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To: combjelly who wrote (384265)	5/14/2008 5:19:42 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1573433

CJ, > The government has considerably stepped up their anti-terrorism efforts. Of course they have. The question is how effective it's turning out to be. Still can't imagine any American airliner ever getting hijacked anymore. That poor bastard Richard Reed, a.k.a. "The Shoe Bomber" was jumped by eight passengers, wasn't he? Tenchusatsu

To: combjelly who wrote (384265)	5/14/2008 7:39:31 PM
From: i-node	Respond to of 1573433

Then they failed. The government has considerably stepped up their anti-terrorism efforts. Well, of course. After you're attacked, you are obviously going to step up anti-terrorism efforts -- regardless of whether you are a soft target. The real damage was in letting the world see that terrorist attacks could influence the outcome of the election. That was a lesson that was not lost on AQ, who WAS responsible for the attack. Hamas and Hezbollah both have a huge presence in the United States. Do you think for a minute they didn't pick up on the fact that a well-timed attack could cause Spain to vote differently than they otherwise might have?