Larry C Johnson: Terrorist Crock of Crap, Part Deux

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Terrorist Crock of Crap, Part Deux

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Larry C Johnson

Where is Paul Revere when you need him? Surely someone should ride and alert the neighbors. AL QAEDA IS COMING!! AL QAEDA IS COMING!! Apparently not content to let the Brits have all the fear factor fun, the Bush Administration is jumping on board the scary train. Booooooo, Al Qaeda. Sure glad that no matter what we do to fight the terrorists (you know, fight them over there . . .) those tenacious bastards make zombies look lazy and unfocused. No matter how many we kill they keep coming and keep organizing.

So here is the story courtesy of ABC's Brian Ross:

* Senior U.S. intelligence officials tell ABC News new intelligence suggests a small al Qaeda cell is on its way to the United States, or may already be here.
* But, according to the White House, there is no credible evidence of an imminent threat.

Just to help clear things up we have Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff telling the editorial board of The Chicago Tribune that he had a "gut feeling" about a new period of increased risk. (Did he go to Mexico and did he drink the water? Just asking.)

So what does this mean?

Let me state at the outset that I am not recommending we ignore Al Qaeda. We should be killing or capturing their operatives. But if they are actually here (or coming) we then need to ask, "Why has the Bush Administration been asleep at the switch and why is Osama still running around loose"?

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