Reuters reports on a man in Pennsylvania arrested for attempting to conspire with al-Qaeda.

More power to the FBI—they caught someone who clearly wanted to be a Bad Guy. But let’s note, before getting into a tizzy about the terrorists amongst us, that this guy did not exactly pose a threat. He was looking for money from the sting agent; i.e., he had no resources of his own. He was unemployed, with a criminal record.

The article notes what he wanted to do; it perhaps should put a bit more emphasis that this man would be as likely to win a gold medal in Italy as to actually find a backer, or to accomplish what he set out to do.