By Thursdayafternoon, it seemed likely that the man whoflew a smallplaneintoabuilding housing the IRS in Austin, Texas, hadleft behindan onlinemessage, partsuicidenote and part manifesto.
He explains the tactical advantages of suicide-bombing greater accuracy, simplified planning and a more powerful political message but does not then say why such tactics appeared comparatively late in the long history of terrorism.
The suicide of Internet activist Aaron Swartz on January 11 triggered the posting of the hackers' message to the web address of the sentencing commission, they said.