Los Angeles police chief DISMISSES terror "threat"

[Bluebear]

NEW YORK - Los Angeles's police chief dismissed as "just rhetoric" a taped threat by a purported al-Qaida member that was aired by ABC News on the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks....

Los Angeles Chief William Bratton said officials were aware of no clear threat to the city and didn't see the tape as significant.

"At this juncture, we feel it's just rhetoric," Bratton said Monday on NBC's "Today." "He is a low-level operative. They put him out front during the national election and used him in a similar fashion."...

"The statement was meant to instill fear, and fear is the most potent weapon the terrorists posses," Bratton and Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said earlier in a statement. "Bombastic pronouncements are expected on the eve of terrorist incidents like September 11, but we cannot let such pronouncements alter our lifestyles."
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050912/ap_on_re_us/tape_threat

[KingFlorez]

1. I knew that yesterday

At least Chief Bratton isn't in Bush's pocket

[radwriter0555]

2. Crooks don't WARN you when they're going to attack you, so he's spot

on actually. This is another bogus threat from more white house idiots.

How are kkkarl's kidney stones doing?

[etherealtruth]

3. My reality is that the Chimp ...

Doesn't have a clue (about anything)... ouija boards and "8" balls have a higher rate of accuracy, I am sure.

On the off chance that this is correct (broken clocks are right 2x/day) ... our current government is neither able to prevent or deal with so we're on our own, anyway.

[Richard Steele]

4. Read that one line again:

"They put him out front during the national election and used him in a similar fashion."...


So who is the "they" he is actually referring to?
AlQuaida or B*shCabalInc™ ?

[blue sky at night]

5. love to know the "they" he is referring to...

"They put him out front during the national election and used him in a similar fashion."...anyone get the feeling the they is the Bu$Hco Administration, keep em worried and distracted and they will soon forget!