Reply #108: CRIED WOLF TOO MANY TIMES [View All]

[radfringe]

While I do not discount the high probability of a REAL terror threat or attack - I do listen to these "alerts" with a healthy dose of skepticism.

We've had many terror alerts - and they eerily coincide with certain "events"

- the main event would be news blather about bush's poll numbers dropping

- second to that is the "election year" syndrome, the number of terror alerts were higher in 2002 and 2004 than in non-election years - and usually "popped up" between august-november

forgive the tin-foil hat - Between late Tuesday night and Wednesday evening the news was focused on Lieberman and what it means for the nov (s)elections. blatherheads were speculating on the "anti-war" candidates VS "pro-war" candidates, the anti-incumbancy mood in the country. Congressional approval polls are in the toilet - especially regarding repubs. We've also seen the repub playbook wanting to focus on TERROR-TERROR-TERROR, and bush is cutting his vacation short for fund raising appearances for repub candidates -- all this indicates an element of panic among the republicans.

wednesday afternoon (8/9) my partner, sister and I were discussing the Leiberman loss. I told them that I wouldn't be surprised if we had a MAJOR terror alert/attack within the next couple of months. They pooh-poohed the notion. Yesterday they admitted I was right.

meanwhile - here's a chart it only goes up to september 2004,