Larisa Alexandrovna: Playing Politics with Our Lives

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Larisa Alexandrovna

Playing Politics with Our Lives

After learning of the London plot early yesterday morning from the television, which rarely tells me anything factual, I immediately began making calls to find out the details of what this alleged plot was, what experts believed, and so forth. I spent till roughly 7 PM EST running after this, until I was satisfied that, by all accounts, there was indeed a plot of serious consequence.


But what kept nagging at me was the sense that the White House was far too eager to exploit this, that despite having only learned of the details a few days back, they appeared to be aggressively using insider intelligence of forthcoming events to their own political advantage.

Indeed, all experts I spoke with confirmed that this was a real plot, that the Brits had been tracking these suspects since last year, that the suspects appeared to be heavily tied to Pakistan (a US ally in the war on terror), and that funding for the alleged attacks originated in Pakistan, as it did with September 11.

But yesterday's events were of concern to most, as they should have been, because the foiled plot appeared very credible. The one issue, the key issue for everyone I spoke with, mirrored my own concerns. The timing seemed terribly odd.

more at:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/larisa-alexandrovna/playing-politics-with-our_b_27085.html

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1. Wow Larissa agrees with me that it's a real plot

Anyway-the timing-c'mon guys. The Republicons are so dirty, have so many crimes to cover up, when is it not to DISTRACT from somthing they have done. Next up is the Katrina anniversary..Next up is something they are getting slammed for breaking the constitution next up is always something. It's not like Rove was indicted-heh heh-and THEN this showed up the next day. That would be hard to ignore. Lamont's victory? Please.

The timing was good luck for them of course-so close to 9/11-that's the problem with these scum in office-terrorism is always a win/win for them! Either they "stop it" or it happens and we are expected to rally around these clownfucks becuause they are all we've got. They will always play it against Dems-no matter if thousands die in a terror attack or thousands are saved. And we will never know if they did squat to stop it and got lucky or did squat because it would benefit them if it did happen. That's why we are always fucked either way.

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2. Her analysis lines up well with Juan Cole's

http://www.juancole.com/

I'm a little more skeptical of the Pakistan connection as it was also the source of the 9-11 hijackers and I think that is anything but transparent.

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3. k&r

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4. K&R for understanding

all the players.

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5. Larisa Rocks

and she speaks the truth...

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6. Gotta Love Larisa. Always So Intellectual And Logical. God I Love That.

DU has so many posters that make me so damn proud to be here.

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7. K&R.(nt)

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8. kick n/t

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9. Later, she gives her bottom line:

Is it possible that the White House, eager to score political points with the American radical right (note, not actual Republicans, those having jumped ship eons ago), actually blew yet another classified program by yapping to reporters and talking point crafters? In my opinion, yes.

In my opinion it was despite the Bush administration that the Brits managed to still secure the alleged plotters, not as a result of White House help in the matter.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/larisa-alexandrovna/playi...

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11. Actually, there were claims that the U.S. had picked up

high levels of "chatter", which triggered the Brits to decide it was time to move. This was reported on Time Magazine's website the first night after the raids, but somehow this claim has not been substantiated, and has not been repeated.

Not only do I doubt it, I'm inclined to agree that the "chatter" was loose lips in the administration looking to score political points on the heels of the Lamont victory.

Larisa writes:

We know that all agency heads were briefed by the White House and that Tony Snow knew, Dick Cheney held a private press conference with pet reporters, Karl Rove called Lieberman, talking points made their rounds via right wing outlets and mouths.

While all of this chatter is going on in the States, the Brits must have watched with horror. In my opinion, their move to arrest the suspects on Thursday was more about a sleazy White House political machine and the possibility that loose lips from the White House could jeopardize the investigation, which was nearing its end.

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