my momentary spasm of paranoia

[ChairmanAgnostic]

OK, it was just a spasm. still . . . .

The top intel agent of the House of Saud conveniently and unexpectedly left UK just a week before 9/11. You can bet that he was getting similar, if not pipe-lined, intel about something bad. But, he had two major advantages. He personally knows the leaders of Al Qaida, and deals with the bin ladin family each and every day. Secondly, he took the intel seriously (probably due to the 1st point) unlike Condi Rice, Darth Cheney or Uncle Don.

His promotion to the head of the US embassy should have raised eyebrows and much commentary - but for the fact that most of our MSM were practicing White House stenography. His background, his contacts, his previous job, and his questionable timing - come on. How much more of a signal does anyone need? Add to that the many rumors that the House of Saud knew precisely what bin Laden was doing. And Funded it, to some degree.

now, in a manner that simply is not done, he quits and runs from DC.

OK. Let's now see just what happens to Cheney - Mr. Undisclosed location, and George. If the Boy king skips out on some of his 22 x-mas parties, and heads to crawford in the next 3-5 days, I'd highly recommend that people stay away from large cities, air flights, and Washington DC.

Even though Condi Rice no longer runs the NSC into the ground, Steve Hadley is no genius. He still is a pretty face, committed to the neoconman vision. Ergo, he is an idiot. It is doubtful that he can weave his way through intel reports, even good ones, in any meaningful manner. He is still too married to protecting the president 1st and foremost.
As for the DOD? Hah. Gates hasn't started, and Rumsfeld has quit. It is leaderless (which may be a blessing in disguise). The NSA? those assholes are more worried about domestic surveillance without a warrant. The CIA? They have not begun to recover from the death and destruction created by the last CIA neoconman leader and his group of hatchetmen.

What does this leave us with? A weakened military. A leaderless White House. An angry, spanked and vindictive Cheney, looking for any opportunity to reassert presidential powers and make them permanent. A rudderless, roiled and ineffective staff at the DOD. A political, inexperienced and misguided staff running the NSC. And a CIA that lost most of its most honest and experienced people over the last 2 years.

Something bad may happen. And I'd bet that Cheney either knows, or suspects, and wants it to happen. If it does, goodbye to our constitution.

[Atman]

1. You bastard

I was done thinking for the day.

Now you made me start all over again!

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[JAYJDF]

2. I agree the timing smells bad.

Another 9/11 type incident and possibly martial law called. That's about the only way for those criminals to stay in power without reproach. Scary I know.

[helderheid]

4. And they'll claim it is a war on Christians and Christmas

[ChairmanAgnostic]

3. and to add to this mix of stuff,

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/12/12/health/main2251484.shtml

we are totally unprepared for any public health emergency.
hell, I could have told them that, but after wasting billions on the Homely Scrutiny Assholes, you'd hope that they would do at least one thing right. OK, a faint hope, but a hope, nevertheless.

[seemslikeadream]

6. I thought it was odd

that when I was googling anthrax today all these "public health" stuff came up, dwarfing the anthrax letter from Grassley

[smirkymonkey]

5. I've been thinking the same thing.

They seem to have run out of tricks and I dread thinking of what they might try next.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

7. and here, I thought I was para. . . . wait.

we are all on the same track