August 16, 2003
The Rise of Complex Terrorism
The Rise of Complex Terrorism -- Foreign Policy Magazine
"In different parts of the state, half a dozen small groups of men and women gather. Each travels in a rented minivan to its prearranged destination—for some, a location outside one of the hundreds of electrical substations dotting the state; for others, a spot upwind from key, high-voltage transmission lines. The groups unload their equipment from the vans. Those outside the substations put together simple mortars made from materials bought at local hardware stores, while those near the transmission lines use helium to inflate weather balloons with long silvery tails. At a precisely coordinated moment, the homemade mortars are fired, sending showers of aluminum chaff over the substations. The balloons are released and drift into the transmission lines."
Can't be, right? We were told at 4:15 pm that it wasn't terrorism. I remember reading this back in the early part of '02. Give it read, think about the "Blackout of 2003." The main point: Sept. 11th was terrible, but was not nearly as bad as it could've been.
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posted by at August 16, 2003 10:17 PM
