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Wolf!

Monday, August 14, 2006

"It should have been seen as one of the most catastrophic events in modern history. ... Funny thing, but the general public wasn't buying it. Thousands of ordinary folks posted their thoughts on Web forums set up by the BBC, The New York Times and other news outlets to monitor reaction. And that reaction was surprisingly mundane and cynical."

To which I add: Well duh.

The rest of that article from the Toronto Star is an interesting read, about crying wolf, mistreatment of the people arrested, and how the generic public at large was not fooled.

In the meantime, the terror barometer is dropping, and we're allowed to take bags onto planes again - though only small ones. (Because we're only worried about large bombs now, perhaps?)

So taking stuff onto a plane isn't dangerous after all! Quelle surprise.

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