Where did we get the "One Billion Dollar" number. I think someone pulled it out of their backside. Robert Johnston Datajockeys, LLC Hillsboro, OR -----Original Message----- From: owner-crime@private [mailto:owner-crime@private] On Behalf Of Dorning, Kevin E - DI-3 Sent: Wednesday, October 09, 2002 1:37 PM To: 'Greg Jorgensen'; retzerj@private Cc: crime@private Subject: RE: CRIME An article from CBS.MarketWatch.com It's easier than that. How much has the west coast longshoreman lock out cost the nation so far (billions a day) and that's legal. Kd> -----Original Message----- From: Greg Jorgensen [mailto:gregj@private] Sent: Wednesday, October 09, 2002 1:13 PM To: retzerj@private Cc: crime@private Subject: Re: CRIME An article from CBS.MarketWatch.com retzerj@private wrote: >LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (CBS.MW) -- All it would take for terrorists to cause >billions in damage to world financial markets is some technical >knowledge and a >few million dollars to open a rural U.S. bank, tech analysts said this week. > >Total chaos in the financial world with the help of computers, however, >is far >cheaper and technically simpler, said Richard Hunter, a vice president >with >Gartner Research, who helped the U.S. Naval War College plan a staged >cyberattack on the Federal Reserve. > Who needs terrorists, or even computers, to cause widespread economic chaos, business failures, and drops in consumer confidence? We have CEOs and politicians for that. I hope not one nickel of taxpayer money financed this; anoyone who reads USA Today can easily discover how Enron and Worldcom did more or less the same thing. As much as I'd like to see Ken Lay and Bernie Ebbers hauled off to Guantanamo for secret questioning I'll be surprised if they do a day of jail time. -- Greg Jorgensen PDXperts LLC, Portland, Oregon, USA
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