here we go...

[symbioidlj]

metaphorge posted about the potential "burning of the reichstag" in the US... That's when the german parliament building was burned, and blamed on communists conspirators(and of course, jews), and lead to an excuse to increase the nazis' control. many people believe that the burning was instigated by the nazis. i've thought about this before, and believed that there would be an attack in order for bush to be re-elected.

i've debated off and on, whether or not an attack would increase or decrease bush's chances. when he was doing well, i believed it would be needless, because 1) he's most likely to be elected, and 2) he could always claim that "we've not suffered a terrorist attack in the US since 9/11, and that means my policies have succeeded"(which is utter bullshit, of course)

now, we see this article, and since he's doing bad in the polls, many of his supporters may rally, and some in the middle(ie: sheep) will jump to his side in the time of crisis. it may just happen yet. i hate to be conspiracy minded. i try to be rational. but it's possible. even if it does happen, i won't necessarily say he did do it, like some on the far end will jump to right away(and of course be summarily dismissed by the other far end who will never even grant such a possibility):



http://cbs.marketwatch.com/news/story.asp?guid=%7B7DBC6BE6-4CF6-4466-9DBE-159D1B5298D6%7D&siteid=google&dist=google

Report: Terrorists plan summer attack
By Carla Mozee, CBS MarketWatch
Last Update: 7:37 PM ET May 25, 2004

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- U.S. officials say they have credible intelligence information that terrorists are planning an attack within the United States this summer, according to a report late Tuesday by the Associated Press.
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"There is a clearly a steady drumbeat of information that they are going to attack and hit us hard," said a senior federal counterterrorism official who spoke on condition of anonymity.

The official told the news service that the intelligence does not specify a time, place or method of how the attack would occur.

The government source added that of most concern is that terrorists may have and use chemical, biological or radiological materials that could result in a significant amount of casualties and damage.

The Associated Press said the current intelligence, according to the senior official, is the most disturbing the government has received since the Sept. 11 attacks.

Attorney General John Ashcroft and FBI director Robert Muller are planning a news conference on Wednesday to outline their efforts by law enforcement and homeland security officials to detect and disrupt any potential plots, according to the news report.
Carla Mozee is a CBS MarketWatch reporter in San Francisco.

Comments

[metaphorge.livejournal.com]

The really disturbing thing is that we even have to ask ourselves whether this could all being an "inside job".

Whether it is, or it isn't, we have to ask....

[vyoma.livejournal.com]

It doesn't even matter whetehr or not it actually happens so much that the story of the intelligence itself can very well serve as the rallying point. That's the important part; it could still well be enough to eventually formulate grounds for postponing the election until after the threat has been removed... thus giving ShrubCo another opportunity to wrap itself in the flag and tout some major success in rounding up suspects right before the election were again allowed to proceed. And it's easy, too... all that would have to happen once the election was postponed would be to round up any suspicious-looking characters and parade them for the cameras, whether or not they had anything to do with the chatter or, in fact, whether there ever was such chatter at all. Once the announcement of an impending threat specifically designed to influence the election has been announced, it doesn't matter who gets rounded up. With the structure of the legal system being what it is now, they'd never even go on trial in any sense of a legal trial and commensurate investigation. Round 'em up, declare a victory in TWAT, parade 'em for the cameras, and stick 'em in a hole until after the rescheduled election. It would all be very tidy, no?

I've been seeing this coming for I-don't-remember-how-long. It's moving along right on schedule. Whether or not the story is based on anything in reality, I would be looking for security levels to be raised toward the red end of the spectrum toward the end of summer/beginning of fall, a "brief postponement" of the elections to come sometime in October, and then the announcement of arrests and an "all clear" to be sounded within a few days after what would have been Election Day. I wouldn't be at all surprised if this play included enforcement officials finding some substantial, uber-scary weapon this time around. Drama will be key in this strategy now that ShrubCo has indeed lost its footing in the polls.

[rflagg.livejournal.com]

The great thing is, he doesn't have to burn anything himself. With 18,000+ al Queda members and growing everyday, and a world that hates us since our inception - they can sit back and wait and it'll come by itself just fine. He's created a great breeding ground for terrorists in Iraq, and by launching the war with Iraq, he's divided us against the rest of the world. Why do the dirty work when you can have someone do it for you?

-m.