From: Tyler Durden <camera_lumina@hotmail.com> Sent: Jul 23, 2005 9:17 PM To: steve49152@yahoo.ca, cypherpunks@jfet.org Subject: Re: Well, they got what they want...
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Saw a local security expert on the news, and he stated the obvious: Random earches and whatnot are going to do zero for someone determined, but "might" deter someone who was "thinking about" blowing up the A train. In other words, everyone here in NYC knows that we've given up a lot for the sake of the appearence of security, but no one seems to give a damn.
I think the reality is a bit different. The random searches won't keep someone who's planning an attack from trying to carry it out, but it may delay their attack, if they made plans based on the old security setup, not the new one. It may also convince them to shift the attack to a new target. --John