What ever happened to all those "Terror Alerts"?

[miketheidiot]

this entire thread deserves a

 

[conjur]

Originally posted by: miketheidiot
this entire thread deserves a

Why?

 

[conjur]

U.S. Says More Terrorist Groups Are Seeking Deadliest Weapons
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=...&sid=aMtjmN_1T6ZI&refer=top_world_news

April 28 (Bloomberg) -- An increasing number of terrorist groups are seeking weapons of mass destruction, the U.S. State Department said yesterday in a report on global terrorism.

``Although al-Qaeda remains the primary concern regarding possible WMD threats, the number of groups expressing interest in such material is increasing, and WMD technology and know-how is proliferating in the jihadist community,'' the report said.

The annual report included an overview of terrorist attacks worldwide in 2004. The report found that although there were military campaigns against insurgents and terrorists in Iraq and Afghanistan, improvements in homeland security and deepening counterterrorism cooperation worldwide, ``international terrorism continued to pose a significant threat to the United States and its partners in 2004.''

Among the new challenges, according to the report, are efforts by al-Qaeda leaders to inspire ``new groups of Sunni Muslim extremists to undertake violent acts in the name of jihad.''

OH NOES!!!!1111!111!1222!11


And right in time for tonight's propaganda speech.

 

[shurato]

Originally posted by: CycloWizard

Originally posted by: shurato
And what terrorist attack have we faced since 9/11 to warrant all those stupidly convienent terror alerts... oh i forgot there wasn't any. Stick that cookie up your ass.

Die in a fire. You would whine even more if they didn't use the system and were attacked. You can't have your and eat it too. I'll give you two just so you can next time.

Lol.... I'll go die in a fire the day you take your nose out of George Bush's buttcheeks loser.

 

[CycloWizard]

Originally posted by: shurato
Lol.... I'll go die in a fire the day you take your nose out of George Bush's buttcheeks loser.

How... mature and educated.

 

[shurato]

Why yes...its to counter your very mature and educated comment of "Go die in a fire".... ROFL.

 

[CaptnKirk]

PsychoLizard -

I'd like to see some people banned - or at least vacationed, for their 'Die in a fire' crap.

That is uncalled for, and serves no purpose in a debate.

You would be a good place to start.

 

[GreatBarracuda]

Orwell must be writhing in his grave.

If you have time, take a look at this:

The Ghost of Orwell is Upon us

 

[conjur]

Originally posted by: GreatBarracuda
Orwell must be writhing in his grave.

If you have time, take a look at this:

The Ghost of Orwell is Upon us

Thanks.

Here's another one (available online, too)

It Can't Happen Here - Sinclair Lewis.

 

[conjur]

U.S. Sees Drop in Terrorist Threats
Al Qaeda Focusing Attacks in Iraq and Europe, Officials Say
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/co...rticle/2005/04/30/AR2005043000704.html


Zarqawi aide calls for attacks on Vatican, White House
http://www.timesofoman.com/newsdetails.asp?newsid=14753



Gotta love it. Sheesh. War on terror, what a joke.

 

[WiseOldDude]

"Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we." -- President George W. Bush, Aug. 5, 2004 in an apparent gaffe or a Freudian slip.

Many many times the so called Freudian slips are born from the truth. I meant to lie but the truth just slipped out speach.
I can only believe this is the truth, our government is heck bent on turning us into a country of quaking cowards, and they worked hard with the "alert status" color codes, never dropping below Elevated.

But if you yell "wolf" enough times, the citizenery will eventually learn that you are only crying wolf, and the wolf is not there.

 

[1EZduzit]

Originally posted by: CaptnKirk
PsychoLizard -

I'd like to see some people banned - or at least vacationed, for their 'Die in a fire' crap.

That is uncalled for, and serves no purpose in a debate.

You would be a good place to start.

As usual the conservative hypocrisy is at work. He can call you names, but it is immature and ignorant when someone attacks back, LOL.

 

[arsbanned]

I am always astounded by the right to lifer philosophy:

"I'm Pro Life and I'll _kill_ you!"

Amazing. Just fvcking amazing.

 

[drewshin]

we've had more attacks by domestic terrorists in the last twenty years than foreign terrorists. yet i see no crackdown or amount of attention paid to these domestic terror groups that i see with foreign terrorists.

do you see any of these people being sent to guantanamo bay for acts they could commit in the future, or for possibly talking to someone in these groups in the past?

who's to say that we've won the war against foreign terrorists yet? it's been three and a half years! it's the conservative way, take credit quickly, point fingers quickly, and never admit a fault.

 

[artikk]

Liberals and Republicans never change
link
Keep ranting on your accusations/theories and witty remarks. I simply don't care.

 

[1EZduzit]

Originally posted by: russianpower
Liberals and Republicans never change
link
Keep ranting on your accusations/theories and witty remarks. I simply don't care.

Then don't reply.

 

[conjur]

Well now...

Ridge reveals clashes on alerts
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington...5-05-10-ridge-alerts_x.htm?POE=NEWISVA

WASHINGTON ? The Bush administration periodically put the USA on high alert for terrorist attacks even though then-Homeland Security chief Tom Ridge argued there was only flimsy evidence to justify raising the threat level, Ridge now says.

Ridge, who resigned Feb. 1, said Tuesday that he often disagreed with administration officials who wanted to elevate the threat level to orange, or "high" risk of terrorist attack, but was overruled.

His comments at a Washington forum describe spirited debates over terrorist intelligence and provide rare insight into the inner workings of the nation's homeland security apparatus.

Ridge said he wanted to "debunk the myth" that his agency was responsible for repeatedly raising the alert under a color-coded system he unveiled in 2002.

"More often than not we were the least inclined to raise it," Ridge told reporters. "Sometimes we disagreed with the intelligence assessment. Sometimes we thought even if the intelligence was good, you don't necessarily put the country on (alert). ... There were times when some people were really aggressive about raising it, and we said, 'For that?' "

Revising or scrapping the color-coded alert system is under review by new Homeland Security secretary Michael Chertoff. Department spokesman Brian Roehrkasse said "improvements and adjustments" may be announced within the next few months.

The threat level was last raised on a nationwide scale in December 2003, to orange from yellow ? or "elevated" risk ? where the alert level is now. In most cases, Ridge said Homeland Security officials didn't want to raise the level because they knew local governments and businesses would have to spend money putting temporary security upgrades in place.

"You have to use that tool of communication very sparingly," Ridge said at the forum, which was attended by seven other former department leaders.

The level is raised if a majority on the President's Homeland Security Advisory Council favors it and President Bush concurs. Among those on the council with Ridge were Attorney General John Ashcroft, FBI chief Robert Mueller, CIA director George Tenet, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and Secretary of State Colin Powell.

Ridge and Ashcroft publicly clashed over how to communicate threat information to the public. But Ridge has never before discussed internal dissention over the threat level.

The color-coded system was controversial from the start. Polls showed the public found it confusing.

Any remaining doubters that the Propagandist and his closest advisors (Rove, Cheney, Rumsfeld) ratcheted up the teror alert levels for political purposes?

Leads more credence to my belief Ridge left because he was tired of being associated with bullsh*t like that.

 

[homercles337]

Originally posted by: Abraxas

Originally posted by: CycloWizard
What happened to all those terrorist attacks? Oh, I forgot, there haven't been any.

"Exactly right. We've never had a serious foreign terrorist attack int he United States and we never will. Clearly since no terrorists have ever done real damage to the US our anti-terror policies must be working."

-- President Bush on September 10th, 2001

Fixed...

 

[shurato]

Originally posted by: conjur
Well now...

Ridge reveals clashes on alerts
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington...5-05-10-ridge-alerts_x.htm?POE=NEWISVA

WASHINGTON ? The Bush administration periodically put the USA on high alert for terrorist attacks even though then-Homeland Security chief Tom Ridge argued there was only flimsy evidence to justify raising the threat level, Ridge now says.

Ridge, who resigned Feb. 1, said Tuesday that he often disagreed with administration officials who wanted to elevate the threat level to orange, or "high" risk of terrorist attack, but was overruled.

His comments at a Washington forum describe spirited debates over terrorist intelligence and provide rare insight into the inner workings of the nation's homeland security apparatus.

Ridge said he wanted to "debunk the myth" that his agency was responsible for repeatedly raising the alert under a color-coded system he unveiled in 2002.

"More often than not we were the least inclined to raise it," Ridge told reporters. "Sometimes we disagreed with the intelligence assessment. Sometimes we thought even if the intelligence was good, you don't necessarily put the country on (alert). ... There were times when some people were really aggressive about raising it, and we said, 'For that?' "

Revising or scrapping the color-coded alert system is under review by new Homeland Security secretary Michael Chertoff. Department spokesman Brian Roehrkasse said "improvements and adjustments" may be announced within the next few months.

The threat level was last raised on a nationwide scale in December 2003, to orange from yellow ? or "elevated" risk ? where the alert level is now. In most cases, Ridge said Homeland Security officials didn't want to raise the level because they knew local governments and businesses would have to spend money putting temporary security upgrades in place.

"You have to use that tool of communication very sparingly," Ridge said at the forum, which was attended by seven other former department leaders.

The level is raised if a majority on the President's Homeland Security Advisory Council favors it and President Bush concurs. Among those on the council with Ridge were Attorney General John Ashcroft, FBI chief Robert Mueller, CIA director George Tenet, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and Secretary of State Colin Powell.

Ridge and Ashcroft publicly clashed over how to communicate threat information to the public. But Ridge has never before discussed internal dissention over the threat level.

The color-coded system was controversial from the start. Polls showed the public found it confusing.

Any remaining doubters that the Propagandist and his closest advisors (Rove, Cheney, Rumsfeld) ratcheted up the teror alert levels for political purposes?

Leads more credence to my belief Ridge left because he was tired of being associated with bullsh*t like that.

Well this certainly is a surprise now isn't it. :disgust: