> Well the security they engender is mostly physical security i.e. not getting blown up by terrorists while the security they want to breach is information secu

> Well the security they engender is mostly physical security i.e. not getting blown up by terrorists while the security they want to breach is information security. This is exactly my point. They use the terrorist strawman to frame their agenda; which is to hack all the internets without anyone batting an eyelid. Information technology is but one facet of reality, and a reflection. It is not the whole thing. It's for this reason it is more suitable to get to the core of why anyone would want to commit an act such as blowing oneself up in the first place. It's like going all guns blazing on the symptoms of flu. Unless a cure is invented it will haunt us and we only have symptomatic relief. I can understand the motivations for going after anyone doing something technically interesting with a computer (actually a rare thing unless you are supremely skilled and have chosen a life of learning systems and divulging technical manuals). Also see: homebrew crypto