ABC dusts off the White House's Fear Meme for '08 since it was so successful last election.

[nc4bo]

http://abcnews.go.com/TheLaw/story?id=5420514&page=1

U.S. Headed for 'Heightened Alert' Stage
Exclusive: Major Events on the Horizon Prompt a Surge in Anti-Terror Efforts
By PIERRE THOMAS
July 28, 2008

Government officials have been quietly stepping up counterterror efforts out of a growing concern that al Qaeda or similar organizations might try to capitalize on the spate of extremely high-profile events in the coming months, sources tell ABC News.

Security experts point to next month's Olympics as evidence that high-profile events attract threats of terrorism, like the one issued this past weekend by a Chinese Muslim minority group that warned of its intent to attack the Games.

Anti-terror officials in the U.S. cite this summer and fall's lineup of two major political parties' conventions, November's general election and months of transition into a new presidential administration as cause for heightened awareness and action.

This is what the Department of Homeland Security is quietly declaring a Period of Heightened Alert, or POHA, a time frame when terrorists may have more incentive to attack.

According to drafts of government memos described to ABC News, the period would run roughly from this August through July 2009.

There's more fear @ the link and of course there's the discuss portion of the article.

I must do my duty to warn you that some people over there are very concerned about your fear.

[babylonsister]

1. You nailed it; that's exactly what they're doing. nt

[newmajority]

2. Disney is programming the animatronic Osamabot as we speak.

Just like they did the last time...... :puke:

[blm]

3. Fear gave COVER of the steal for corpmedia. Bush didn't 'succeed' - RNC stole it for him.

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[bdamomma]

4. they love to play that FEAR CARD don't they?

how many Americans will bite?