Reply #110: "econ" terrorism can also harm

[RainDog]

Paul Thompson's 9-11 timeline site at cooperative research has an entry about the short trading on stocks before the attacks. the guy with the degree from the London School of Economics, who name escapes me at this moment, was thought to have planned to finance the attack with the short trades.

When Wall Street shutdown, they couldn't call -- or else they sold early when others were also trying to make some money.