According to this article, the FBI is “warning police nationwide to be alert for people carrying almanacs, cautioning that the popular reference books covering everything from abbreviations to weather trends could be used for terrorist planning”.
Further down in the article there’s a quote from a senior editor for The World Almanac noting that his reference book includes “stuff that’s widely available on the Internet”. Exactly. A good Internet connection is probably more useful than an almanac. And wireless Internet access makes it easier to do from anywhere.
I blogged about Schott’s Original Miscellany the other day which is a weird sort of almanac. I wonder if I should avoid taking it along on trips?
Note: I’m not against police or airport screeners noting suspicious items or behavior. But terrorists read the news too.
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