Terrorists @ The Mall

According to the latest terrorist cyber-chatter, al-Qaida has its sites on L.A. this holiday season, our malls in particular. Should this be a surprise?

We all too easily forget that well before 9-11, Islamic terrorists tried to take out LAX in the fortuitously foiled "Millennium Bombing." Then there was the jihadist wannabe who shot up the El Al ticket counter at the very same airport. Clearly America's entertainment capital is a target, and what bigger bulls-eye could there be than one of our decadent mega-malls at the busiest time of year?

Not that there's much that can be done with these warnings. We have little choice but to keep on with whatever we're doing, while remaining "vigilant." But with or without the latest alert, it's no secret that Los Angeles needs to be on guard. And we must remember that America's war with radical Islam isn't just some faraway abstraction. Without so much as moment's notice, it could quickly come to dominate -- or end -- our very lives.