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So is the "newest" alert by Mr. Ashcroft merely a CYA tactic. A few weeks ago they set all security agencies on highest alert because of possible terrorist attacks. It was never called back. Now (2 days ago) we have another alert, but no details.
The question is how much higher a state of alert can you get. I think the Government is covering their butts in case something does happen. If nothing happens, well the proper authorities did the job right and if something does happen, they can say we alerted everyone, but we can't catch everything. The problem is that we should continue a normal routine, except be aware that we may be attacked within this week. That's quite a tightrope that we are being asked to walk and there seems to be no safety net below us.
Homeland Security should be job 1, not the tracking down of terrorist groups in foriegn lands imo. You can't get them all, hell we're havin a hardtime getting the first group. How many Arab Nations do we attack so we can "smoke all the Evildoers out of their holes" and "bring 'em back Dead or Alive". We really do need to make this land and other nations need to make their countries safe against these threats.
Mr. Ridge should be one of the most powerful men in the USA and I don't see it happening. Is is because it is easier for the Gov. to show us they are doing a good job by displaying videos of explosions in Afghanistan than to convince us that our Homeland Defense is doing a good job? We need to be "bulletproof" and I don't mean "Missile Defense" either. I like to think that if a terrorist group can plan an attack, the proper people can stop them. They just need to learn how to share the info.
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Still The Most Humbly Prideful (?) Member Of The Illuminati!
Mark
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