[JGarcia]

Wouldnt it be better to target the petro-chemical industry than the stock exchange?

I would think it would require less resources to attack an industry based primarily in asia. Is it true that any dramatic interruption of the oil industry would cause much more infighting, chaos, mistrust, and discombobulation of the American public (let alone the third world)?

I would imagine that the difficulty of getting and maintaining viable operational cells inside the US is extremely expensive and very risky. Using those same resources in your own back yard, right there in Asia (the Stans, Iraq, Chechnya, etc.) to disrupt the supply of petroleum to world markets is immediately devastating. Not as much press as an attack on US soil, but perhaps a better tactical victory.

Besides, at this stage in the game, I imagine that you would want to help John Kerry win the election. Doing anything on US soil might prevent that.

But I'm just a dumb grunt, in the National Guard. With no tabs and a good imagination. Anyhow, thats my two cents.