We can put the terrorists back in Gitmo if we cross the streams

Of all the chatter by alleged experts in blogosphere, perhaps the best analysis of the Guantanamo Bay issue came from my brother Mike. After all, anyone who has seen the movie Ghostbusters knows what happens when you shut down a containment unit.

These al Qaeda folks are inappropriate

Al Qaeda's second-in-command called Barack Obama a "house Negro" and claimed he betrayed his black and Muslim heritage by veering off the path forged by "honorable" black Americans like Malcolm X.

Racial insensitivity is not groundbreaking for a terrorist group. But this comment - specifically, the historical context of the slur leveled at our President-elect - reflects a high level of understanding about our culture. I wonder if we know our enemy as deeply as our enemy appears to know us.