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...and then in the nervous tension that this 'hidden war' (I tried to think of a term similar to cold war - but I ain't no Churchill) produces immediately leads the blithering masses to assume that every major problem that occurs is a terrorist attack. I remember as a teenager feeling the same way as we were living under the shadow of the mushroom cloud. Let's face it, the terrorists are achieving their aims because we are all on edge. We should empower ourselves by taking a dose of reality. We cannot do anything about the hidden threat - and the fact is that there is a risk to everything in life (eating, drinking, walking, winking) - let's just get on with it. Honestly... you wouldn't treat a playground bully with such trepidation and fear.