Terrorist thought exercise

[Fragony]

An attack on our deltaworks would pretty much suck. Half of the Netherlands would be under water. But there is always a bright side, I would live at a coasttown.

[gaelic cowboy]

For America just put a suitcase marked Biological Hazard in central park it doesent even need to be real just sit back and watch the panic. Pretty soon the media blows it all out of proportion a few people might actually believe that an attack took place nuff said

[Idaho]

I have long said that the AQ strategy is a loser. It just won't work. Attack and terrorise the people in the hope that they will pressure their governments to act.

It's nonsense and totally counterproductive. Not only do governments not care what happens to a few civilians, but can in fact use such attacks to strengthen their own position and bring in the kinds of repressive laws they could only previously dream about. We are about to get imprisonment without trial or lawyers for 90 days!

Likewise it is a propaganda disaster for those groups. Their message becomes one of violence and all else can be swiftly ignored.

If I ran AQ I would change tactics radically. You want to have an effective propaganda arm producing leaflets and campaigning in the countries. That wing would have to be able to distance itself to some extent from the armed wing.

The armed wing would focus on expensive and difficult to insure infrastructure. Bombs in the city of London with warnings so no people are hurt. Oil pipelines, electricity generation, rail tracks (with warnings well in advance to avoid accidents but disrupt transport for weeks).

The expence and disruption to business will make them pressure the government. Now political parties know which side their bread is buttered and will listen and be forced to take action.

The public will be annoyed by the disruption but won't be unified against the terrorists as there isn't much actual terror. No-one is that afraid. They will have been softened by the propaganda wing - which will be convieniently in place when the government wants to start negotiating.

It is a campaign that works - the IRA used it well.

[Kagemusha]

If i have to think a worst possible hit against my country Finland. It would be attack against our two nuclear plants in the middle of the Winter.First those reactors are very close to a population centers,so the direct conseguences could be devastating.Second it would have devastating effect on our industry and third very many people would simply freeze to death in Finlands Urban areas ,without electricity.

[English assassin]

I don't think the UK really does symbolism too much, but to the extent that we do, Mr Fawkes probably had it right. We may not like our politicians but blowing up the mother of parliaments would have to be the biggest possible symbolic attack on the UK.

For an easier symbolic attack, which would certainly be my first action as leader of the Whimsical Brigade, our non-English posters may not be aware of the legend that if the ravens ever leave the Tower of London, the Tower will fall, and if the Tower falls, England will fall. (I'm afraid I don't think this includes Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland). Therefore the downfall of England could easily be brought about by smuggling a couple of sacks into the Tower of London, quickly stuffing all the ravens in them, and running out the gate.

I know what you are thinking. You are thinking the Whimsical Brigade could never pull this off because ravens are hard to catch. Well, you are wrong, because the ravens in the Tower have their wings clipped to make sure they can't fly away (and thereby precipitate the downfall of England.) So the very measure adopted to safeguard England would be her downfall.

[Ming the Merciless Evil laugh]

[yesdachi]

Places where people are, sports events, concerts, malls, hospitals, police stations, courts, etc. places you would normally think would be safe but not too big because that would unite the entire nation. To hit the statue of liberty, white house, hover dam, TV network studios, etc. would piss off so many that there would be a rally of support to find and kill all terrorists.

[Tribesman]

Therefore the downfall of England could easily be brought about by smuggling a couple of sacks into the Tower of London, quickly stuffing all the ravens in them, and running out the gate.

No no no , sloppy work assassin .
Bring in a sack full of ferrets and let them go , that way you can make a quick getaway without being encumbered by a sack of ravens .