The article talks about the reaction of the author and his co workers to their first request to travel after the 9/11 bombings in New York City. The author recalled that his company retreat was being held in Las Vegas and that the executives would need to get on an airplane to make the trip.
The author recalled that most executives were reluctant, if not scared to board a flight after 9/11. He also remembers that most of their attitudes were to say “fuck terrorism” and take their chances in order to defy the terrorists. The author feels the same way about Sony Pictures decision not to release the new Seth Rogen movie, “The Interview” after a terrorist campaign of hacking and disclosing confidential emails demonstrated to Sony executives that they had been violated.
The movie shows a scene where North Korean President, Kim Jong-Un is executed and the terrorist hackers had told Sony executives that they would have a 9/11 style hack if they released the movie. The author was able to get a copy of the scene where Jong-Un is assassinated and as an act of defiance for being blackmailed, he released the clip for everyone to see.
This was also intended to tell the terrorist hackers that we can’t be blackmailed. The author also said if he could get a copy of the entire movie, he would release that too.