[reformedliberal]

I think RightWhale is correct: thrillers and spy flics and video games are the inspiration. We don't need engineers.

We need to distribute some video games that are based on absolutely insane assumptions, but make sure that in the game, the terrorists always win. Then the idiots will spend years trying to duplicate the game's parameters.

[RightWhale]

My first thought after hearing that the airliner had hit the Pentagon was of Clancy's novel where an airliner hit another Gov't building under the worst circumstances. Since the news was still referencing Palentinian terrorists at the time, my second thought was that the Palestinian cause was just about to end in failure.