"Iran=source of improv. bombs"/vague chem. stockpile finds/ B.S. DC hotel

[henslee]

evacuation scare. Is there a a pattern here?

[moodforaday]

1. Have you seen the NUMBER of terror drills underway?

We've been preoccupied with the upcoming nuclear terror drill at Fort Monroe, where Gen. Byrnes was based - but go to Google News and search for "terror drill". You'll get dozens of recent press reports (this month) about drills that are planned or already underway. Here's a sampling, but there's much more:

Exercise to focus on nuclear terror scenario
http://www.northcom.mil/index.cfm?fuseaction=news.showstory&storyid=C9BFBBAC-F3CA-BD2E-008C7B34AFE33114
(this is the one everybody already knows about)

08/12/2005 - Drill prepares county for bioterrorism attack
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=15027921&BRD=1426&PAG=461&dept_id=528197&rfi=6

"NORAD CONDUCTS TERROR DRILL"
http://www.krdotv.com/DisplayStory.asp?id=9942

"Terrorism Exercise Begins Monday At Fort Bragg"
http://www.wral.com/news/4851575/detail.html

"Terror drill tests local emergency readiness"
http://thedaily.washington.edu/news.lasso?-database=DailyWebSQL&-table=Articles&-response=newspage.lasso&-keyField=__Record_ID__&-keyValue=13646&-search

There are all separate, unrelated drills. And then there are all those recent warnings, such as:

"Leaked US intelligence document warning of terrorist attacks on London and America using fuel tankers"
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,2087-1733874_1,00.html

US warns of new attacks on London - Britain - Times Online
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/printFriendly/0,,1-523-1734148-523,00.html

Officials Warn of Possibility of Attack Around Sept. 11 - New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/12/national/nationalspecial3/12terrorr.html?ei=5065&en=12a3c4413593dcc4&ex=1124510400&partner=MYWAY&pagewanted=print

And Bush talks about "impending doom":

The (over)exercise of power - Los Angeles Times
A week ago, when President Bush met with Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson III to interview him for a potential Supreme Court nomination, the conversation turned to exercise. When asked by the president of the United States how often he exercised, Wilkinson impressively responded that he runs 3 1/2 miles a day. Bush urged him to adopt more cross-training. "He warned me of impending doom," Wilkinson told the New York Times.

http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-chait22jul22,0,3359930.column?coll=la-news-comment-opinions

[henslee]

2. Thanks for links. that LAT Opinion piece... the man is trippy.