The Aerie

Schneier Movie-Plot Threat Contest

April is the month for Bruce Schneier's annual Movie Plot Threat Contest, this year focused on incidents in developed nations which can be plausibly blamed on terrorism. I've made couple of entries already, carefully word-counted to avoid losing on overage like I did last year, but my favorite is today's entry, which I think really captures the essence of the contest. Find it, along with links to supporting documentation, after the jump.

Madonna’s Terror Dance Wreaks Vengeance on Horses

Florida (CNN) – In retaliation for being thrown from a horse last week, terrorist diva Madonna and her brutal backup dancers have lashed out at the equine-American community. Homeland Security officials fear the deaths of nearly two dozen thoroughbred horses at a Wellington polo club may re-ignite the longstanding feud between horses and celebrities that has simmered since the death of Christopher Reeve in 2004. Accompanied by backup henchmen known by the codenames “Cloud,” “Hypnosis,” and “Norman,” security cameras caught pop-terrorist Madonna performing her classic “Vogue” within plain view of the stables. Veterinarians theorize that the horses spontaneously died, rather than endure the spectacle. Asked if the sectarian equine-celebrity conflict, which began with the 521 B.C. death of King Cambyses II, and includes victims Catherine the Great and Genghis Kahn, will likely end anytime soon, an anonymous source in the equine-American community said, “Neigh.”