THE ONGOING THREAT – AT 9:31 A.M. ET:   We don't yet know the motive of the Las Vegas shooter, but we certainly know the motives of others out there who plan to bring us pain and grief.  From Fox: 

Three men, including an American and a Canadian, plotted ISIS-inspired terror attacks against New York City landmarks, concert venues and the city's subway system last summer, according to federal prosecutors.

Charges were unsealed Friday against Abdulrahman El Bahnasawy, a 19-year-old Canadian citizen; Talha Haroon, a 19-year-old U.S. citizen based in Pakistan; and Russell Salic, a 37-year-old citizen of the Philippines.

El Bahnasawy was arrested in May 2016 and pleaded guilty this past October to seven terror-related charges, including conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction, conspiracy to commit acts of terrorism across national borders, and conspiracy to bomb a public transportation system.

His sentence is pending.

Haroon was arrested in Pakistan in September 2016, while Salic was arrested in the Philippines this past April. Both men are awaiting extradition to the U.S.

Prosecutors say that El Bahnasawy and Haroon plotted attacks that would coincide with the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which ran from June 6 to July 5 last year.

According to court documents, El Bahnasawy bought bomb-making materials and secured a cabin outside of New York City to use as a safe house, while Haroon consulted an "explosives expert" in Pakistan and made plans to travel to the U.S. to carry out the attacks. Salic allegedly wired money from the Philippines to support the operation.

COMMENT:  Hmm.  I don't wish to indulge conspiracy theories, but have you noticed the number of times the Philippines comes up in terror investigations?  The Oklahoma City bombers had a connection to the Philippines.  So did the Las Vegas shooter.  And now we have wired money from the Philippines.

I have no direct knowledge of the Philippines issue, but it certainly should be investigated.  The nation of The Philippines is an ally of the United States, but there are sections that are hotbeds of Islamic extremism. 

More reporting please.

October 7, 2017