Crypto-anonymity greases HUMINT intelligence flows

[Meyer Wolfsheim]

On Sat, 15 Sep 2001, Jim Choate wrote:

> On Sat, 15 Sep 2001, Meyer Wolfsheim wrote:
>
> > Have there ever been any large-scale terroristic attacks where profit was
> > the only motive?
>
> terrorism <> economics. Economics as a direct goal isn't the issue in
> terrorism. You're 'mixing your metaphors'...

No, Jim, I am not.

If one were to commit an act of destruction, in order to manipulate
economic markets with the ensuing public fear or outrage, that would be
terrorism with economics as a direct goal.

You're thinking too narrowly.


-MW-