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Ask the pilot

Setting the record straight on security. Plus: Annie Jacobsen lives!
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  • Friday, December 16, 2005 05:28 AM

    "The Power of Nightmares"

    "The terrorists" are playing the role of latest invisible scare, just as the communists did before them -- a rallying cry for those who traffic in fear."

    There's an excellent three part BBC documentary on just this topic. It's called "The Power of Nightmares" and it covers the switch-over from fear of the USSR to fear of terrorists. It's well worth watching if you can get a hold of it.

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