SHORT TAKES ON THE DRIFTING WRECKAGE – OVERNIGHT: 

HORRIBLE – A MEMBER OF THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT IS MURDERED – FROM TIMES OF ISRAEL:   British police on Friday night declared the killing of MP David Amess earlier in the day a terrorist incident.“Senior National Coordinator for Counter Terrorism Policing, Deputy Assistant Commissioner Dean Haydon formally declared the incident as terrorism,” police said in a statement.  “The early investigation has revealed a potential motivation linked to Islamist extremism.”  The Times reported that the suspected killer was a Muslim man aged 25, believed to be of Somali descent. Multiple UK media outlets reported that the man is believed to be a British national.  Police said officers were “currently carrying out searches at two addresses in the London area and these are ongoing.” But “it is believed that [the suspect] acted alone, and we are not seeking anyone else in connection with the incident at this time.”  The long-serving member of Parliament was stabbed to death Friday during a meeting with constituents at a church in England, an attack that united Britain’s fractious politicians in shock and sorrow.  The leftist British press tried mightily in the hours after the assassination to avoid using "terrorist," or even suggesting it.  But even the BBC had to finally admit the truth.  There is legitimate worry both in Britain and the United States that this event could presage other attacks on public officials.  I'm not so sure the entire story of this latest outrage will ever be known.  Those who probe for all the facts will no doubt be accused of Islamophobia.

October 15, 2021