SHORT TAKES ON THE DRIFTING WRECKAGE – AT 11:55 P.M. ET:

ADVICE FOR THE DEVOTED JIHADIST – From Britain's Independent:   Militants fighting for Isis in Syria and Iraq have issued a chilling guide advising would-be jihadis living in the West on how to avoid security services while plotting Paris-style attacks.  The 58-page English-language manual, which has been published online, tells fanatics to trim their beards, wear Western-style aftershave and even pretend to be Christians by wearing cross necklaces in order to avoid arousing suspicion.  The document is titled ‘Safety and Security Guidelines for Lone Wolf Mujahideen’ and explains not only how militants can avoid having a plot thwarted by Western security officials, but also suggests potential targets to attack.   I'm sure this is just a misunderstanding.  This Islamophobia must stop.

THE ENEMY AMONG US – From the Washington Times – Sens. Ted Cruz and Jeff Sessions said Monday the number of people implicated in radical Islamic terrorist plots in the U.S. has jumped to 113, and they said it’s yet another reason to impose tighter immigration controls.  The senators have been trying to pry loose from the administration the immigration histories of those individuals, saying the public has a right to know how each of them entered the U.S. and what level of scrutiny they got.  The two also added 41 new names to their list Monday, including the two Iraqi refugees who were arrested last week on terrorism-related charges.  Good for Cruz and Sessions.  We have a right to know who is admitted to this country, especially in an age of terror.

HYPOCRISY IN SWEDEN, NOT THE FIRST TIME – From Bloomberg:   Swedish police have come under criticism for keeping quiet about alleged sexual assault incidents by young immigrant men over the past couple of years at a music festival in Stockholm.  The allegations came to light in a report over the weekend by newspaper Dagens Nyheter, citing internal police memos, and mirror similar incidents over the New Year’s holidays that have sparked investigations in Germany.  National Police Commissioner Dan Eliasson vowed to investigate whether there had been a cover up.  “If what’s alleged is true, it’s serious from several vantage points,” he said in an interview with newspaper Expressen. “We could perhaps have prevented that girls had been molested if we had talked clearly about this. Secondly, it’s obviously not our role to take various political aspects into account.”  The bureaucratic language just flows.  Sweden is falling apart, the victim of its socialist madness.  But its leaders march around the world lecturing everyone else on human rights.  I wonder what Swedish women think about all this.

January 11, 2016