Re: dirty bomb

["Sandy Perle" <sandyfl@EARTHLINK.NET>]

On 28 Jun 2002 at 12:30, BERNARD L COHEN wrote:



> --I want to convince people that dirty bombs are not what they

> should be worried about. I did not start the campaign to worry people; but

> once it is started, it should not be deceptive.



I agree.



We're awfully naive if we think that the terrorists aren't 

intelligent enough to know what real targets are, and how to get the 

most effect from maximum population "psychological" fears. 



The difference between the terrorists and those trying to stop them 

is:



1) The terrorists are proactively evaluating targets and methods for 

success.



2) Those accountable for protecting us from these terrorists seem to 

be following the typical "reactive" mode, instead of proactively 

thinking "like a terrorist" and then taking the appropriate 

countermeasures.



3) By taking action on every single item that we hear from a 

Guantanamo prisoner, without corroborating what they hear, only gives 

rise to the chicken little, the sky is falling. When a real threat 

occurs, people won't be listening, and they won't be prepared.



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