The Beheadings Go Beyond Simple Terror

In a fascinating article at National Review Online Michael Ledeen argues that the barbaric beheadings are additionally intended for recruitment. Ledeen also makes the case that enemies of the war are intentionally trying to mute the viciousness of the Islamic terrorists:

"The opponents of our campaign against the terror masters immediately recognized that it was crucial to cancel that message, to dilute it with nuance and deception, and the first step in their campaign was to stop broadcasting the images of 9/11. They justified it by saying they did not want to shock the American people, that the pictures were too horrible, that we needed to move on. In like manner, they now say that the beheadings should not be shown, because they too are too shocking, too upsetting to our sensitivities. Others say they should not be shown because in showing them we risk becoming indifferent to such acts, losing our sense of shock and our will to resist."

"Know Thine Enemy" by Michael Ledeen