wkdshadow
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Sounds like Al-Qaeda is falling apart. Could it be that we might actually be winning?
Certainly not. We've already lost. The goal of terrorism is to induce fear in the population, and change the way of life of your target. Americans are afraid of anything that the TV tells them they should be, and the government/media has seen this, and used it. God forbid if we had real threats right now, such as the UK had(has) the IRA.
Now, you may think "my way of life hasn't changed", but it has. You can't take liquids into the "secure area" of the airport now. Why? The "binary explosive plot". The "binary explosive" plot involved TATP, triacetone triperoxide. Synthesis of AP requires time, ventilation, and an ice bath. The precipitate is NOT a liquid, it is a crystaline organic peroxide. The AP must be dried before it can be used effectively. The plan never would have worked.
See: http://roguesci.org/chemlab/energetics/acetone_peroxide.html
Similiarly, the "shoe bomb" plot also involved AP, mixed with PETN. They could not have brought down the plane with the shoebomb, the bomber would have lost his leg and bled to death, and there'd be a small hole in the floor exposing the electronics(redundant!) compartment beneath the eisle.
The NSA has AT&T monitoring all internet traffic going through their fiber with DPI devices, without a warrant. See http://www.eff.org/issues/nsa-spying and http://www.eff.org/cases/att - Despite the fact this was done without a warrant(and is thus illegal), certain figures in the government are pushing for telco immunity.
If you goto the airport, it's been ruled that customs and TSA can make copies of your laptop's harddrive without probable cause, despite this little passage:
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The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
The world in general is afraid of their own shadow, because for the most part, people are ignorant, and understand little. The constitution in the united states means jack shit now-a-days, contrary to our leaders oath to protect the constitution, against all threats foreign and domestic.
And, you're no more secure. Explosives could be detonated at the secure screening area. There's nothing stopping someone from taking down an aircraft just after taking off, by putting .22lr rounds into the turbofans while the plane is still low to the ground(and generally over a populated area). Ruger 10-22s are cheap.
You are no safer than you were, you only have the illusion of safety, and one hell of a national debt.
< Message edited by wkdshadow -- 2/9/2008 3:42:19 PM >
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