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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Poet who wrote (34244)	10/19/2001 10:04:38 AM
From: thames_sider	Respond to of 82486

LOL, coincidence? thebrainstrust.co.uk All computer users were today warned to be on their guard against a new kind of techno-threat. It seems that Middle Eastern warmongers have succeeded in creating a strain of anthrax which can be sent as an email attachment. The first victim was a BBC journalist, Martin Lipsom, who received an anonymous email with the subject line "Death to the infidels". Oblivious to the foot high "Do Not Open Any Email Attachments You Are Unsure Of, You Terrible Fuckwit" notice pinned above his monitor, Lipsom double-clicked the anthrax.exe file and hours later was admitted to hospital and pumped full of antibiotics. Meanwhile, the virus was working its way through his address book, distributing itself across the country. ... [bonus featherweight chocolate for tracing the Hugo Z Hackenbush...] Some good articles in BT this week... such as this: HAWKS URGE WIDENING OF TERROR WAR TO HORROR, SHOCK, GENERAL BEWILDERMENT Pressure was growing last night for the global "war on terror" to be broadened to take in a wide range of other 'rogue emotions' including horror, shock and a general feeling of bewilderment about the state of the world. White House sources revealed that plans were now being discussed at the highest level for a series of air strikes on fear and fright, and that a ground assault on consternation had not been ruled out. ... thebrainstrust.co.uk Ah, good taste. What a wonderful thing it must be.