> > "Sometimes chance and happenstance play an > > incredible part in an incredible story," Bussey says. > > Bullshit. > > ~Aimee
Al-Q must have taken a relationship-selling course. (The Psychology of Relationship Selling : Developing Repeat and Referral Business; Relationship Selling: The Key to Getting and Keeping Customers. Available on Amazon.) I seriously fear these people are playing to the ego, mutual interest and performance pressure. There has never been a successful strategic terrorist (by my definition of terrorism). Illusion of movement/momentum for recruitment? Diversion? This is all very stinky. In past wars, you could predict axes by examining flare ups in resistance/guerrilla movements, since agitation was a diplomatic card. (The underground wars preceded the real ones.) Our counterterrorism deployments are interesting, as is where we are exerting coercive diplomacy. We've got insurgency, conflict and protests in some damn interesting spots. I question how well we correlate strike, protest, subversive activity/agitation/propaganda, and sabotage/IW inferences these days -- especially at home, due to domestic constraints. I would think that would keep a "war room" quite busy with inference scanning. With today's coordination, it's possible to see shadows of influence, instead of "just our imagination." That's essential defense, and with the aftermath of Church & Pike, I wouldn't be surprised if we don't have much. The shift of power has changed since Vietnam, and when it comes to domestic security, I don't think it works in our favor. (As if Vietnam was good for us, and they wanted us to leave.) If our domestic restrictions (guidelines and jurisdiction) are tying hands, I think the American public will support changing them. What do you think the reaction will be? Are some of you just going to "go direct action" if that happens? Serious questions. ~Aimee
