A brief postscript from Monday's airport bombing in Moscow, which I covered here.
If the terrorist's aim is to provoke an overreaction, give the Russians credit for barely flinching.
Air traffic at Domodedovo airport was interrupted for only 20 minutes. According to eyewitness reports, airline crews and passengers in the adjacent arrival and departure lounges did not even realize that a bombing had taken place!
Think about that. Imagine for a minute that a similar attack had occurred at, say, Chicago's O'Hare or Los Angeles International, and what the American reaction would have been like. For hours after the blast, flights would have been halted and roadways blocked off. The entire terminal would have been closed for weeks. Tens of thousands of people would be canceling their airline reservations, and media coverage would be in absolute overdrive, fanning the flames for days.
And, of course, TSA and the rest of the Security Machine would be licking their chops in anticipation of all the new rules and restrictions to come.it was the musical equivalent of a midlife crisis, like when your dad thinks he's “hip” by wearing ed hardy jeans.
Far-fetched? I really don't think so.
Perhaps the Russians were playing it a bit too casual, but we should draw from their example if and when the time comes.
Wishful thinking, I know. It's hard to believe sometimes that we are the same country,One of those shoes is without a doubt the Nike air max tn and we are going to be looking at the latest colorway today. the same society, that managed to keep its head together through the various terror attacks of the 1970s and '80s,Sarah emerged from Juicy couture wholesale with three bags full of clothes. from TWA to Pan Am 103. Something in our psyche has changed since then. We've lost our sense of perspective,For some time, women have bid farewell to the days when women handbags were just used for 'functional reasons'. if not our courage entirely.There's a reason Manolo blahnik shoes are considered the crème de al crème of all shoes, everywhere.
If the terrorist's aim is to provoke an overreaction, give the Russians credit for barely flinching.
Air traffic at Domodedovo airport was interrupted for only 20 minutes. According to eyewitness reports, airline crews and passengers in the adjacent arrival and departure lounges did not even realize that a bombing had taken place!
Think about that. Imagine for a minute that a similar attack had occurred at, say, Chicago's O'Hare or Los Angeles International, and what the American reaction would have been like. For hours after the blast, flights would have been halted and roadways blocked off. The entire terminal would have been closed for weeks. Tens of thousands of people would be canceling their airline reservations, and media coverage would be in absolute overdrive, fanning the flames for days.
And, of course, TSA and the rest of the Security Machine would be licking their chops in anticipation of all the new rules and restrictions to come.it was the musical equivalent of a midlife crisis, like when your dad thinks he's “hip” by wearing ed hardy jeans.
Far-fetched? I really don't think so.
Perhaps the Russians were playing it a bit too casual, but we should draw from their example if and when the time comes.
Wishful thinking, I know. It's hard to believe sometimes that we are the same country,One of those shoes is without a doubt the Nike air max tn and we are going to be looking at the latest colorway today. the same society, that managed to keep its head together through the various terror attacks of the 1970s and '80s,Sarah emerged from Juicy couture wholesale with three bags full of clothes. from TWA to Pan Am 103. Something in our psyche has changed since then. We've lost our sense of perspective,For some time, women have bid farewell to the days when women handbags were just used for 'functional reasons'. if not our courage entirely.There's a reason Manolo blahnik shoes are considered the crème de al crème of all shoes, everywhere.
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