Islamic Group Threatens Obama

U.S. counter-terrorism officials investigated a potential threat of "uncertain credibility" to the inauguration events posed by the Somalian East African Islamic group al-Shabaab.

Obama has his hand out in consideration, just hoping they are holding a clenched fist. As he stated after the 9/11 attacks:

"such a failure of empathy [on the part of the terrorists]... is not... unique to a particular culture, religion, or ethnicity. Most often..., it grows out of a climate of poverty and ignorance, helplessness and despair...."

Nonetheless, they will attack. Does he realize the extent and scope of the terrorist threat or is he that naive about international affairs?