From S.F. Examiner:No longer will federal officials speak of “the long war” and “the war on terrorism.” The administration has banned these terms from the government lexicon.
That’s not to say that the long war against transnational terrorism is over. Just ask the police in Lahore, Pakistan. Last week, terrorists armed with heavy weapons and grenades stormed Lahore’s police academy.
When police recaptured the facility after an eight-hour gun battle, here is what they found: A dozen dead, scores injured, trembling hostages… and the head of a terrorist who had detonated his suicide vest. (They found his arms across the room.)
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