Why is the adm. playing the "Terror" card again? What

[leftyladyfrommo]

are they trying to pull attention away from? Just saw a new report yesterday that Al Qaeda is getting ready to attack us again. So why is the adm. playing the terror card right now?

Get the focus off the declining economy?

Are we losing in Iraq again? Surge not really working? Is it the news about waterboarding?

What?

[leftofthedial]

1. record turnout in democratic primaries

[leftyladyfrommo]

4. You think? Makes Bush look even worse than he usually does?

Very possible.

I'm not sure people even pay attention anymore. We have had so many "terror" alerts that everyone just kind of stops listening.

[bdamomma]

10. they want to instill the FEAR factor in people. Daily doses of it.

[gateley]

2. Not "again", but "still". nt

[NightWatcher]

3. be afraid, run back to the comfort of your daddy's (repukes) safe arms

nice try schmuckos

[leftyladyfrommo]

7. Jeesh. I'll bet you guys are right. I never really thought of that. n/t

[bdamomma]

5. they want that FISA bill passed perhaps.

[MrCoffee]

6. When that's the only card in their deck, what else can they play?

They've got nothing else.

[leftyladyfrommo]

9. True. Foreign Policy is sucky. Economy is tanking.

What is left.

[jannyk]

8. To Take our minds off of the recession. nt

[leftyladyfrommo]

11. But there isn't any recession. Just a kind of mild slow down.

We will probably find out later that we have really been in a recession for months but no one wanted to tell us.

[madrchsod]

12. hmmmm...

[ReformedChris]

13. They play it every once in a while to re-direct focus and if something happens, asses are covered nt

[Hydra]

14. You're right to ask

I heard something on NPR this morning about the military releasing a video of kids in Iraq trained to be soldiers. I take that as our excuse to kill kids as "Al-Qaeda in Iraq" now.

My guess is that there will be another false flag attack in the US soon or we'll mount a new offensive in Iraq or someplace else. I'd be really surprised if we get to the general election without an Iran strike.

I'm the unofficial doomsday clock for DU, and I say we are 2 minutes before midnight.

[islandmkl]

16. shit...it's already tomorrow

[islandmkl]

15. well, for about 30% of the people, this is what it is ALL ABOUT...

and for the rest of us, we know it COULD happen at any time...who needs colors, etc. Quit scaring us. OOPS...I forgot...that shit works. Maybe a little less each time, but it still works. In the meantime, OJ will find Nicole's killer (he must avoid mirrors) before Bush & his warmongers will find bin Laden.

[Captain Hilts]

17. There was a hearing, and McConnell was asked. He answered. nt

[BattyDem]

18. FISA bill ... they want immunity for the telecoms

and according to to ChimpCo., the only way we will ever be safe is if billion dollar corporations are allowed to break the law and violate the Constitution. :eyes: They always ramp up the terror talk when they want to get their own way on something.

[Wizard777]

19. No, think this is an actual threat. This would put Al Qaida right on schedule.

But when you have a President that will cry wolf just to get his way. Who knows? Then that deteriorates to. Who cares? It's just another empty threat from the President. Until it's not.

[Ganja Ninja]

20. They're tapped out. They got nothing left.

The occupation is bankrupting the country and everything's going to hell in a hand basket. What do they have to lose?

[Elspeth]

21. Because it's Wednesday?

Or whatever.