Crikey's ‘Critical infrastructure’ = hysterical reaction had more on this, including In the event al-Qaeda wants to prosecute a death-by-rattlesnake strategy i

Crikey's ‘Critical infrastructure’ = hysterical reaction had more on this, including In the event al-Qaeda wants to prosecute a death-by-rattlesnake strategy in the United States, yes, it could take out Mayne Pharma’s Melbourne plant, in the hope of increasing the number of deaths from snake bite, although most rattlesnake bites are not lethal. Or … maybe that would just increase sales of the other, Mexican-developed antivenin Antivipmyn, which some practitioners regard as cheaper and more effective than Crofab. Or they could sever the Southern Cross fibre optic cable in Sydney (“Australian link broken — rest of world isolated!”). But then, terrorists would know about that from Wikipedia, rather than WikiLeaks. Or perhaps they’d find out from the website of the cable owner. In fact if you want the exact spot for that cable, consult ACMA’s handy “Sydney Submarine Protection Zones”, which details the precise location of these important pieces of communication infrastructure. http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/12/07/critical-infrastructure-hysterical-reaction/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/12/07/critical-infrastructure-...