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The Case for Calling Them Nitwits
Long piece at The Atlantic that makes the case that most Islamicist terrorists aren't the sharpest knives in the drawer, and why that's a good thing.
But their leaders tend to be doctors and engineers -- people trained to deal with bodies and buildings, but not people in countries where the knowledge base is more important than bedside manner or optimizing the experience for the user.
Good help is so hard to find these days ...

Posted by: Steve White 2010-10-27
http://www.rantburg.com/poparticle.php?ID=308463