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Old June 29th 05, 07:08 PM
Paul Tomblin
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In a previous article, "R.L." said:
http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/0629/p03s02-usju.html


At least give them credit for the last two paragraphs:

But other analysts note that threats need to be put into context. For
instance, trucks or boats can carry far more explosives than most small
planes. They're also easier to get into large metropolitan areas.

"There's a tendency to overreact to potential aviation threats because
people view them in isolation instead of viewing them in terms of other
threats," says Clint Oster, a transportation economist at Indiana
University in Bloomington. "The real issue is that we need to have a
systematic way of assessing big threats from little ones."



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