[Lancey Howard]

If this hasn't crossed everyones mind at least once, you're not thinking.

Agreed.

One thing, though.
Is an "act of terror" truly an act of terror if the public never knows that it was an act of terror? Nobody ever claimed responsibility for downing 587. It has occurred to me that it may have been no accident that this "shoe bomber" was unable to light his fuse. Revelation of the existence of such a bizarre (and frightening) scheme as a "shoe bomber" may cause more "terror" than an "unexplained" crash.

[blam]

"Is an "act of terror" truly an act of terror if the public never knows that it was an act of terror? "

Didn't OBL already plant the seed of that thought? "Planes will be falling out of the sky" or something like that.