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To: HG who wrote (5993)	10/11/2002 12:39:20 AM
From: MSI	Respond to of 306849

Maybe we'll see a quiet stampede to the hills by those thinking of going sometime anyway. The trauma of 911 for some was not as much that some terrorists hit a major metro area, as it was the immediate suspicion that some responsible are still hiding in the woodwork of our own country's political, military and industrial apparatus. At that point it looked like the phrase "they'll do anything to gain power" meant head for the hills before the next "incident". I did, fwiw, having some rural property already. The sniper attack, it's unfortunate to note in the interview with the first Oct 2nd incident, the owner of a liquor store holds his employee on the sidewalk after hearing the shot, turns around and an "offduty policeman" appears next to him, who's been walking around in the area at night, by coincidence. It's a .223 slug from 150 yards that didn't exit. The description of the offduty policeman would be interesting, from a conspiracy POV, since that's the MO for undercover hits, a "spotter" near the mark to signal, and make sure nothing goes wrong afterwards. It could be nothing, or it could be a sick series of "coincidences", in any case being out of major metro areas is the message. For those with conspiracy POV there's also a political effect of both Anthrax and sniper fire. (A) just before public demonstrations on the 6th, it cuts down the numbers who would go out. (B) A FEMA rep just announced the official recommendation in Washington is for Congressmen not to hold outdoor press conferences, which have been practically the only ad-hoc and most effective kind. (C) If the recipients of Anthrax weren't paranoid before Anthrax was directed at them (liberals like Dachle were specifically targeted), imagine how they might be affected today, considering they immediately passed the Patriot Act without even reading it, last time this kind of thing happened. Ashcroft raises to condition "Yellow" a day before the House vote, based on vague information. Finally, per this thread and your question (D) should affect those already considering leaving DC, and major metro areas, to accelerate their plans? I haven't found stats on rural properties yet, but wouldn't be surprised. jmho