BACK TO THE REAL WORLD – AT 10:18 A.M. ET:  A new terror warning in Europe.  From AP:

BERLIN — Police in Vienna say they have stepped up security precautions after a warning to several European capitals about the possibility of an attack using explosives or firearms between Christmas and New Year, but they see no need to call off any events.

Vienna police said in a statement Saturday that the tip from an unidentified "friendly" intelligence service came in the days before Christmas. It said authorities also were given several names of potential attackers, but examination of that list and other investigations brought no "concrete further results" so far.

Police spokesman Christoph Poelzl told the Austria Press Agency there was no concrete threat to a specific place at a particular time.

COMMENT:  The number of successful attacks in 2015 was dramatically high, as were the number of arrests in the United States tied to terrorism.

I suspect the number of terror attacks in 2016 will depend on how terror groups think their actions will affect our presidential election.  However, their sophistication about American politics may not be great.

December 26,  2015