Bush bashes wiretap ruling
Bush described the ruling today in sharp terms, and played the fear card again: "If al-Qaida is calling in to the United States, we want to know why they're calling,".
Bush described the ruling today in sharp terms, and played the fear card again: "If al-Qaida is calling in to the United States, we want to know why they're calling,".
In the midst of the furor over the UK airplane terror plot, the Bush administration approved a plan that would have cut $6 million from explosive detection technology funding. Congress ended up rejecting the plan. Was the UK liquid explosive plot really that serious if the Bush administration would cut explosive detection funding as the plot unfolded? Or is this yet another example of BA ignorance concerning the real threats to "homeland security"? Not good either way...
In the wake of a federal judge's ruling striking down the NSA warrantless eavesdropping program, the Bush administration has finally come out with a response. Once again, that response is based on putting Americans into a state of panic by implying that the big UK "terror plot" was uncovered last week due to this program, even though the case is in the UK.
The Christian Science Monitor has a good listing of the many recent "terror scares" that local and federal officials tried to make into deadly "plots". It seems some folks are taking the Bush administration talking points on terror a bit too seriously. What will be today's "foiled plot"?
Well, at least British politician John Prescott thinks so. Prescott apparently blurted out the insult (or is it the truth?) at a private meeting of members of the Labour party. That's the party of Tony Blair...Can our Democrats ever stand up and do something as bold as this? That would be refreshing.
Yes, just because he's dead.
On The Nation, James Galbraith asks some very pertinent questions about the exact circumstances surrounding the UK plane bomb terror plot. The article is for subscribers only, so here's part of the text.
Prosecutors in Michigan have asked that the terrorism case against three Palestinian-Americans be dropped. The three Texas Muslims were arrested and held for several days immediately after the UK plane bomb scare. The reason they were held? They had dozens of prepaid cell phones and they had taken a photo of Michigan's Mackinac Bridge. Oh my God! Where are their martyrdom tapes!!??
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