I think you are right in that something like that on a large enough scale would have a big impact. I don't think one or two here or there would be that big of news internationally. Except maybe since it's never really happened on us soil has it? I've never heard of a suicide bombing, fairly regular small bombings around the country each year, but are any of them suicide?
Anyway to do the large scale you planed would be harder to pull off, I think. If you wanted to hit a dozen or two or more towns, you would need a suicide bomber in each area. For best impact they should bomb on the same day, ideally the same time. Otherwise once the pattern is recognized, future targets will be forewarned and harder to hit. Basically it boils down to all that extra man power and remoter coordination would be harder to pull of, then a single operation at a single target. In my layman eyes, at least. -------------- Ian Skinner Web Programmer BloodSource www.BloodSource.org Sacramento, CA -----Original Message----- From: Raymond Camden [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2003 2:10 PM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Switzerland and Peace & Harmony > You want to break the will of your opponent and get more recruits. > If several small bombings in places like Roosevelt Mn get > page 12 coverage > if at all, how many Americans would notice? And as > importantly how many > Saudis, Yemenis or Egyptians would pay attention to it as > well. On the > other hand a large bombing in New York, Washington, LA or > Seattle would get > much more noticed. Hence more recruits and it would be more > likely to sap > the will of your opponents. Its a hearts and minds campaign in a way. > Vietnam was not lost in Vietnam for instance but in the > American heartland. > Similarly the war on terrorism will be won in the US > heartland and on the > streets of the Islamic world. > I'm curious though - you don't think foreign terrorists specifically targetting small-town America wouldn't be page one news? If people had to worry about Osama showing up their local Piggly Wiggly, I think that would warrant national attention. -rc ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=t:5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com
