[Janice D. Soderling]

So, Europe has already fallen into the trap of allowing the perpetrators within its gates (and let's presume, many other murderers too).

So, you don't live in Europe, but you know exactly what's going on because you google the tabloids. Should I laugh or cry?

Firstly, the refugees are FLEEING from ISIS. They are not a stream of terrorists.

Secondly, it is the considered opinion of analysts here that the Syrian passport trail was fake and intended to make people think exactly as you did. Are you so foolish as to believe that this terrorist spent months walking to France from Greece to join up with his cronies on a preset date so they could perpetrate mayhem? Talk about a whacko conspiracy.

You see, Norman, ISIS wants us to distrust the refugees and treat them badly. It is win-win for ISIS if that happens. They are already on the ISIS shit list because they fled rather than join the caliphate, many with children, with elderly relatives, with pregnant wives. So, reasons ISIS, if they are mistreated on the trek, they are getting their just deserts.

Secondly, if they are treated badly--as some inevitably will be and have been in the long journey--maybe they will be driven back to the arms of the waiting ISIS caliphate.

Thirdly, it is not a good idea to form a political opinion (or any other opinion) from tabloid news. Especially, the tabloids, but even the more trusted sites can get it wrong in the heat of the battle for a scoop.

When the attack was ongoing, I was following along in various ways. Checking the internet and sources in both the US, Britain and on the continent.

The Swedish death report on the national radio (a medium I trust more than any other, I totally revere them) continually reported the death toll under what the hysterical media elsewhere was reporting. Even the BBC had inflated figures.

And you know what, the Swedish radio, always cautious and always fair to give both sides of any story, were correct. When things began to stabilize, the other media had to backpedal from 150 and 153 etc. and it turned out that the lower figure, 120, presented by our radio and television reporters was correct. Sadly this later rose to 129 and I think it is now 132, but that isn't the point.

I really feel insulted by your warped pontificating. We have fewer murderers "within our gates" than you blithely assume.

Here are homicide rates for 2012. USA 4.7, Sweden 0.7, Norway 2.2, Finland 1.6. UK 1.0.

If it hadn't been for the terrorist attack by the white supremacist and so-called Christian Anders Behring Breivik , the homicide rate in Norway would be at 0.6.

Sweden has a long tradition of immigration from many war-torn countries including Iran, Iraq, Bosnia, The racial murders, assault and harassment have been by extremist white Christians and neo-Nazis and the victims were immigrants, gays, Jews, Muslims, Romani, and other minorities.

I think this from the Wall Street Journal speaks volumes. http://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-pres...ees-1441396786

The U. S.—much farther away—has taken in about 1,500, and expects another 300 by October, the State Department said. Officials said the U.S. hopes to take more next year, potentially in the low thousands.
Aid groups and some lawmakers say the U.S., traditionally a haven for refugees, should take in at least half of those the U.N. wants to resettle in the West—which would mean about 65,000 over the next two years.

At a very low estimate of 1500 a day, Sweden alone has that many arriving at their borders in only 43 days. But the current figure for arrivals is higher than 1500.

Norman, you should be ashamed of yourself for spreading such crap.