Test run

[nadinbrzezinski]

I know the talking heads will not say it, but this was a test run on the trusted shipper system.

Oh and for all of you screaming terror...politics oh my...this is part of a pattern that's been ongoing for at least nine months. Yes people do exist who want to kill you, and no, not everything goes around US politics. Our media sucks and is US centric, hence you really do not see what is going on abroad. I actually got to watch real news while in Mexico, so this is not surprising given the pattern... But this...was a test.

[dbt]

1. K & R

Thank you for this thoughtful post!

[ChiciB1]

2. I Certainly Agree With You! Let's Scare Them AGAIN, Right Before An Election!

Sound familiar? But yes, there are terrorists out there, but 4 days before and election?

Don't really know when crying WOLF is real anymore.

[nadinbrzezinski]

6. Point is, this has nothing to do with the election.

Today they mentioned that the Eiffelmtower was evacuated twice last month... We have had a slew of warnings. Yes virginia, sometimes things do happen.

[CJCRANE]

11. Look at the political situation in France...

there are mass protests.

[nadinbrzezinski]

13. And, the tower was evaqued and had nothing to do

With unions. We have warnings in Germany too, and the uk...

There are days...

Or the oil union threatened the tower? I am sure Zarkozy wishes that was the case.

[CJCRANE]

14. So you're implying

that French and German politicians wouldn't use the same techniques as American neocons?

[nadinbrzezinski]

16. No I am saying that sometimes there is terror in the world

Now if you want to believe this is Wolfowitz's cell, that is your prerogative.

[CJCRANE]

18. I don't know what it is..

it usually takes a few months or years before we get more information.

[nadinbrzezinski]

19. That is a more rational take

Than assume it is just cynical Terra

[mcollins]

20. Some people just have their heads buried in the sand.

You will never convince them that some people in the world really do hate America.

[nadinbrzezinski]

21. Insert country here

Believing the government is lying is a regular past time.

[mcollins]

23. That may still be true (lying governments of countries)-

and yet they may still have enemies trying to hurt them.

There are those who think that all of this is not real. I wonder what real is to them?

[nadinbrzezinski]

25. Absolutely

And I ask that question too.

[HipChick]

3. I'm curious as to why one would make a 'test' so obvious..

[nadinbrzezinski]

7. Easy, how much procedure was revealed?

For instance how many layers until you trip the system. I am jaded, but I did work with security services. Hubby did some of this shit for real so we had fun connecting dots. There are a few things talking heads will not tell you. But to your question..how many ambulances responded, do they blow it on site or not? Things like that.

[Posteritatis]

4. The talking heads have been saying that all afternoon

Considering some of the things people are panicking over are printer parts and boxes of bank receipts, I'm more likely to believe this isn't any kind of run.

Just what point is there to a "test run" of this sort anyway?

"Hey Achmed! I know! Let's warn them about what we're going to do by sending innocuous items in a supposedly suspicious manner. If that happens without incident, we can then try it again with actual dangerous objects of some sort, expending twice the effort for the same result!"

"That sounds like a wonderful idea, Hamid! There is no conceivable way such an act could forewarn our enemies!"

[nadinbrzezinski]

8. They started as I left, see above for your answer.

It was a test run...

[spanone]

5. the talking heads have said this all day long.

[nadinbrzezinski]

9. They started as I left home

As to why see unthread.

[Barack_America]

10. A bunch of packages sent from Yemen to Jewish centers in the US?

Their plan needs a lot of work.

[nadinbrzezinski]

12. Unless the objective IS to trip system

To look for vulnerable spots.

I am jaded, but this is what it is. Somebody is recording coverage and some bodys are taking notes.

Oh by the way, hello Echellon... No, not paranoid either.

[mcollins]

15. did the President just say

that there were explosives?

The news here is hard to get.

[nadinbrzezinski]

17. I'm at the doctors, will read it later

[Turborama]

22. Yes, he did. I posted an article about it in LBN

Here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x4593460

[mcollins]

24. thanks! nt