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People Don't Hijack Planes Anymore Because That Old System Of Hijacking In Order To Barter For A Prison Release Or Get To A Different Country No Longer Works, Exactly, Because 9/11 Recoded The Hostage's Interpretation Of A Hijack. If A Hijacker Isn't Trying To Use The Plane As A Missile, Then He Is In Danger Of Being Killed By The Hostages. There Is No Minor Terror Threat Anymore. No Mid-level Terrorism.
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People Don't Hijack Planes Anymore Because That

Heidi Julavits
People Don't Hijack Planes Anymore Because That Old System Of Hijacking In Order To Barter For A Prison Release Or Get To A Different Country No Longer Works, Exactly, Because 9/11 Recoded The Hostage's Interpretation Of A Hijack. If A Hijacker Isn't Trying To Use The Plane As A Missile, Then He Is In Danger Of Being Killed By The Hostages. There Is No Minor Terror Threat Anymore. No Mid-level Terrorism.
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