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SteelBlue · 10-22-2007, 11:39 PM

be interested in sparking wildfires throughout the country. If you think about it, it's probably the very easiest form of terrorism to perpetrate and ends up being incredibly expensive to us. They could wreak serious havoc with just a few operatives touching off fires on the right days in the right places. They could have the entire West ablaze a couple of times each summer and never really get caught. I wonder if they don't see what's going on in SoCal right now and think "hey, we could do that."

10-22-2007, 11:39 PM	#1
SteelBlue Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Norcal Posts: 5,821	Ever since 9/11 I've thought that Al Qaeda might be interested in sparking wildfires throughout the country. If you think about it, it's probably the very easiest form of terrorism to perpetrate and ends up being incredibly expensive to us. They could wreak serious havoc with just a few operatives touching off fires on the right days in the right places. They could have the entire West ablaze a couple of times each summer and never really get caught. I wonder if they don't see what's going on in SoCal right now and think "hey, we could do that."