Word: scared
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...Army's bioweapons-development program. Patrick described how terrorists--armed with blenders, cheesecloth, garden sprayers and starter bugs mail-ordered from a U.S. germ bank--could spray enough deadly bacteria in the air intakes of the World Trade Center to infect 25,000 people. If that didn't scare anybody then, it will...
...being marketed as one. Among other things, the promotional trailer promises its potential audience members a film that will terrify and drive them over the edge. While some scenes of suspense may bring people to the edge of their chairs, the film is unable to terrify with its trite scare tactics. and the film’s open ending leaves the possibility for a new franchise. Joyride 2. Now that’s frightening...
...Josh could say that. In the fictional world of this playlet, everyone got a good scare, but no one got hurt, lost parents, saw dozens of office workers jump a thousand feet rather than burn to death. It was a lot easier for the fictional class on the screen to take his advice than for the figurative one at home. But that's one problem, with drama and with life, that even I can't blame Aaron Sorkin...
...Tylenol had a product-safety scare, and the government didn?t bail them out. But since Osama bin Laden declared war on our economy, Washington has decided that keeping the wobbly airline industry aloft is a matter of national security. Letting Alan Greenspan decide how to dole out the $10 billion should ensure a thoughtful distribution. But it?ll be up to Congress to decide whether they want this bailout to be a one-time rescue - or the beginning of a serious welfare addiction...
...same time, however, we must be careful not to allow doomsday prophecies and other scare-mongering to provoke extreme reactions. Stockpiling huge quantities of vaccines or antibiotics may be expensive and ultimately ineffective, especially in an age when mutant germs and antibiotic-resistant microbes can be easily developed. Instead, investing in intelligence missions, research and the public health infrastructure should provide more value and security in the long...