OUT THERE AND ACTIVE – AT 12:50 P.M. ET:   There are optimistic reports about ISIS being on the verge of defeat in Iraq.  But ISIS has several components, and a defeat in one place does not affect their other operations.  From London's Mirror: 

Islamic State terrorists have issued a chilling threat to attack the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

They have swamped social media with an image of a rifle-carrying Jihadi and a bomb bearing the regime’s infamous black flag.

It stands in front of Volgograd Arena in Southern Russia football stadium.

An official symbol of the finals is also included in the alarming promise to bring mayhem to the tournament.

The 2018 FIFA World Cup will be played across 11 cities in Russia from 14 June to 15 July, when the final will be played at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow.

COMMENT:  I'm sure the Russkies are taking the threat seriously.  Putin would punish any security officials who allowed a terrorist attack to occur. 

I just hope we're serious.  Under Obama we weren't.   Terrorist acts were called, as you remember, "man-made disasters" or "workplace violence."

October 17, 2017