> The real question is "If they had been *prevented* > from taking pictures, how would that have helped us or hindered them?" > Whenever I hear of photographers being hassled because they might > terrorists I think, "OK, suppose I *am* a terrorist. Now I have a > picture of the Brooklyn Bridge! (for example) Hooray! Now I can... well, > I can.... I mean I'm gonna... erm, ahh... give it to a voodoo witch > doctor to stick pins into?"
My guess is the masterminds would put a big X on the picture, give it to the damned fool who's blowing himself up and tell him "stop the truck right here and then push the button." The science of bridges is too well known for there to be any doubts about how to bring them down. They don't need pictures for that. I think it also has a lot to do with the government creating the perception that they're being pro-active in fighting terrorism and trying to make people feel safer. Tom Reese Tom Reese
