AND IN THE REAL WORLD – AT 11:33 A.M. ET:   At any moment there are terror attacks being planned somewhere in the world.  One apparent plan has just been broken up in Germany, and we have to ask what may be happening, secretly, on our own soil.  From CNN:

(CNN) -- A "high-ranking" al Qaeda member in Afghanistan had planned major terror attacks in Germany with at least three recruits who were recently arrested, German authorities said Saturday.

The mastermind had been making plans as early as the beginning of last year and "recruited several dedicated personnel" who were trained along the Afghan-Pakistani border and "plotted to commit at least two attacks in Germany," said federal prosecutor Rainer Griesbaum after the three made an initial court appearance Saturday in Karlsruhe.

According to a federal court statement, the main suspect is a Moroccan national identified as 29-year-old national Abdeladim El-K., who is specifically accused of getting weapons and explosives training at an al Qaeda training camp last year. Authorities believe that the al Qaeda member ordered him in spring of 2010 to carry out a bombing in Germany.

The other suspects are 31-year-old Jamil S., who has German and Moroccan citizenship; and 19-year-old Amid C., who has German and Iranian citizenship. A court statement said the three men had been plotting an attack since December.

COMMENT:  These terror groups are looking at a weakened America, a free world without leadership, and the increasing influence of Islamists in Egypt and other countries in the Muslim world.  You don't think they're encouraged, do you?

April 30, 2011