when it comes to Moslem extremists is that you can't be sure what they look like. There are over a billion Moslems around the world from virtually every race and ethnic group. For all any of us know, the next attacker might be a black from Africa, an Asian from the Philippines or Indonesia, or some middle class white kid like John Walker. Even Reid, despite his bizarre appearance, doesn't seem to fit an easily defined profile. I saw his mother on the news last week. She looked just like any other typical British mom.

One of the things found in the terrorist training handbook is how to blend in and not draw attention. It appears Reid skipped that class but he may be a particularily ignorant exception.