I wish I could buy stock in ... terrorism

Apparently someone thought that betting on forecasting terrorist attacks, assassinations and coups would be a good idea. The theory being that when the market got too tilted (presumably from insider information) then the US would know there was an attack being prepared. I totally think this is a good idea. Yes. Lets let Osama invest money in his next attack, execute a successful attack and then cash out at a profit. This is such a good idea. While we are at it can hospitals open up markets for their patients? Maybe someone getting an appendectomy has odds of 100-1 against death, but brain surgery is even money. These are great ideas, because an attempt at profiting from someone's misfortune is a great idea. I feel so secure knowing these people are in charge.

The best part is they were counting on people who would try to cheat the market (with insider info) to determine when and event was going to happen. Its great to faith in humanity sometimes, really it is. I wonder what Martha would say about this?