It’s now official. Traces of

It’s now official. Traces of TNT and pieces of the boat that delivered it have been found inside the French oil tanker Limburg. An American official has confirmed that the explosion was a terrorist act, likely carried out by al Qaeda. Which again raises the question posed here a couple of days ago: Why is it that government officials seem to have a reflexive desire to deny terrorist links to violent acts? The photo below is a close-up of the hole that was blown in the Limburg’s hull by a small boat loaded with explosives.