Friday, August 11, 2006

I seriously question the timing

I really want you to go over to OpEdNews and read the latest piece by Bob Kall entitled "Terrorist Bust or Rovian Political Asymmetric Warfare?" I honestly don't think this is too far fetched:

Talk about controlling the narrative.

Let me tell you. If George Bush told Ehud Olmert that the US was going to cut off funding to Israel, and discontinue re-stocking parts for military equipment if Olmert went after the Hezbollah kidnappers, we wouldn't be watching bombings in Lebanon today. Now we know that NYC police have known about the liquid bomb terrorist plot for months. It is just too coincidental that Joe Lieberman loses on Tuesday, Tony Snow suggests that Democrats are getting weaker on terrorism on Wednesday, and there is a huge bust with massively intrusive new security measures and red alert status on Thursday.

Now we know that Tony Snow knew the bust was coming down when he framed the Lieberman loss as a softening in the Democratic position on terrorism, as the full orchestra of the right wing echo chamber blasted.

Now, the question is, was the bust put in motion as an anti-terrorism move or an asymmetrical political warfare move-- capturing the mainstream media's attention and loyal stenographic coverage of the UK bust. On the left, on the progressive alternative media, there are plenty of people who are suggesting that this bust is very suspicious. In England, young Muslim men are shown on CNN wondering about the bona fides of this bust.
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So, why take it public? Why divulge the names of 19 of the accused "terrorists?" This goes totally against all the rules of espionage and intelligence operations. It surely blew the covers of the undercover agents, probably among those 19 named "terrorists" in an effort to camouflage their identities.

Why? Because it's a a great media ploy, a great way to embellish the message that was blasted on Wednesday by the republican echo chamber, that Democrats are weak on terror. But there's a difference. The latest polls show that the public sees the DEMOCRATS as better on terror. So here is woofie the poodle Blair, Bush's anti-terrorism buddy busting a bunch of terrorists with soda and shampoo bottles and tooth paste tubes. And here in the US, a batch of Republican governors (CA, FL, MA) activate their national guard troops and send them into their airports carrying automatic weapons. Build that fear. Disrupt life as usual. Remind Americans that they are being protected by Republicans from Terrorists. Or is that the republicans are being protected by the terrorists, or the story about terrorists.


The timing is just too convenient. Right after Lieberman lost his primary and all.... Just too convenient.

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