RE: Terrorist attack, FYI

[CForsyt@aol.com]

FYI:
Below is an email I received this morning from a friend of mine who is a 
retired Lt-Colonel, Air Force Intelligence:

"If these guys were like most military operations, their funding probably 
came from several sources of sponsorship of extreme radical groups and 
causes.  They probably were under the operational planning and control of 
one of several groups like the one bin Laden uses.  All this means "pointing 
a finger" and "proving who" are going to be somewhat elusive and possibly 
futile efforts.  And, all that is before the sovereignty of foreign nations 
gets challenged in support of surrendering the potentially responsible 
individuals.  And, bombing the cities that have hosted or sheltered these 
terrorists would have to include places like Boston.  Terrorism is a dirtier 
business than even guerilla warfare.  And even less satisfying to fight.

The ironic thing is this was a very mild attack compared to the worries and 
concerns our defense and intelligence community has been worried about for 
at least ten years.  This was a cheap, fast, one-hit attack.  
With a little more talent, a biological hit would have probably been much 
more effective against one of our major population centers.  Fortunately, so 
far, our terrorist extremists haven't had much technological, scientific, or 
engineering talent."