If the guy was after visibility, yes, then I would agree with you (re: "prime time"). Of course, it could also just be monumental stupidity on his timing (to confirm the FBI's "dumb criminal" model). Ern -----Original Message----- From: Jim Choate [SMTP:ravage@ssz.com] Sent: Thursday, February 19, 1998 3:18 PM To: cypherpunks@ssz.com Subject: RE: Anthrax--The Horsemen are Riding (fwd) Forwarded message: > From: Ernest Hua <Hua@teralogic-inc.com> > Subject: RE: Anthrax--The Horsemen are Riding > Date: Thu, 19 Feb 1998 14:51:32 -0800 > The real issue is why NOW? It's just a bit coincidental, don't you > think, that someone so blatantly advertises his intimate relationships > with biological weapons for years is just now suddenly being arrested? > In politics, timing is everything. > > I am not the least bit sorry for this guy if he really possessed > anything, but I'm just a bit skeptical that this is just another routine > domestic terrorism arrest. There is one other potential reason why 'now'. The guy doing the deed figured it was a prime time to strike. ____________________________________________________________________ | | | When a man assumes a public trust, he should | | consider himself public property. | | | | Thomas Jefferson | | | | | | _____ The Armadillo Group | | ,::////;::-. Austin, Tx. USA | | /:'///// ``::>/|/ http://www.ssz.com/ | | .', |||| `/( e\ | | -====~~mm-'`-```-mm --'- Jim Choate | | ravage@ssz.com | | 512-451-7087 | |____________________________________________________________________|