A Baltimore construction worker named, Antonio Martinez, who used the alias Muhammad Hussain, is the latest proof that there's no shortage of "whack-job terrorists" in the world, even amongst our own citizens. Apparently, this 21 year-old home-grown knucklehead is the latest would-be jihadist bomber captured by the F.B.I. Like the kid captured in Portland, Oregon last week, Martinez was caught in a sting operation by the F.B.I., who had discovered Martinez's plan and were able to take steps to prevent Martinez from bringing his murderous plot to fruition. [Again, kudos to the F.B.I.]
Martinez's target was a military recruitment center in Catonsville, Maryland, which Martinez wanted to destroy in order to retaliate against the U.S. for military operations currently underway in Afghanistan and Iraq. That numerous lives would be lost apparently meant nothing for Martinez. Hopefully, our courts will convict and imprison Martinez and throw away the key.
Violence is truly the root of all evil, and extremists like Martinez seem to have an insatiable desire for it. Nevertheless, I hope our nation's response to men like Martinez doesn't draw from the same well of violence that feeds fanatics like Martinez. Otherwise, the cycle of violence will never be broken.
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