In no way indicative!

Exactly. Report on an important, yet uncomfortable, truth about what is occuring in mosques in the Islamic communities of the US, but somehow find a way to throw in a little Emily Litella for balance.

Most probably, this has a connection to the Fourth of July; I wonder what the intended destination, the ultimate target of this bomb-on-wheels was? This could be very indicative, indeed.

Probably just a case of kids transporting fireworks.

I suppose CAIR is available to weigh-in on the matter.

On what basis does the writer make that statement (that it is "no way indicative...")?

How about "it is absolutely non-surprising"...?

In no way indicative?

Maybe true, but beside the point. Millions of law-abiding Italian-Americans didn't make the Mafia any less of a problem. It didn't prevent law enforcement from investigating their establishments, either.

a propos of pmk's point, I offer some extracts from Tim Priest's Quadrant article on 'the rise of Middle Eastern {tr: MUSLIM} crime in Australia', the key point of which is the contrast he remarks upon, between the active co-operation received by Australian law enforcement from the Vietnamese and Cambodian immigrant community, when organised crime surfaced within that community, as opposed to the flat stonewalling and non-cooperation practised by all Muslims as regards crime by Muslims.

The generality of Chinese-Vietnamese immigrants wanted rid of the crooks from within their community and were willing to help.

Muslim immigrants and their dhimmi non-Muslims defenders continually and invariably covered up for Muslim crooks and obstructed the course of the law.

First excerpt: contrasting modus operandi of Asian [East Asian - Chinese, etc] crime vs. middle eastern [muslim] crime:

"I had observed the beginnings of Asian organised crime whilst at the Drug Squad and later at the National Crime Authority where I worked on two task forces, one of which was on Chinese organised crime.
"When I look back on the influence of Chinese organised crime in Australia, I see a gradual but sustained trend, not one of high peaks in terms of activity or incidents, but one of a well-planned criminal enterprise that attracts little attention. It’s there but you can’t always see it.
"It probably took twenty years for the Chinese to become a dominant force in crime in this city.
"But Middle Eastern [sic: Muslim – dda] crime has taken less than ten years. So pervasive is their influence on organised crime that rival ethnic groups, with the exception of the Asian gangs, have been squeezed out or made extinct".

Second excerpt:
"What sets the Middle Eastern [Muslim – dda] gangs apart from all other gangs is their propensity to use violence at any time and for any reason."

Third excerpt - this is the really important part of the article:

"I thought I would never see the level and type of violence that I saw with the South-East Asian gangs in Cabramatta, particularly the 5T, the Four Aces and Madonna’s Mob, which were a breakaway from the old 5T.

"But the violence, although horrific, was almost always local, that is within the Cabramatta area and almost always against fellow Asians.

"As a result of that locally based violent crime it was relatively easy to identify the culprits and break them up once we were given the resources after the police revolt of 1999 - 2000.

"The Middle Eastern [sic: Muslim – dda.] cycle of violence is not local.
"It can occur on the central coast, around Cronulla, Bondi, Darling Harbour, Five Dock, Redfern, Paddington, anywhere in Sydney. Unlike their Vietnamese counterparts, they roam the city and are not confined to either Cabramatta or Chinatown. And even more alarming is that the violence is directed mainly against young Australian [sic: non-Muslim - dda] men and women."

AND NOW FOR THE MONEY QUOTE:
"WHEN I GAVE evidence to the Cabramatta inquiry, I risked my career and my safety in coming forward. I did it because I had sworn an oath to protect the community I served. That community was Cabramatta [focus of Sydney's Cambodian/Vietnamese/Chinese immigrant community - dda].

"Cabramatta is made up almost entirely of residents born outside this country, mostly South-East Asians, and their children.

"But when I went forward and exposed the shame of Cabramatta, the residents were not Asians in my eyes, but Australians no matter where they came from.

"It was my duty to speak up for them and to protect them. Race was never an issue.

"I have received many awards in my police career but the ones I hold dearest are those I received from the Cabramatta community.

"One old man who had spent seven years in refugee camps in South-East Asia before coming to Australia said the day he landed in Australia was like dying and coming to heaven.

"Cabramatta was a community of ordinary people like that old man, who recognised the problems of drugs and organised crime in their community and spoke up and agitated for change.

"It was a slightly built Vietnamese man named Thung Ngo who led the charge on behalf of a community that had had enough of crime and forced a parliamentary inquiry into Cabramatta which ultimately saved their community from destruction.

"Not once during that inquiry did I hear any member of the Cabramatta community — apart from the Anglo-Saxon local member — complain that they were being racially discriminated against because of the inquiry or its aftermath.

"They wanted change, they wanted a safe law-abiding community. It was my duty to do everything I could to honour my pledge to protect and to serve."

"But I have not heard anything like that from the Middle Eastern [sic: Muslim – S.] community. Initially the gang rapes were the fault of Australian culture, according to one [Muslim – dda] religious leader in the south-west [i.e. Sheik Hilaly, who compared unveiled women to ‘uncovered meat’ exposed for cats to eat – dda].

"I note that he has now softened his stance and is calling for change among Middle Eastern [sic: Muslim – dda] youth.

"But they are just words; there seem to be no Thung Ngos among them.

"What is it that draws such defence for this community from certain sections of the media? Why didn’t they join in to defend the Asian community during the fallout from the Cabramatta inquiry?"...

The whole thing is worth re-reading.

http://quadrant.org.au/php/article_view.php?article_id=581

And those outside of NYC have no idea how many mostly-or-fully-covered women are appearing on the streets of this city.

Or maybe they do. In the past two years, while deep in the Midwest, thinking I was getting a break from this, I'd always be confronted with the same sights.

Chilling.