A young American Muslim pledging allegiance to Islamic State is now responsible for the largest mass shooting in U.S. history. We hope so after the Sunday morning assault on the Pulse nightclub in Orlando that killed at least 51 and wounded 53 as we went to press. The killer was Omar Mir Seddique Mateen, the son of immigrants from Afghanistan who was heard shouting “allahu... Can we finally drop the illusion that the jihadist fires that burn in the Middle East don’t pose an urgent and deadly threat to the American homeland?

Source: Wall Street Journal June 12, 2016 22:56 UTC