girl at large

the news has just hit that there have been serious bomb threats made against the French train system since December. the authorities have already found and MacGyver-ed one real and surprisingly sophisticated bomb on the tracks. i was wondering why the security agents and large, vicious guard dogs were out on force and random delays were more frequent lately.
the bomb-threateners (is that a word?) are demanding 4 million euros, about 5 million dollars.
i can't help thinking—only a lousy 5 million? is that all they want? can't even get a decent villa around here for that, much less staff it.