Intelligence on Election Threat Quieted

[wildflower]

WASHINGTON - U.S. government officials say the level of information picked up about an election terror threat has ebbed somewhat recently, but they still believe the danger posed by al-Qaida has not waned.

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Some view such a trend as a warning, noting a similar lull in the summer before the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

Before that lull, in July 2001, national security adviser Condoleezza Rice (news - web sites) has said the government picked up "frustratingly vague" messages, including: "Big event — there will be a very, very, very, very big uproar." Then came the lull, then the attacks.

Others see the decline this time as a potentially positive development, or a sign that al-Qaida might be inactive or weakening.

The bottom line is that no one really knows, said Vince Cannistraro, a former CIA (news - web sites) counterterrorism chief.

"It doesn't mean anything," he said. "Quiet means there isn't a lot of talk on al-Qaida Web sites, and it means there isn't any new intelligence."

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20041028/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/election_terror_threat

[maddezmom]

1. sure is, after the complete rovian f'up of the ABC terror tape

the only chatter is on WorldNet.Daily, Sludge and Faux....and of course Freeperville.

[The_Casual_Observer]

2. If there was a real threat they wouldn't know it anyway

Let's face it, they have spent a treasure on "Homeland Security" and we are no better off then if they had simply done nothing. In fact we are probably much worse off.

[shraby]

3. They are 20,000 hours behind on translations!!!!

How in the hell would they know??????

Not only that, the discs are full and overwriting earlier stuff for room.

[wildflower]

4. What really got me about the article was this paragraph:

<<Before that lull, in July 2001, national security adviser Condoleezza Rice (news - web sites) has said the government picked up "frustratingly vague" messages, including: "Big event — there will be a very, very, very, very big uproar." Then came the lull, then the attacks.>>

Did we know this before? I mean, did we know that she knew, in July, that the gov't was picking up these messages?

-wildflower

[geniph]

5. Yeah, they told us there'd be an attack on the Convention, too

and that turned out to be a complete crock of shit. Desperate people trying desperate last-ditch measures to get the shrub out of the shitter.

on edit: yes, there'll be a terrorist attack on election day - by KKKarl Rove and the rest of the evil cabal, trying to overthrow the government (again).

[MrMonk]

6. Be afwaid. Be vewwy, vewwy afwaid.

Suddenly, Condi noticed that she could no longer hear any threats. There could only be one reason: there were no threats to be heard! JUST LIKE THE LAST TIME! :tinfoilhat:


Be prepared for Monday's red alert, coming in selected urban areas.

[sally343434]

7. You're off the message

The lack of threat means there is a threat. Kind of like Saddam's not having any WMD apparently proved he really did have them.

[americanwomanone]

12. You've Got that right! n/t

[loudsue]

8. The bush team needs to make a big show of THWARTING an attack

before election day....that's what they're prolly preparing for. It will make them "appear" to be on top of terrorists.

It's all smoke & mirrors for the people who pay their salaries.

:kick::kick::kick:

[Nay]

14. It really is too late for that. It would look so contrived, no one would

believe it, not even the freepers.

[IA_Seth]

9. Al Qaida websites?

I guess I didn't know they had websites now..must be hell of a shitty marketer with all the bad press they've been getting.

But really though, how is this anything? It could mean a BILLION different things, and DOES mean they want us to be scared.

boogety boogety

[UpInArms]

10. what? no one's turning in toy stores

for selling "magic cubes"?

[Sinnerman]

11. Why Are they playing this Phony Tape

http://www.drudgereport.com/abct2.htm

ABC News is playing right into Repukes playbook

[NMDemDist2]

13. they don't want to scare the Security Moms away from the polls n/t

[loudsue]

15. LOL!! I hadn't thought of that, AZ, but you're RIGHT!!

They KNOW Dems are too tough to stay away from the polls!! :hi: I feel safer already!! :hi:

:kick::kick::kick: