This is the first well-presented MSM piece I've seen on what many of us have viewed as a curious relationship between the timing of US terror alerts and the Bush Administration dealing with PR crises. Could it be coincidence? Granted, it's not the first time an Administration has attempted to wag the dog, but it's definitely interesting. -rf
(The video is at MSNBC, but requires tons of software to read. A copy of the video in .MOV format can be found at http://www.infowarrior.org/users/rforno/Countdown-Nexus-Terror.mov.) The Nexus of Politics and Terror (Keith Olbermann) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9665308/#051012a # # # # # The Nexus of Politics and Terror (Keith Olbermann) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9665308/#051012a < TRANSCRIPT SNIPPAGE > We could probably construct a similar time line of terror events and warnings, and their relationship to - the opening of new Walmarts around the country. Are these coincidences signs that the government¹s approach has worked because none of the announced threats ever materialized? Are they signs that the government has not yet mastered how and when to inform the public? Is there, in addition to the "fog of war" a simple, benign, "fog of intelligence²? But, if merely a reasonable case can be made that any of these juxtapositions of events are more than just coincidences, it underscores the need for questions to be asked in this country - questions about what is prudence, and what is fear-mongering; questions about which is the threat of death by terror, and which is the terror of threat. You are a subscribed member of the infowarrior list. Visit www.infowarrior.org for list information or to unsubscribe. This message may be redistributed freely in its entirety. Any and all copyrights appearing in list messages are maintained by their respective owners.
