Comments on: FUD Theater: MSNBC reports sporting events now possible terror targets http://www.bloginfosec.com/2007/12/27/fud-theater-msnbc-reports-sporting-events-now-possible-terror-targets/ An Information Security Magazine in a Blog Format Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:01:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Scott Wright http://www.bloginfosec.com/2007/12/27/fud-theater-msnbc-reports-sporting-events-now-possible-terror-targets/comment-page-1/#comment-144 Scott Wright Fri, 28 Dec 2007 04:01:55 +0000 http://www.bloginfosec.com/2007/12/27/fud-theater-msnbc-reports-sporting-events-now-possible-terror-targets/#comment-144 FUD Theatre is a good name for it. Actually, the article isn't that bad, as it digs into the daily life of someone who has to think about this stuff virtually all the time. I think they just "buried the lead" in this story. The headline should have somehow embodied the constant battle between good and evil, the need to stay in communication with the intelligence community, the little details like making sure the supply of free pom-poms for the crowd don't have plastic explosives in them... These guys are more like soccer goalies. They will never be able to stop a determined and skilled opponent indefinitely. There are just too many ways to score on them, and the silly nets are too big. FUD Theatre is a good name for it. Actually, the article isn’t that bad, as it digs into the daily life of someone who has to think about this stuff virtually all the time. I think they just “buried the lead” in this story.

The headline should have somehow embodied the constant battle between good and evil, the need to stay in communication with the intelligence community, the little details like making sure the supply of free pom-poms for the crowd don’t have plastic explosives in them…

These guys are more like soccer goalies. They will never be able to stop a determined and skilled opponent indefinitely. There are just too many ways to score on them, and the silly nets are too big.

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