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I can't figure out if people who don't make the link between the startling terrorist alert YESTERDAY for this highway and this morning's massive accident are either 1) professional dissemblers, who want us to look the other way; 2) intel who purposely obscure the terrorist connection so as to minimize a recurrence; or 3) members of the somnabulant public in general.

How about "4) People who aren't pants-wetting panic-mongers?"

There are about a million more effective things to do with a tanker full of gasoline terror-wise than cause an accident where no one gets hurt that inconveniences a highway for a while.

Somebody should do a work-up on the number of "tanker accidents" since 9/11.

I'm sure it will turn out to be a similar number to the number of tanker accidents prior to 9/11...a variety have been mentioned in this thread already. It amazes me there aren't more of them, quite frankly, rather than surprised at how many there are.

The problem is one needs to make the effort to conduct a search OUTSIDE of FR....people are more likely to post tanker accidents here recently than before 9/11, I suspect, and of course people had no motivation to CATALOGUE tanker accidents prior to 9/11.

Back when people were getting their panties in a bunch over industrial fires and accidents last year, I think, I actually did find a website cataloging industrial fires and accidents, and the rate since 9/11 was identical to the rate prior to 9/11.