On Mon, 24 Oct 2005 14:37:08 -0500, mnc@admin.u.nu (Miguel Cruz)
wrote:
>Chris Blunt wrote:
>> They may be different countries in many ways, but I don't think that
>> reduces the chances that terrorists could try to strike somewhere in
>> Malaysia. Malaysia has a fair number of westerners living there,
>> plenty of foreign corporations have a presence there, and there's a
>> thriving tourist industry. The ethnic mix of the population makes it
>> easy to blend in, and the geography of the country makes it fairly
>> easily to slip in and out unnoticed.
>
>The same could be said about a great many places, almost none of which are
>going to experience any terrorist acitvity.
>
>> All these factors combine to make it a typical target, and the fact
>> that there's been no previous record of terrorism doesn't make it less
>> likely to happen in the future.
>
>Of course it does. Look around the world, and count how many terrorist
>events occur in the same cities/countries where previous events have
>occurred. Almost all of them. In fact it's probably the single best
>predictor.
The US, Australian and British governments are all cautioning about
the possibility of some kind of terrorist activity in East Sabah.
Terrorists kidnapped 21 tourists there about 5 years ago and held them
hostage for months. By your own admission, this must therefore be
considered a good indication that it could happen again.
Chris |