There was fear that the museum where I showed them might be bombed.
With its munitions factories and coastal location, "they figured Waterbury might be bombed," he said.
One friend describes them as "Bloody Marys for people who might be bombed in a few hours".
"I'm worried the city might be bombed," said Steven, 12. "Those are terrible people who did this".
"The Saudi monarchy is already considered an enemy by those we might be bombing," said Charles W. Freeman Jr., ambassador to Saudi Arabia during the gulf war, "so we should consult them if we will be placing them in jeopardy".
Makinsky's friends cautioned him that his home might be bombed, and when, in the course of a six-day bicycle race, there was an announcement of a special sprint prize donated by Coca-Cola, the spectators grew so irate that it took three hours to clear the track of the flotsam they hurled upon it.
He scanned the ground for telltale wires, or for depressions that might be bomb pressure plates.
As well as the extensive physical damage in the targeted cities, the attacks also caused increased absenteeism as civilians were afraid to leave their homes to work in factories which might be bombed.
On the other hand, if the fundamentalist view of the West gains ground, people in the West might conceivably be bombed into changing their minds that is, into agreeing with Mr bin Laden that this is a war of civilisations that must be fought and won.
"Many still look at us suspiciously, like we might be making bombs".
