Guest Column by Darryl Lyon

Darryl W. Lyon of Bangor, Maine (formerly of Emporium) is an assistant professor of military science at the University of Maine’s ROTC program. He is a career Army officer and recently commanded B/3-172 Infantry (Mountain) during a combat tour in Iraq. Darryl recently was published in the Bangor Daily News.

The newest target of al-Qaida: our nation’s schools
Darryl W. Lyon

Since 9-11 Islamic terrorists have been debating grand strategy. Osama bin Laden theorized that the United States would crumble after a series of spectacular attacks.
In a recent book published by al-Qaida theoretician Skeik Abu-Bakar Naji, Naji advocates a new, more diabolical strategy. He suggests the jihad become a long-term, low-intensity war extended anywhere in the world, conducting “countless small operations” that render daily life unbearable — the “infidel” should leave his house every morning, unsure whether he’ll return in the evening. ....read more