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doctormoriarty, from what you have said... the terrorists have won!
The only (well published) terrorists acts on US soil were the World Trade Center towers (the first only damaged the parking under the building, 6 floors, the second collapsed the twin towers), the Pentagon building, Oaklahoma City (Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols, 1995). Attacks by terrorists outside the US included the Cole (October 12, 2000) and the US Marine Barracks in Lebanon (1983). Terrorism involves the death of people, generally to make a statement by a small group (Al Quada, PLO (Palestine Liberation Organization), IRA (Irish Republican Army), etc.)

Back in the early '90's an ex-SEAL (USN) recommended a book to an associate of mine (now out of print) called Improvised Explosives, Paladin Press (http://www.paladin-press.com/), the book is no longer available. I am sure you will want to rail against a liberal group like: http://www.seal.navy.mil/. Explosives can be made from just about anything found in a grocery store, drug store or hardware store. It is not that hard to improvise a claymore (directional fragmentation mine) or fabricate an explosive (see list at: http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/munitions/explosives-compositions.htm).

The connection between bootleg films and audio tracks just isn't proven. There is little money to be made by putting tracks (music) or current release movies (Star Wars Episode 3, for example) does not make any money for anyone. If you have the means to stamp out a few thousand copies of a disk, you might be able to make some money (a CD blank costs under a dollar, a DVD may cost a little more) but then you have costs to cover (electricity, time) that will eat into your financial reward.

The article is just an ilustration of ho some terrorsts have already won, though. If it get's you to panic and react as you have, the terrorists have achieved their goal: fear. So far, since September 11, 2001, some people have been kept scared by things like the terror levels (what color isa it today?) and news reports of who they causght and who is still at large. This just illustartes ho terrorism works, keep people scared and they will react in a predictable manner. You illustrate this point quite nicely!
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In other news....  icorson1 | 05/27/05
Here we go!  Jeff Spicoli | 05/27/05
Good point  Prognosticator | 05/27/05
@#$% It!!!  Jeff Spicoli | 05/27/05
Hey, consider this rp:  Judas I. | 05/27/05
I thought it was tears rolling down the cheeks !  osreinstall | 05/27/05
That, too, good point. (NT)  Judas I. | 05/27/05
Oh yeah... great.... Here it comes...  shawkins | 05/27/05
You have a better idea?  doctormoriarty | 05/27/05
I have lots of ideas..... but screwing over consumers isn't one of them....  shawkins | 05/27/05
What does that have to do with cracking down on bootlegging and smuggling?  doctormoriarty | 05/27/05
Side effects  tic swayback | 05/27/05
Fair Use  doctormoriarty | 05/27/05
And my fair use rights are disappearing  tic swayback | 05/28/05
Wait wait...  Shadus | 05/27/05
Read the article  doctormoriarty | 05/27/05
Re: What does that have to do with cracking down on bootlegging and smuggli  none none | 05/27/05
Law enforce needs to share  voska | 05/30/05
Dishonest law enforcement  osreinstall | 05/28/05
It's not the cracking down you need to worry about  NemesisNL | 05/31/05
Totally flawed thinking  mdielmann | 05/27/05
MEanwhile, we have existing terrorists to take care of  doctormoriarty | 05/27/05
That's an easy one  Linux User 147560 | 05/27/05
How far are you willing to go?  tic swayback | 05/27/05
One better  doctormoriarty | 05/27/05
This won't do anything to stop terrorism.  B.O.F.H. | 05/27/05
Just a piece of the puzzle  doctormoriarty | 05/27/05
I think you are confused as to hatterrorism involves.  B.O.F.H. | 05/27/05
Read the article  doctormoriarty | 05/28/05
The article states that they have circumstantial evidence.  B.O.F.H. | 05/28/05
YOU, Read the article!!!!  bchesmer | 05/28/05
Tie their hands?  doctormoriarty | 05/29/05
doctormoriarty, from what you have said... the terrorists have won!  B.O.F.H. | 05/29/05
Well, thankfully you're not in charge  doctormoriarty | 05/31/05
like a cancer?  wimbo_z | 05/27/05
Yea, and how do you kill a cancer again?  Protector | 05/27/05
I have a better idea  tic swayback | 05/27/05
Or even better  tic swayback | 05/27/05
Re: You have a better idea?  none none | 05/27/05
Terorrisme can easely be wiped out  NemesisNL | 05/31/05
Not that simple  Spoon Jabber | 05/31/05
Well, that explains...  doctormoriarty | 05/27/05
No, it doesn't  tic swayback | 05/27/05
Do you know that they don't?  doctormoriarty | 05/27/05
This is a farce!  Protector | 05/27/05
Watch Law & Order sometime...  doctormoriarty | 05/27/05
my god man  Protector | 05/27/05
Even when giving that info compromises the investigation?  doctormoriarty | 05/27/05
Excuse me, but.....  bchesmer | 05/28/05
Sounds like Mossad  Nigel Johnstone | 05/27/05
anti-semitism! anti-semitism!  Jeff Spicoli | 05/27/05
Good point!  FirstNLastN | 05/27/05
It's all an attempt to deflect criticism away..  Jeff Spicoli | 05/27/05
Thats very troubling  Nigel Johnstone | 05/27/05
And..  Jeff Spicoli | 05/27/05
Same Boxcutters, yes, but explosives?  Nigel Johnstone | 05/27/05
Plus, check this out..  Jeff Spicoli | 05/27/05
Not convinced  Nigel Johnstone | 05/27/05
You would need tons of c4 to pull this off  osreinstall | 05/27/05
Yes, but OS dude..  Jeff Spicoli | 05/27/05
The Girl  osreinstall | 05/27/05
Here is the think tank expert !  osreinstall | 05/27/05
Politicians Never Learn  mdielmann | 05/27/05
Crazy talk  TLG_z | 05/27/05
Quier believable and most likely true  John Zern | 05/27/05
Follow the money  Prognosticator | 05/27/05
Precisely  Malik_z | 05/28/05
You must not pay attention...  Patrick Jones | 05/27/05
RE: You must not pay attention...  Linux User 147560 | 05/27/05
Re: Quier believable and most likely true  none none | 05/27/05
This is how you support terror  osreinstall | 05/27/05
The cookie times out after 60 minutes  osreinstall | 05/27/05
Huh???  bchesmer | 05/28/05
You people will say anything...  John Zern | 05/27/05
Those people will attach the word terror to anything...  Jack-Booted EULA | 05/27/05
No theft involved  tic swayback | 05/27/05
Re: You people will say anything...  none none | 05/27/05
Not true at all....  shawkins | 05/27/05
Only from our MORON leaders  g-w-b-is-a-moron | 05/27/05
12 year old sued by RIAA a TERRA-IST !  g-w-b-is-a-moron | 05/27/05
Mother@#%$ the film industry....  LHZ | 05/27/05
Do they really think anyone will buy this?  gordon@... | 05/27/05
OH GOD, NO THEY DIDN"T!!!!!!  Protector | 05/27/05
It is possible but not likely  osreinstall | 05/27/05
Anyone wanna trade...?  MikeZD | 05/27/05
The extremists...  Shadus | 05/27/05
The extra twist in the logic.  Anton Philidor | 05/27/05
ROFL. This means China and Asia are terrorists...  HypnoToad | 05/27/05
Re: Terrorist link to copyright piracy alleged  none none | 05/27/05
Speaking of Hezbollah...  Malik_z | 05/28/05
Well, if you think about it, it does make sense.  James T. Kirk | 05/28/05
Criminals using crime to finance criminal activity  voska | 05/30/05
This is like blaming trees for making 02  Chad_z | 05/31/05
Yes, those terrorists are the RIAA & MPAA.  JonathonDoe | 05/31/05

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