-- On 24 Mar 2003 at 22:05, Declan McCullagh wrote: > I fear that's right. We have substantially increased our > number of enemies capable of causing us serious damage (and > have the requiste means, motive, and opportunity)
Observe the marked decline in terrorist acts. Recollect that 9/11 was the second attempt to bring down the two towers and one of many large scale terrorist acts directed at Americans. Since Afghanistan, there have been no comparable attempts. The Australians got a bit of terror for their actions in East Timor, whereupon they threatened the Indonesians that if they did not clean up Indonesia, the Australians would do it for them. Since then, they have had no further significant problems either. All of the terrorists, and most of the protestors, think that if one do not kill innocents, it is a sign of weakness, and they strike at weakness. --digsig James A. Donald 6YeGpsZR+nOTh/cGwvITnSR3TdzclVpR0+pr3YYQdkG SKftD3iO5jEjgK/DD7/KHtmYPRg6AxRM6VoCCMVd 4EwomPyztP4ywyl/PXmpq8ssvNutxjj3lMHHPmEb2