Ron Paul warns of staged terror attack

[babylonsister]

:wow:

http://www.politico.com/blogs/thecrypt/0707/Ron_Paul_warns_of_staged_terror_attack.html

Ron Paul warns of staged terror attack

Republican presidential candidate, Rep. Ron Paul, said the country is in "great danger" of the U.S. government staging a terrorist attack or a Gulf of Tonkin style provocation, as the war in Iraq continues to deteriorate.

The Texas congressman offered no specifics nor mentioned President Bush by name, but he clearly insinuated that the administration would not be above staging an incident to revive flagging support.

"We're in danger in many ways," Paul said on the Alex Jones radio show. "The attack on our civil liberties here at home, the foreign policy that's in shambles and our obligations overseas and commitment which endangers our troops and our national defense."

Paul was asked to respond to comments by anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan that the U.S. is in danger of a staged terror attack or a provocation of an enemy similar to the Gulf of Tonkin incident in 1964 before the Vietnam War.

During the radio interview, Paul said the government was conducting "an orchestrated effort to blame the Iranians for everything that has gone wrong in Iraq."

The comments come as several prominent terrorism experts have warned the U.S. is facing an increased risk of attack this summer. Earlier this week, in an interview with the Chicago Tribune, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said he had a "gut feeling" the U.S. would be attacked again.

The remark angered some Democrats, who criticized Chertoff for being too vague. And some pundits seized on his remarks, saying the vague warnings were meant only to revive flagging support for the war in Iraq and Bush’s larger war against terrorism.

[Purveyor]

1. Can't say I can disagree much with what Paul is saying here...

"We're in danger in many ways," Paul said on the Alex Jones radio show. "The attack on our civil liberties here at home, the foreign policy that's in shambles and our obligations overseas and commitment which endangers our troops and our national defense."

Paul was asked to respond to comments by anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan that the U.S. is in danger of a staged terror attack or a provocation of an enemy similar to the Gulf of Tonkin incident in 1964 before the Vietnam War.

During the radio interview, Paul said the government was conducting "an orchestrated effort to blame the Iranians for everything that has gone wrong in Iraq."

[Rick Myers]

2. Pretty creepy when a Republican makes that bold a statement!

He's right. The Iranians are responsible for gingivitis, deer ticks, ED and the disaster in Iraq! Damn them! They may have nukes!!! Mushroom clouds, smoking guns, boogie boogie boo!!!

It's a good example of what Alex Jones likes to say, 'hiding in plain sight.'

Gut feeling??? He knows damn well who 'ran' the 9/11 attacks...

[Supersedeas]

12. with all the other 'staged' events - from Chemical Ali to Pat Tillman, it is on everyone's mind

b/c we know the Corp. Media shills will eat it up

[zabet]

3. I, like many other Americans,

do not think this will be the first time terra was staged.

[trixie]

4. I agree!!

:shrug: Who knew? :shrug:

[Throwing Stones]

5. damn, I hope he (and most of us on DU) are wrong

maybe one way to prevent a M/LIHOP is to circulate so much speculation about it that the would-be perpetrators think that their cover is blown.

[Boo Boo]

6. Brzezinski has warned of a staged attack in op-ed pieces, as well as

in testimony before Congress. He's hardly an alarmist.

[partylessinOhio]

7. When I saw the planes flying into the towers on 9-11 on the Today show,

I said that Bush did it. I said it as the towers were burning, before they fell. Those I told were very skeptical but I knew the truth immediately.

Ron Paul rocks! He knows the truth too. :yourock:

If these power freaks pull another false flag I hope not too many will be killed and injured.

[Exultant Democracy]

8. He doesn't rock, he is a broken clock right twice a day.

He is also a racist prick.

[partylessinOhio]

9. Who are you cheering for?

:shrug:

[Exultant Democracy]

10. In the republican primary? Probably Fred Thompson, he is the

only Republican that even Clinton could beat.

[LiberalEsto]

11. I agree with Paul

I fear that's exactly what they plan to do.

[Catchawave]

13. KO's Nexus of Politics and Terror is spot on for this sort of thing

Paul must be a fan.

However, Bush keeps his war sold based on the 'fighting them there...not here', so that would be pretty stupid to do.

[Perry Logan]

14. The conspiracy nuts have been predicting staged domestic terror attacks ever since 9/11

That's sic years of being 100% wrong.

[tomp]

15. bite me. nt

[Supersedeas]

16. how close did the steam line break come to being a Media show