Bruce Schneier posted an essay today entitled Portrait of the Modern Terrorist as an Idiot. He says:
I don’t think these nut jobs, with their movie-plot threats, even deserve the moniker “terrorist.” But in this country, while you have to be competent to pull off a terrorist attack, you don’t have to be competent to cause terror. All you need to do is start plotting an attack and — regardless of whether or not you have a viable plan, weapons or even the faintest clue — the media will aid you in terrorizing the entire population.
Bruce Schneier is the Director of Homeland Security on my federal government fantasy league team.
June 15, 2007 at 4:07 am
I love the idea of a “federal government fantasy league team”. What is the rest of your lineup?
June 15, 2007 at 4:32 am
Seconded Dave G’s comment — you gotta do a post now rounding out the rest of your lineup.
June 15, 2007 at 6:17 am
Schneier is SO spot on with this.
June 15, 2007 at 2:46 pm
I’m working on a post on the federal government fantasy league team. Not sure how long it’ll take to finish it, but I’m finding it entertaining.