Do you think that all these NYC "scares" are being said to stop protest?

[southernleftylady]

We know that there are going to be HUGE protest in NYC right? Well all these new terror alerts to NYC a way for the government to ban protest?

[still_one]

1. No

I think it is to detract from the momentum of the Democratic convention

This will be all blown over by the time the republican convention arrives

[soupkitchen]

2. When I read your banner, I thought you meant to discourage protests

And I thought no way that's going to work. But I realized you meant that the government will use this as a rationale to ban protesting. Very interesting. Very plausible.

[wolfgirl]

3. This is

a way to accomplish many things. 1. Detract from DNC Convention;
2. Show Bush & Co as "being on the job" to protect all of us;
3. Excuse to use extreme measures to curtail protests during RNC event; 4. Scare folks and thus control them.

:puke:

They are desperate and I suspect they are capable of anything.

[southernleftylady]

6. You are correct.. very desprerate n/t

[Kahuna]

4. Nope. They would love to show us protesting with signs calling

bush a nazi.

[Ready4Change]

5. It's either real or it's a distraction.

I think it's a distraction, to get people to stop talking about the Dems convention and the various great speeches.

[Syncronaut Seven]

7. Can you think of a better way

to get the equivalent of 2 or 3 well equiped army divisions in to the city without raising eyebrows?

Take out NY & * wins the election.

[SemperEadem]

8. No

it's being done in order to portray the RW as victims when nothing has happened.

The Dems were able to hold their convention without crying about fake terrorist attacks---they endured the slings and arrows of RW "rabid response teams" and psychotic spin from the haters without any kind of a threat of terrorism... Why is it now, all of a sudden, the refuqs are whining and crying about terror attacks? Even if it does happen, I wouldn't put it past them to have the terror crew on their payrolls to implement an attack should they not get the viewing numbers that the Dems got.

Am I really that jaded and cynical? Yup--when it comes to the RW.

[Snoggera]

9. Why do the terrorists HATE NYC apparently so deeply?

Wouldn't you think they would hate Washington more? Why this sick fixation on NYC? Because it ISN'T TRUE! This is another sick fairy tale from the masters of deception.

[kittykitty]

10. When it blows over, and if nothing happens, then the bushes will

be able to say, "see, stick with us because we diverted these terrorists attacks on NYC and Washington".

[radwriter0555]

11. It's EXACTLY what its for... to prevent protestors... I agree one MILLION

percent.