“We welcome almost any break in the monotony of things, a man has only to murder a series of wives in a new way to become known to millions of people who have never heard of Homer.”

We resemble that notion.

Seems like that's why the ISIS beheadings have so much effect -- if they merely bombed an entire village, it would hardly be news-worthy. The best defense against these types is to NOT give them the press and 'distribution' -- it only helps them. Thus it does appear that the powers-that-be want an escalation of war. The US's only real export is WAR -- without that, the nation is done. I am not for war, mind you, but it is inevitable because our dollars are not backed by anything except our military might in the world.

Homer Simpson killed his wife?

Son of Sam gets tons of fan mail.