WMDs are mainly of value to large military organizations, I think, which means: national armies. If Quaddafi is getting rid of his efforts in that direction, he's smart. They could only get him in serious trouble at some point.

Yes, economic and communications media terrorism would seem like the most effective way for smaller, unofficial cadres to attack large national powers, I would think...but there is always the possibility of a wild card when it comes to that sort of thing.

911 was a wild card, and also was a strike on financial power in America as well as on important national symbols or icons. It was an attempt (so far successful) to start a world war between 2 civilizations. (I don't believe for one moment that it was an attack on "democracy" or "freedom". That's facile propaganda talk, designed to get people all worked up over a nonexistant issue. They had enough to get worked up about regardless, I'd say.)

WMDs? 911 required nothing more sophisticated than boxcutters and some well-trained people who were willing to die.

Quadaffi is looking to survive, and WMDs would do him no good anyhow.

- LH