Thinking like a terrorist:

It has been said we must think like a terrorist to defeat them. Well, at least react to them unless intelligence and prevention is successful. Reagan tried paying ransom demands; trading weapons for hostages and the release of prisoners held by Israel (quid pro quo). The CIA in the 70's even tried truck bombing mosques but 100 fatalities later they missed their intended target.

***Today (10-4-01) it was reported that an ebola (hemorrhagic fever) outbreak has claimed 72 victims along the Pakistan/Afghanistan border. This is a most dangerous and highly contagious lethal virus. This disease has a track record in Africa and Middle East. Speculations are sure to follow.***

Two years ago one overturned truck full of dynamite closed the North-South corridor for the entire east coast in Washington DC. Although it did not explode it demonstrated how the nation's highway system could be interrupted for 24 hours.

I have written of bio warfare madness for 5 years but I have not ever written from the viewpoint of its tactical use. Until now- For example if a reported release in DC causes a spontaneous evacuation, a terrorist would block several arteries of egress and then infect the passing autos heading out the two northern arteries out of the city. No crop sprayers, no subways, just some "mason jars of virus" and our own autos will spread the agents at an exponential rate. To prevent this we would have to block all exits from the infected area. Sparing infectioning the inner city populations would provide a second punch of destruction from within as they fan out despite road blocks. Ten days later whoever was exposed will know with certainty as symptoms will be dramatic.

If you are fortunate enough to have several vaccines* and counter agents on hand as well as bio suits and a knowledge how to decontaminate food and water you will be fortunate to survive long enough to see more death than many WWII veterans. (*sorry no ebola vaccines are available)

What are effective targets? Six state capitols and 4 major highway arteries should insure coast to coast infection. However communication remains intact compared to the use of 7 nuclear devices that would silence the internet and phone service rendering our nation's urban populations silent and scavengers unto death. The survivors may find the tables turned when they try to sneak into Mexico or cross freely into Canada.

The strength of our weapons is, as always, awesome. A Global response/retaliation would make a one in ten chance of survival for seven years optimistic.

Yes it is a new war, and nearly true to advertising twice before:
A War to end all Wars. It will be most similar to the death of the "visitors" in the book War of the Worlds. Then again perhaps we will eliminate terrorism while engenduring a new love and devotion from musslims world wide.

Even if you endure, the world will not be safe for freedom or Islam. It will safe for the roaches.

To think like a terrorist would mean we will in fact engage in a holy war. Peace has never been the answer for long.

The next global war will be of course give acoustic music quite a boost.*G*