Hi,

Recently, Michael posted:

And therein lies the point. If I were a real terrorist, I would be
long gone unless I was a total moron. What the FBI agent did could
not possibly be of any use in catching a real terrorist who is not a
total moron - all it's good for is hassling regular law-abiding
citizens. Which is all the anti-terrorist measures implemented after
9/11 ever succeed in doing.

Excellent points. I think our biggest weakness is how we think everyone
else in the world is more stupid than we are. There is no policy or
practice that will thwart a determined effort by a half-smart terrorist,
given that even the half-assed and downright crazy ones get over
successfully. I am *so* tired of our governments' extravagant and
pointless efforts to placate the public.

Neil