Silver Linings and Whatnot

How did I miss this one?

Authorities are investigating whether Hesham Mohammed Hadayet, the Egyptian who gunned down two people at Los Angeles International Airport last Thursday, met in the United States with Osama bin Laden’s deputy, an Arabic paper reported at the weekend.

Sure, Sully may be onto something, arguing that Hadayet was America’s first suicide bomber. That could very well be the start of a very scary trend.

But let’s look at the bright side for a moment. If Hadayet was working for or with al Qaeda, and shooting up a ticket counter was the best they could manage — well, then I’d say we’ve hurt them, and badly.