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To: Timesink
I haven't read the full article yet, although I will shortly. My initial reaction is that al-Qaida isn't this sophisticated.

They certainly didn't include computer courses at their training camps in Afghanistan. That's not to say that we aren't vulnerable at these spots or that terrorists won't eventually develop the expertise to attack us using cyberwarfare.

But this enemy hasn't proven themselves to be terribly sophisticated yet. They are bold, and imaginative. They are cruel and evil. But brainiacs? I don't think so.

20 posted on 06/26/2002 5:21:03 PM PDT by Dog Gone
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To: Dog Gone
"They certainly didn't include computer courses at their training camps in Afghanistan."

Think again. Most of the terrorists in the Al-Quaida leadership structure are from very wealthy, highly educated Saudi families. Mohammad Atta's father is a prominent surgeon. If you read the profiles of the 19 hijackers, many were from wealthy Saudi families.

An even scarier idea is the number of muslim "students" being taught in our Universities. These students are going from the college campuses straight into OUR hi-tech, pharmaceutical, government, bio-tech, and financial institutions to work. To think that they have not already infiltrated every level of our financial structure is pure folly. INS has not placed any checks and balances into the student visa's and we have paid, and will pay the price.

There is a significant prision population that has converted to the muslim religion. They are being trained to utilize computers and other hi-tech equipment, as a way to help them find work when they are released. We also have major corporations, including financial corporations using the educated prison population as cheap labor to process sensitive customer information.

29 posted on 06/26/2002 6:17:32 PM PDT by all4one
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The only thing I worry about is what if they have OTHER training camps, for the smart recruits?
35 posted on 06/26/2002 7:06:42 PM PDT by Miss Marple
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National resources of the Islamic nations and China may be coordinating. This unholy alliance is the sophistication and cyber shock troops which we must not underestimate. They have read The Art of War.
53 posted on 06/26/2002 10:59:59 PM PDT by SevenDaysInMay
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