Terror Alert is BOGUS - READ

[nostalgicaboutmyfutr]

From AmericaBlog:

http://americablog.blogspot.com/archives/2004_10_03_americablog_archive.html#109727179965329152

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Friday, October 08, 2004
I called it. The school terror alert was BOGUS
by John in DC - 10/8/2004 05:33:22 PM

I really hate being right about something like this, but AP just confirmed that the little tidbit we found in the CNN story last night was in fact true. AP is now reporting that the "maps of schools" they found in Iraq were ABSOLUTELY NOTHING, were NOT related to any terrorist plot, and were in fact simply MANUALS for how to run a safe school, among other things.

In spite of the fact that they determined there was NO terrorist link to this at all, the FBI (part of Ashcroft's Justice Dept) decided to scare the hell out of America's parents anyway, just out of an "abundance of caution," they now say. Abundance of caution? Putting out an alert about something that isn't really a threat? There are lots of possible threats that we have no evidence of, do they issue big national warnings on those every day? No. Just the threats that poll well with security moms.

Oh, and the fact that the guy who got the documents was supposedly a former Baathist, we now find out that pretty much everyone in Iraq in a professional capacity was a former Baathist. Funny how the administraton officials briefing the media on this very fact the last two days left out that little fact, including leaving out the fact the guy was working for a non-profit that helped Iraq schools - kind of relevant to why he wanted information on, what?, schools!

So the entire frigging alert was bogus, and very likely helped bump Bush in the polls. I hope Kerry rips this asshole to shreds.

[cheshire]

What next? They just keep getting more absurd.

[Roland99]

1. The Bush Who Cried Wolf

You know...there's going to be a valid terror threat one day but no one will take it seriously at all.

[SammyWinstonJack]

6. I love that!

"The Bush Who Cried Wolf."

[mindfulNJ]

2. Stop

I'm tired of being outraged! Wake me up on Nov.2!x(

[The_Counsel]

3. What? I Think It's Cute... :-)

This campaign has made you guys WAY too sensitive... :-)

[durablend]

5. Yeah...cute...

Our local ABC station ran it as a real story. Guess nobody told them the whole thing was just more * bullshit. x(x(x(x(x(x(

[The_Counsel]

7. I Don't Get It. Shouldn't It Be Obvious...?

Maybe it's just me, but I'm not going to take cut-n-paste cartoon sing-along as real news...

...but then I don't take 70% of what I see on CNN as real news anymore; so perhpas it IS just me.

[atommom]

4. They have no shame. Is a Halloween scare next?? nt

[DesEtoiles]

8. New web site: www.securitymomsforkerry.com

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Please visit often and pass the word.

[tomfodw]

9. This is actually despicable, even for the Bushies

Whoever leaked this should be fired immediately and publicly. (Although probably whoever did it was acting on orders from some higher-up who will never have to pay any price.)

The press should be furious at being used like this.

Of course, they were used yesterday, too, and I don't remember hearing any outrage. So I guess they'll just lube up and wait to be reamed again. And again. And again.