The war on the war on terrorism
Dec. 3rd, 2010 11:51 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
clarentineThis guy gets it completely right, IMO:
"Securing the Washington Monument from terrorism has turned out to be a surprisingly difficult job. The concrete fence around the building protects it from attacking vehicles, but there's no visually appealing way to house the airport-level security mechanisms the National Park Service has decided are a must for visitors. It is considering several options, but I think we should close the monument entirely. Let it stand, empty and inaccessible, as a monument to our fears."
The rest of the article is at http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2010/12/close_the_washi.html
Let's hope our so-called leaders in Washington - president and cabinet and maybe especially the Congress - read it as well and get the message. I am so effing tired of being asked to give things up because someone somewhere is afraid.
"Securing the Washington Monument from terrorism has turned out to be a surprisingly difficult job. The concrete fence around the building protects it from attacking vehicles, but there's no visually appealing way to house the airport-level security mechanisms the National Park Service has decided are a must for visitors. It is considering several options, but I think we should close the monument entirely. Let it stand, empty and inaccessible, as a monument to our fears."
The rest of the article is at http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2010/12/close_the_washi.html
Let's hope our so-called leaders in Washington - president and cabinet and maybe especially the Congress - read it as well and get the message. I am so effing tired of being asked to give things up because someone somewhere is afraid.
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Date: 2010-12-08 09:31 pm (UTC)