DO WE TRUST BUSH'S FOILED TERROR LIST?

Back on October 7, 2005, CNN.com reported in [http://edition.cnn.com/2005/US/10/06/whitehouse.plots/|an article] that the White House had released a list of ten terrorist attacks that were foiled before they could be committed. Now, to me, it is completely irrelevent as to what they claim to have stopped. Why? Because of that word I just used: "claim."

See, the Bush 43 Administration claimed that Sadam had WMD. They also claimed that the Taleban had been vanquished. Bush, himself, said, back in spring of 2003, that the Iraq mission had been accomplished. He also said that we'd be greeted as liberators. Others in his administration said that Iraqi oil revenue would pay for the occupation.

If you want to go back even further, Bush said in January of 2000 that he'd uphold the US Constitution. This is something his administration did not do when it violated the UN Charter by invading a sovereign member of the UN (Iraq). The Government Accountability Office also determined that the Bush 43 Admin broke covert propaganda laws in producing pro-his-policy fake news stories (check out www.GAO.gov site for more on this--just do a search there for "covert propaganda").

So, when we all started wondering just what the hell's going on with TWAT, he releases a list of ten foiled terror plots they he claims were foiled.

...and we should believe him because...?

Seriously. I don't know what I'd do if I came face-to-face with someone who thinks Bush is still a good guy because I can't deal with people who have such a weak connection to reality.

Hell, I wonder how anyone can believe anything that comes out of the Bush 43 Admin these days. Frankly, it's absurd to me that the press even shows up when Bush's press secretary speaks.

I also find it amusing that just as Bush's popularity is at it's lowest he releases this list and days after it has no effect on his popularity, suddenly this bird flu is all the rage.

It's like terrorism is no longer scaring us and China isn't enough of a threat to us yet, so now enters bird flu as the new Threat-of-the-Moment (TotM).
From CNN.com:

White House lists 10 foiled attacks

Three targeted United States since 9/11, Bush says

Friday, October 7, 2005 Posted: 0201 GMT (1001 HKT)

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The White House on Thursday released a list of the 10 serious terror plots President Bush said were foiled by the United States and its allies over the past four years.

In his speech earlier in the day, President Bush did not offer details but said that three targeted the United States.

The speech came hours before New York City officials announced they had received information about a "specific threat" against the city's subway system.

The list and details from the White House:

1. West Coast Airliner Plot:

In mid-2002 the United States disrupted a plot to use hijacked airplanes to attack targets on the West Coast of the United States. The plotters included at least one major operational planner behind the September 11, 2001 attacks.

2. East Coast Airliner Plot:

In mid-2003 the United States and a partner disrupted a plot to use hijacked commercial airplanes to attack targets on the East Coast of the United States.

3. The Jose Padilla Plot:

In May 2002 the United States disrupted a plot that involved blowing up apartment buildings in the United States. One of the alleged plotters, Jose Padilla, allegedly discussed the possibility of using a "dirty bomb" inside the United States. Bush has designated him an "enemy combatant."

4. 2004 British Urban Targets Plot:

In mid-2004 the United States and partners disrupted a plot to bomb urban targets in Britain.

5. 2003 Karachi Plot:

In spring 2003 the United States and a partner disrupted a plot to attack westerners at several targets in Karachi, Pakistan.

6. Heathrow Airport Plot:

In 2003 the United States and several partners disrupted a plot to attack London's Heathrow Airport using hijacked commercial airliners. The planning for this alleged attack was undertaken by a major operational figure in the September 11, 2001 attacks.

7. 2004 Britain Plot:

In the spring of 2004 the United States and partners, using a combination of law enforcement and intelligence resources, disrupted a plot to conduct large-scale bombings in Britain.

8. 2002 Arabian Gulf Shipping Plot:

In late 2002 and 2003 the United States and a partner nation disrupted a plot by al Qaeda operatives to attack ships in the Arabian Gulf.

9. 2002 Strait of Hormuz Plot:

In 2002 the United States and partners disrupted a plot to attack ships in the Strait of Hormuz, the entrance to the Persian Gulf from the Indian Ocean.

10. 2003 Tourist Site Plot:

In 2003 the United States and a partner nation disrupted a plot to attack a tourist site outside the United States. The White House did not list what site that was.

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