I might have t ake back what i said about this terrorist alert warnings

[lottie244]

Since the reports say they have top Al-qaeda official's wife and children, I believe he is spilling his guts. Even terrorists love their wives and children and you know what the Paks and western allies will do to wives and children...worse than death. I think this guy is telling all that he knows but I really don't think he know everything...just his part of the operation. Let's hope we really have thwarted the plans for NYC and DC and NJ.

[soothsayer]

1. If only this administration had any credibility, then maybe I'd even

believe THAT.

[Justice]

2. From What I read, what the guy is saying/what they are finding is informa-

tion that suggests some of these sites were scoped out pre 9/11 - not that there is any indication an "imminent" act will happen today.

[Strelnikov_]

8. From CNN, Pre 9/11 Recon That MAY Still Be Going On Today

This is definitely the impression I am getting from news articles.

It appears to me that while the information provides insight into some targets they where looking at, there is no indication that any attack was planned, let alone imminent.

Seems to me that all the hoopla is a bit of an over-reaction.

[Walt Starr]

9. Nope, they grasped at straws to justify a purely partisan

'Terra Lert'

Any old reason would work. After it blows over, they blame it on bad intelligence.

[radwriter0555]

15. NOTICE bush's bogus war on terror DID NOT CATCH THIS GUY? Not one single

US dollar or action is responsible or involved in catching this alleged perpetrator, once again. Just pakistanis.

[Eloriel]

17. And they provided some "details" because they've been

uniformly criticized for that in the past.

On another thread, a DUer posted that Bloomberg had said this intel is over 2 years old, fer cryin' out loud.

[tommilator]

3. torture victims..

have been know to say just about anything they think their interrogators want to hear. Read any account of a witch trial and it should be obvious that the poor women were just running their mouths.

[bowens43]

12. What makes you believe that there is a torture victim?

Tom Ridge says so isn't enough for me.

[tommilator]

23. Interrogation in Pakistan!!

A military dictatorship....

And the fact that torture have been green-lighted in the 'War on Terror'(tm) by your fine administration.

I have no idea if the threat is for real or if its a false warning cooked up in a Pakistani prison or at a Karl Rove strategy meeting.

My point was that information obtained through torture is by definition unreliable.

[Bucky]

24. ABSO-farkin'-LUTELY! He's spilling his guts about 3 yr old intelligence

Torture victims do say anything. And by the time interrogators get around to torturing, they're already leading the perp's answers in the direction they expect them to go. So the guy is saying "al Qaeda has been casing downtown New York and DC for possible targets".

Um, duh. What a shitty way to run a war. Is it too late to surrender?

[in_cog_ni_to]

4. I'm not sure that I even believe

that they have the wife and children of the "Top" Al-qaeda official. I don't believe anything our government says. NOTHING.

[tngledwebb]

19. Agreed..

And CNN and the NYT, WaPo, WSJ, and the rest, don't believe a single thing you read hear or see in any major US media- with a very few individual exceptions. 'Liberal' pundits can only speak their minds under a very narrow remit, IE they have to be 'fair and balanced', IE they can never call BushCo bald-faced liars, overt fascists, or just plain evil, though these terms are most apropos. And journalists and pols in 1933 Germany who spoke the truth are today to be praised for their bravery and foresight.

[mmonk]

5. the truth remains unknown until something happens

since the administration has a history of spreading falsehoods.

[TheWatcher]

10. It's Quite Simple actually.

They are in Political Trouble.

They know there is no way in HELL they can win a Free Election.

So they are doing what they have done every time.

A conveniently timed Fear Fest to Keep the Cattle In-Line.

We are NOT Cattle, We are AMERICANS.

We Are HUMAN BEINGS.

And for those of us who can still think for ourselves, we must see this for what it is.

A Ruse.

They have nothing left.

They will try everything and anything to Stay in Power. For all we know, we may not get to Vote this November, but they will NOT Take this Country without a FIGHT.

This time let The Wolf Eat THEM.

Their Fall will be EPIC.

But we must not let them take us with them.

[Media_Lies_Daily]

6. I've heard and read quite a few "reports" since the NeoCons...

...took power in December 2000.

I'm still waiting for one that contains even a small portion of truth.

[buycitgo]

25. A frickin MEN!

many posts here echo this obvious reaction, as did the very first dem caller on CSPAN today, where they're discussing this

she said she doesn't believe ANYthing they say, that they have shown that they'll do ANYthing to stay in power, after stealing the election in the first place

what better example of the bogosity of all the 'reports' issued is Sibel Edmonds letter, issued yesterday, and IGNORED in the media

you musta all seen this, but here it is again, just in case

http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0408/S00012.htm

[Walt Starr]

7. This is a PHONY 'Terra Lert'

Regardless of any claims they make, this was done solely for partisan political reasons.

[bowens43]

11. It's bullshit.

I don't believe that there IS a captured Al Qaeda official. I don't believe there is a 'guy'. The whole thing is bullshit and your reaction is exactly what they were looking for. NOTHING that comes from this administration can be trusted. Nothing.

[T Bone]

22. true that

It seems to me this is part of the GOP response to the Democratic convention. There are two things hitting the airwaves with shock and awe right now.

1. Terra Terra Terra
2. All the spin about no bump for Kerry with some outlets going so far as to say he lost ground in the polls, which is definitely not true.

[wurzel]

13. Why would the "terrorists" attack NY now?

Bush is the best friend they ever had. This "alert" is intended to stop any protests, and to have the taxpayer foot the bill for the RNC convention extravaganza.

[radwriter0555]

14. oh PLEASE. Reliable information and "news" from the same state that paid

Atta 100K one month before 911? (Pakistan's ISI is on record as paying Mohammed Atta $100,000 one month before 9.11)

It makes NO sense. This is bogus.

[tinanator]

16. When was the last terrorist attack in the US?

Anthrax? No resolution there, it wasnt a foreign op anyway. The fact that we have gone years without so much as a car bombing pretty much shows who was behind and why we suffered 9-11-01. If "they" were out to get us, "they" have a million opportunities to do so. "They" arent, or "they" would have, repeatedly, over the last year alone,.

[ursacorwin]

18. fear is the only thing they have left.

to the original poster: look at the wisdom from your fellow DUers. they're right: even if this is "true," what guy wouldn't say whatever he was told if his family was at stake? this just cannot be trusted, and you've no reason to believe anything bushco says until lots of other independent groups have chimed in as well.

they will try to keep up the fear level at extra-crispy from now until the election. don't fall for it.

[thecrow]

20. Is this the "spectacular" "hit us hard" event

that the administaration promised us the terrorists are getting ready to do?
Oh... it's PRE 9-11 stuff found on a terrorist's computer?
Is it a spectacular event as promised by Tenent?
Can you say politically motivated?
I thought not

[thecrow]

21. Is this the "spectacular" "hit us hard" event

that the administaration promised us the terrorists are getting ready to do?
Oh... it's PRE 9-11 stuff found on a terrorist's computer?
Is it a spectacular event as promised by Tenent?
Can you say politically motivated?
I thought not