The Big One
AP: Thwarted plot may have been ‘the Big One’
Counterterrorism officials said Thursday the plan thwarted in London appears to bear the fingerprints of al-Qaida, and may even have been “the Big One” they have been dreading since Sept. 11, 2001, particularly as the five-year anniversary of the attacks on the United States approaches.
I find this analysis disturbing. Yes, the disrupted terror plot was big. Yes, it was likely an Al Qaeda operation. But I'm concerned by use of the term "The Big One".
It would be a grievous error to assume that now that The Big One has been thwarted, we can all relax. The murderous desires of those who make these evil plans have not been halted. Conceivably, there are more big terror plots in the pipeline. We can not let down our guard.
"One of the Big Ones" is probably the more accurate term.
