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Saudade (373 posts)

Sun Dec-21-03 06:19 PM
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2. "Alert"

Bush can literally do this terror alert stuff any time he wants for as long as he wants -- fear and bullying being his only political strategy -- and there is no way for the public to know if it has any basis in fact.

The strategy works because when in fear, people tend to err on the side of caution, giving Bush the benefit of any doubt.

What is most frightening is not the alleged terrorism, but the logic of the fear-mongering itself.

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On the day of the "Kurds found Saddam" story, alert level raised to Orange	maggrwaggr	Dec-21-03 06:15 PM	#0
speculate away	RBHam	Dec-21-03 06:16 PM	#1
"Alert"	Saudade	Dec-21-03 06:19 PM	#2
oops. I missed that one.	maggrwaggr	Dec-21-03 06:20 PM	#3
It's almost gotten to the point ...	nownow	Dec-21-03 06:21 PM	#4
chaos. managed chaos.	grasswire	Dec-21-03 07:15 PM	#10
There's no such thing.	silverweb	Dec-21-03 06:23 PM	#5
FDR	RBHam	Dec-21-03 06:25 PM	#6
Thank you!	silverweb	Dec-21-03 06:28 PM	#7
As close as he dared come to saying...	snoochie	Dec-21-03 09:56 PM	#49
Silly...	PackedForPerth	Dec-21-03 06:39 PM	#8
If you have followed the administration as long and as carefully	spotbird	Dec-21-03 07:28 PM	#11
I'm sorry...	PackedForPerth	Dec-21-03 07:43 PM	#12
Those views are not that unusual around here Packed4Perth	althecat	Dec-21-03 07:46 PM	#14
And he is so new?	Timefortruth	Dec-21-03 07:47 PM	#15
Like I said, if you believe him more power to ya.	Timefortruth	Dec-21-03 07:55 PM	#16
Careful there...	PackedForPerth	Dec-21-03 08:01 PM	#17
The somebody in question this time is a British Intelligence operative	althecat	Dec-21-03 08:05 PM	#18
right...	PackedForPerth	Dec-21-03 08:11 PM	#21
He hasn't been named...	althecat	Dec-21-03 08:18 PM	#23
Novak give up the names of agents, maybe someone should	Timefortruth	Dec-21-03 08:27 PM	#27
LOL!	PackedForPerth	Dec-21-03 08:42 PM	#31
But Packed4Perth...	althecat	Dec-21-03 08:49 PM	#34
you can take that one to the bank...	PackedForPerth	Dec-21-03 09:05 PM	#36
Unnamed Sources	welshTerrier2	Dec-21-03 09:53 PM	#47
Yeah... that Deep Throat... what a liar he was, eh?	snoochie	Dec-21-03 10:00 PM	#51
show me...	PackedForPerth	Dec-21-03 09:06 PM	#37
Welcome to DU	RationalRose	Dec-21-03 09:09 PM	#39
Disrespect...	PackedForPerth	Dec-21-03 09:17 PM	#41
Then I assume you are skeptical that bin Laden actually is responsible for	Walt Starr	Dec-21-03 09:19 PM	#42
Healthy skepticism	welshTerrier2	Dec-21-03 09:42 PM	#43
You said that perfectly.	Timefortruth	Dec-21-03 09:43 PM	#44
healthy skepticism...	PackedForPerth	Dec-21-03 10:00 PM	#52
just read the article, Packed	maggrwaggr	Dec-21-03 10:40 PM	#55
so?	PackedForPerth	Dec-21-03 10:52 PM	#56
I'd believe the Herald before I'd believe you	maggrwaggr	Dec-21-03 10:59 PM	#57
LOL! Go right ahead...	PackedForPerth	Dec-21-03 11:00 PM	#59
we're not very welcome around Tikrit either	maggrwaggr	Dec-21-03 11:03 PM	#60
For one thing...	PackedForPerth	Dec-21-03 11:09 PM	#62
yup...	PackedForPerth	Dec-21-03 11:11 PM	#63
the point is that the press has once again simply repeated what * has told	maggrwaggr	Dec-21-03 11:20 PM	#64
Yeah, well if you read everything about it it does sound possible	Timefortruth	Dec-21-03 08:07 PM	#19
okey dokey...	PackedForPerth	Dec-21-03 08:10 PM	#20
Ok Packed4... so what is your take on 911	althecat	Dec-21-03 08:21 PM	#25
Yup...	PackedForPerth	Dec-21-03 08:41 PM	#30
And I suppose the FBI were just very damn clever...	althecat	Dec-21-03 08:46 PM	#33
Sure they were...	PackedForPerth	Dec-21-03 09:07 PM	#38
Thing is... None of the hijackers names were on the passenger lists	althecat	Dec-21-03 09:48 PM	#45
It didn't even take 24 hours, did it? n/t	Sapphocrat	Dec-21-03 09:51 PM	#46
If it didn't take 24 hours, then it could have been prevented	RationalRose	Dec-21-03 09:54 PM	#48
Which they did...	Sapphocrat	Dec-21-03 10:35 PM	#53
Ya know what, you've seen precisely the same amount of evidence to support	Walt Starr	Dec-21-03 09:09 PM	#40
No, it is not reports of them having it first, they had it first.	Timefortruth	Dec-21-03 08:24 PM	#26
Sometimes I wish someone would at least try	Timefortruth	Dec-21-03 08:52 PM	#35
Oh! Me! Me! I can give you one!	Sapphocrat	Dec-21-03 09:57 PM	#50
And tell me...	foreigncorrespondent	Dec-21-03 10:37 PM	#54
uh .... did you read the news story that the Kurds found them first?	maggrwaggr	Dec-21-03 08:16 PM	#22
Well it seems to be working.... nobody in the US is reporting this story	althecat	Dec-21-03 07:06 PM	#9
egg-zaktly!	maggrwaggr	Dec-21-03 08:18 PM	#24
Gay Terror alert color....sure isn't "orange"	God_bush_n_cheney	Dec-21-03 07:46 PM	#13
WH has admitted the alerts are for political purposes	RedSock	Dec-21-03 08:31 PM	#28
I thought we were safer since Saddam was captured?	cat_girl25	Dec-21-03 08:39 PM	#29
You silly thing.	Timefortruth	Dec-21-03 08:46 PM	#32
Maybe it means the Bush Administration is on orange alert.	Matilda	Dec-21-03 11:00 PM	#58
right. "The war on terra isn't over" ... .and never will be!	maggrwaggr	Dec-21-03 11:05 PM	#61

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