The FBI has foiled a terrorist plot to shave off the polychromatic beard of a friend of New York fashion designer Apollo Braun. Such
an attack, experts say, would have crippled America's economy,
particularly the hair coloring industry. In the wake of the thwarted
plot, a CNN online poll is already asking Americans, "Would the
destruction of such a colorful beard by terrorists have as much
emotional impact as 9/11?"