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In response to "Personally, if I'm a terrorist group, I'm not targeting planes at this time." by JaxSean

I travel on mass transit more than most and I'm amazed they haven't gone after buses or trains. -- nm

Posted by Mel Profit (aka Mel Profit) Nov 16 '10, 09:51

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- If you consider body count, maybe. But I think the real target is fear, death is just a means to that. -- nm - ty97 Nov 16, 09:58 1
  - agreed. This is why anthrax is a better bioweapon than, say, a specially engineered flu. -- nm - loosilu Nov 16, 10:00
- Screw that - shopping mall the week before Thanksgiving. The country would lose its *shit*. -- nm - Reagen Nov 16, 09:56
- spreading fear is spreading fear though. If people are afraid to get on a bus win for the bad guys -- nm - Beaker Nov 16, 09:53 7
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    - now, but if they torch a couple and blow up 5 or 6 I bet that would change quick -- nm - Beaker Nov 16, 09:56 5
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        after a few actual bombings, the sane ones *would* be scared. -- nm - loosilu Nov 16, 10:01
        
        People didn't stop flying. But it would definitely change things, security wise. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 16, 10:01 1
        
        actually they did stop flying. air travel fell off. -- nm - loosilu Nov 16, 10:03
        
        Key word....sane -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 16, 10:00
this. -- nm - ty97 Nov 16, 09:52
pssst. they have. -- nm - loosilu Nov 16, 09:52 11
- in the US? -- nm - Beaker Nov 16, 09:52
- in the US? -- nm - ty97 Nov 16, 09:52 9
  - how soon we forget. A plot to attack NYC subways was thwarted this year. -- (link) - loosilu Nov 16, 09:54 7
    - good point. - Mel Profit Nov 16, 10:02 1
      - Transit fits multiple needs: Large number of people, very disruptive, very dramatic. -- nm - loosilu Nov 16, 10:05
    - fwiw, that subway map is horribly outdated. -- nm - znufrii Nov 16, 09:58
    - So, it didn't happen? -- nm - ty97 Nov 16, 09:56 3
      - It didn't, but they planned on it. It's very attractive. -- nm - loosilu Nov 16, 09:59 2
        
        I forget, remind how for they had actually gotten in the planning process? - znufrii Nov 16, 10:00 1
        
        seems pretty detailed. they had picked a time, station, and trains. -- nm - loosilu Nov 16, 10:03
  - heh, 1 second -- nm - Beaker Nov 16, 09:53

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