SOMETHING ROTTEN IN THE STATE OF DENMARK – AT 11:21 A.M. ET:  There have been two terror attacks in Copenhagen, following in pattern the attacks in Paris several weeks ago.  Latest from CNN: 

Copenhagen, Denmark (CNN)  After a frantic manhunt involving "all the country's police forces," Danish police say they've killed the man they believe is responsible for a pair of possible terrorist attacks that left two people dead.

Authorities later said that the alleged perpetrator was known to intelligence units.  That pretty much tells us that he was on a terror watch list.

"As a nation, we have experienced a series of hours we will never forget," Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt said Sunday.

"We have tasted the ugly taste of fear and powerlessness that terror would like to create. But we have also, as a society, answered back."

The carnage began Saturday afternoon, when a gunman stormed a Copenhagen cafe where Swedish cartoonist Lars Vilks was attending a free speech forum.

Vilks is known for his controversial depictions of the Prophet Mohammed and has been targeted for death by Islamic extremists because of his work.

The cartoonist wasn't hurt, but the gunman did kill a 55-year-old man and wounded three officers before fleeing, police said. The man who died in the cafe shooting has not been named by authorities.

Hours later, someone approached two officers near a Copenhagen synagogue and started shooting, police said.

The officers were wounded. But 37-year-old Dan Uzan, who was providing security for a confirmation party behind the synagogue, died, the Jewish Society of Denmark said.

"The Jewish Society is in shock about the attack, but everyone's thoughts are first and foremost with Dan's family and friends, and with the wounded police officers and their families," the Jewish Society said.

Denmark's Queen Margrethe II offered her condolences and urged residents to "stand together and and guard the values upon which Denmark is built."

COMMENT:  The United States issued a tepid statement of condemnation after the first attack.  Even CNN noted that other nations reacted much more strongly, but other nations aren't run by Barack Obama.  The U.S. has not issued a statement specifically condemning the synagogue attack. 

We can expect more.  These attacks are, sadly, great recruitment tools. 

February 15, 2015