Yes, Virginia, the world is a frellin' dangerous place.
And from the News That Makes You Feel Creepy file comes this report on our vulnerabilities from the CSM.
Al Qaeda terrorists proved with the attacks in Saudi Arabia this week that they are still capable of staging simultaneous bombings. And they did so at the same time that the US is carrying out its largest public drill to test the preparedness for such an attack at home.(emph. mine)
[ And what's the secret to comedy, kids?
........TIMING!!!! ]
... Al Qaeda has been known to raise money by arms smuggling and the modern version of human slavery...(emph., again,mine)
Just how does that vary from the *ancient* version?
They called last week's exercise "Impending Storm" ?!?
<*squirm*>
The article goes on to describe various obvious-when-you-think-about-them ways in which someone who reaallly wanted to could do damage with a ship, large or small. Only thing - I hadn't really stopped to think of them and to see them in print. . .
<*squirm*>
It's gonna be a long, hot summer, kids.
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