to foil them:

So there are now two basic templates in terrorism media coverage:

Template A (note to editors: to be used after every terrorist atrocity): “Angry family members, experts and opposition politicians demand to know why complacent government didn’t connect the dots.” Template B (note to editors: to be used in the run-up to the next terrorist atrocity): “Shocking new report leaked to New York Times for Pulitzer Prize Leak Of The Year Award nomination reveals that paranoid government officials are trying to connect the dots. See pages 3,4,6,7,8, 13-37.”
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By definition, “connecting the dots” involves getting to see the dots.

Sen. Pat Leahy feels differently. “Look at this headline,” huffed the Senate Judiciary Committee’s ranking Democrat. “The secret collection of phone call records of tens of millions of Americans. Now, are you telling me that tens of millions of Americans are involved with al Qaeda?” No. But next time he flies from DC to Burlington, Vt., on a Friday, he might look at the security line: Tens of millions of Americans have to remove their coats and shoes. Are you telling me tens of millions of ordinary shoe-wearing Americans are involved with al Qaeda?

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