On Sat, 25 Mar 2006 at 22:39:57 in message
, Jose
wrote:

I'm talking about the 9/11 incidents involving the WTC, which while
deliberately caused, were not deliberately caused by the (original)
pilots or crew, but by a (n understandable) failure of the airline
industry to prevent the hijacking. That it is not possible to prevent
this kind of thing is part of the risk of big airplanes hitting people
on the ground (or connected to the ground via the structure of a building).

I understand, however, in my book, there is no way that deliberate act
can be classified with normal aircraft accident or risk, anymore than
the London attacks can be taken as part of the risk of riding on the
London Underground or even living or working in London. It is risk of
terrorist activity which could strike almost anywhere.

I would not count a war risk either. Late in WW2 a V2 fell on a
Woolworth store in London that was full of people. Some 140 died; is
that to be included in the risks of shopping?
--
David CL Francis