Man-Caused Disaster

Initial reports (stay tuned, and keep a healthy skepticism; we will learn much, much more over the next few weeks) are that the FBI says this isn't terror related.

Well, duh. By definition, it's not terrorism:

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano has an explanation about why she never mentioned the word "terrorism" during her first testimony on Capitol Hill.

Napolitano tells the German news site Spiegel Online that while she presumes there is always a threat from terrorism: "I referred to "man-caused" disasters. That is perhaps only a nuance, but it demonstrates that we want to move away from the politics of fear toward a policy of being prepared for all risks that can occur."

I'm sure that all that nuance is a great comfort to the bereaved families of our troops tonight.

And while we're on the subject of nuance, here's some more:



Keep the fallen - and their families - in your prayers.