You are beginning to resort to personal insult as a primary modus operandi, Boaz, and it is not a good look at all. The only excuse for such rudeness would be a lack of confidence in your own position, which cannot possibly be the case.

>>It took 2 people.. Terry Nichols and Tim McVeigh to take out the Oklahoma government building. A similar truckbomb could to incalculable damage to the MCG and take uncountable lives... But all Perilous sees is a couple of dissaffected youths playing matyr?<<

Well... yes.

Of course a couple of disaffected youths can cause damage and take lives, that is not at issue. But they remain merely disaffected youths.

The evidence for their being part of a worldwide conspiracy is only in your head. We are dealing here with terrorists, in the same basket as IRA bombers, ETA activists, Tamil Tigers, FARC etc.etc.

>>Pericles credibility in complete tatters in the dust.<<

Fortunately, your opinion of me will not keep me awake at nights

>>...others who have this 'minimalist' sydrome like Pericles and simply deny them.<<

You say "deny". I say "keep in perspective".

>>Pericles minimizes the threat and maximizes the mockery of the reporter<<

I look at the motives of the reporter in order to provide context for the report. Isn't that what you do?

>>I suppose we have to take Pericles word for it that he is an atheist rather than a closet Muslim. (or that no-one in his immediate family is Muslim) But the evidence over time is most compelling to the contrary.<<

You really would like to believe that, wouldn't you, Boaz?

It would make your dislike of what I tell you so much easier to bear, if you could comfortably categorize me as "the enemy".

It is a part of your psychological make-up that you would do well to examine carefully some time, Boaz, this need of yours to define the world in terms of "if you're not with me, you're against me".

It's just a little unhealthy, and could do some damage over time.