Finally, I have to include a repost of a reflection on the persistent significance of the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
Russian officials played down the significance of the attacks, saying the rebels had failed to seize control of any buildings, as they had done for several hours in Ingushetia in June before retreating with caches of stolen weapons.
Could it be that it wants to play down the significance of these attacks because the Bashir regime has now become an EU partner in the management of African immigration to Europe?
Perhaps because the flight 93 crash never took on the iconic significance of the attacks on the World Trade Centre and the Pentagon, it has been deemed the appropriate focus of the first feature film about 9/11.
American commanders play down the significance of the attacks in terms of the overall fight in Afghanistan, but Afghan security officials say they see a troubling and potentially crippling development.
Mr Zerhouni has consistently sought to downplay the significance of AQIM attacks, and has claimed on several occasions over the past two years that the group's resort to suicide bombings was a sign of desperation.
There will be time, in the months and years to come, to debate whether the 9/11 museum succeeds in its mission of explaining the significance of the attacks, or whether, with its many twisted steel beams and destroyed fire trucks and ambulances, it aestheticises the horror of the day.
The significance of the attack on Krebs is that it looks as though many of the attacks on him came from large numbers of enslaved devices – routers, cameras, networked TVs and the like.
But it has the unfortunate consequence of obscuring the actual significance of the attack.
What would it take for Mr. Ellis to understand the significance of that attack: the detonation of a nuclear weapon?
