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Old Mar 11, 2005 | 1:12 pm
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red456
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Originally Posted by FliesWay2Much
This is exactly a tactic developed by several external terrorist groups and other internal criminals. The most recent I remember was the people who were bombing abortion clinics here in the US.

It was simple -- they would use two bombs. The first one was a little one designed to evacuate the clinic and to draw attention. When everyone was congregated in a central, usually confined area, the second bomb -- the killer -- would detonate. This isn't rocket science.

"But, Mr. President, despite the fact that 500 people got killed outside Terminal 2 after we dumped the terminal, we made sure that missing pocket knife didn't make it on an airliner!"

It's "beautiful" in its simplicity - and that's where DHS seems to be missing the point, apparently looking at complicated scenarios and missing what's right in front of their nose.
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