The New York Times > National > Intelligence Indicates Al Qaeda Planning Attack, Ashcroft Says: "Mr. Ashcroft, appearing with Director Robert S. Mueller III of the F.B.I., said the terrorist plans may be nearly complete, but acknowledged that officials do not have intelligence on where or when any attacks could occur.
Their news conference came a few hours after Tom Ridge, the director of homeland security, said there were no plans yet to raise the nation's terror alert level from yellow, the midpoint in the scale.
'There is absolutely nothing specific enough' that warrants a change in the alert level, Mr. Ridge said on NBC's 'Today.' "
Why is the Attorney General announcing terrorist threats when the Director of Homeland Security is not? Is it because he got rebuked by the Federal Appeals Court in SF, was it because the FBI arrested a man on spurious grounds--in other words, did he just want to change the news headlines?
Yes. Why do I say that? Because this warning is bogus! Its based on information that we've had for 2 months... there is no reason to suddenly "announce" it now, other than to make waves and divert attention. The man is spreading fear, however... which makes him an accomplice to terrorism--the very thing he is meant to be protecting the nation from. Sick, huh?
- posted by geoff @ #