Reply #73: Of course, they are reasonable points

[Zodiak]

At this point, I believe the plot was real, although none of us have any idea how far along this plot was other than there were 20 people possibly connected. They had their group together and had some idea of what they were going to do and when they went to look for tickets, they were busted. Their plan involved some kind of liquid chemical to make an explosion.

That is all we know. It says nothing about how far along the plot was or its feasibility. But, yeah, it was real, and thanks to the British police for the good work.

The Karl Rove part comes from this question: Is the hype generated from this plot proportional to the threat? That is Karl Rove's province, and I am afraid that considering how little information is known to the public, we are left only with a 5 year track record of over-hyping terror threats. Was this a "thought-crime"? Did these guys have any of the material they needed? Is there any physical evidence that they funny-intended to carry out this plot rather than flirt with it?

So, the plot was real, the threat level is unknown, and the media reaction may be too strong in light of recent political events. Not to mention the security measures may be a bit of an over-reaction.

I see no reasons why thinking Karl Rove had a hand in this is completely dependent upon the terror plot being imagined. If nothing, the bastards running our country into the dirt are ridiculously opportunistic.