Interesting read, although some claims are thrown in without any source or justification whatsoever. Still, I almost feel like the reference to Ghost in the Sh

Interesting read, although some claims are thrown in without any source or justification whatsoever. Still, I almost feel like the reference to Ghost in the Shell is simply an excuse to insert the Laughing Man logo at the end. From the Wikipedia page linked to in the article: What separates the Stand Alone Complex from normal copycat behavior is that there is no real originator of the copied action, but merely a rumor or an illusion that supposedly performed the copied action. There may be real people who are labeled as the originator, but in reality, no one started the original behavior. According to the above, I am not sure the "recent terrorist acts of seemingly disconnected individual" mentioned in the article actually qualify as Stand Alone Complex.