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Re: Stupidity: A Real Cyberthreat.

  • From: Mark Smith
  • Date: Thu Jan 19 15:37:03 2006 
The purpose of terrorism is to create widespread _terror_ (the
hint is in the word).

On Thu, 19 Jan 2006 12:00:28 -0700
A Satisfied Mind <[email protected]> wrote:

> 
> On 1/19/06, Jerry Pasker <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> You are oversimplifying things here.... Why was the World Trade Center
> chosen (twice) to attack.... it is an economic target.  All wars are
> economic, including drug wars and terror wars... what was the COST of
> 9/11???
> 
> A hell of a lot:  http://www.ccc.nps.navy.mil/si/aug02/homeland.asp
> 

Was the terror caused by 9/11 because of the economic impact, or because
3000 innocent people died in such a terrible and unexpected manner ? If
the goal was "lets get those Amercians and the grand financial
institutions", Fort Knox might have been a better target for the
terrorists.

I strongly recommend reading the book I quote below, which deals exactly
with this topic.

-- 

        "Sheep are slow and tasty, and therefore must remain constantly
         alert."
                                   - Bruce Schneier, "Beyond Fear"