I did a search through the archives and didn't find this exact topic discussed (not saying I'm the sharpest 'searcher' on the board), so what does anybody think about the likelihood that Al-Quaeda(sp?) or other terrorist group would stage a spectacular (as they like to describe it) terrorist incident in the DR.
I mean, who knew that Bali was a principle destination for Australian tourists, especially for sun-worshippers, drinkers and dancers, before those coward bastards decided to torch a disco there and burn everybody in it to a crisp? Two hundred people died in that place or in a hospital later.
How porous are the borders or the DR? It seems to me, very. How difficult to place a bribe here or there to get the authorities to look the other way while you assemble your terrorist cell? How easy to smuggle in or acquire the components for a dirty bomb, or a chemical or biological device, or a 'McVeigh' bomb capable of hurting a lot of people in a short amount of time?
I'm just curious what anybody might think. Nothing short of riots in the streets will keep me from making a trip back to 'my adopted home' this year. I guess I'm a bit of a fatalist. If it's your time, it's your time. I'm not gonna seal my house in plastic and hide in it. I'll reenlist first.
SLM
I mean, who knew that Bali was a principle destination for Australian tourists, especially for sun-worshippers, drinkers and dancers, before those coward bastards decided to torch a disco there and burn everybody in it to a crisp? Two hundred people died in that place or in a hospital later.
How porous are the borders or the DR? It seems to me, very. How difficult to place a bribe here or there to get the authorities to look the other way while you assemble your terrorist cell? How easy to smuggle in or acquire the components for a dirty bomb, or a chemical or biological device, or a 'McVeigh' bomb capable of hurting a lot of people in a short amount of time?
I'm just curious what anybody might think. Nothing short of riots in the streets will keep me from making a trip back to 'my adopted home' this year. I guess I'm a bit of a fatalist. If it's your time, it's your time. I'm not gonna seal my house in plastic and hide in it. I'll reenlist first.
SLM