THE TRAIN ATTACK IN FRANCE – AT 11:58 A.M. ET:  We now know more about heroic Americans, aided by a Brit, stopping a terror attack on a French train yesterday, but there is curiously little about the attacker.  I watched a TV report just minutes ago, and finally shut it off in frustration when I realized that not one word was spoken about the man who was clearly preparing a massacre.  Has political correctness taken over once more?  From the New York Post: 

Two off-duty members of the US military prevented a massacre Friday by overpowering a rifle-wielding madman after he opened fire aboard a high-speed train in France, wounding three people. 

The gunman, identified by authorities as Moroccan national Sliman Hamzi, is a known Islamic militant, CNN reported, quoting a senior European anti-terrorism official.  Anthony Sadler and Alek Skarlatos received medals for the roles they played in stopping the gunman.

The gunfire took place in the rear car of the Paris to Amsterdam express. Three people were shot, including one of the Americans, who was seriously wounded but expected to survive.

A friend of the heroes, Anthony Sadler, also was aboard the train and saw what happened. He identified them as Spencer Stone, of Sacramento, who was injured and Alek Skarlatos of Roseburg, Ore., who was unhurt.

COMMENT:  A statement from the White House praises the heroic men who stopped the attack, but, as usual, doesn't mention the motivation of the attacker.  I guess it was just your generic terrorist. 

August 22, 2015