Ammonium
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Mon Mar-06-06 03:23 AM
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So, what ever happened to the terror alert thing? Anyone else notice how it is all the sudden gone?
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BuyingThyme
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Mon Mar-06-06 03:27 AM
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1. Well, it's an election year, so maybe they'll start using it again. |
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Funny how they dug up that old terra plot in Los Angeles ("Liberty Tower") but didn't bother to dust off the chart.
If I didn't now any better, I'd think the Homeland Security department only uses the chart for political purposes.
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Mon Mar-06-06 03:27 AM
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allisonthegreat
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Mon Mar-06-06 03:39 AM
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3. "They" have been busy with Katrina/Rita ~eom~ |
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Mon Mar-06-06 03:56 AM
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4. Busy trying to spin their lack of response. |
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Edited on Mon Mar-06-06 03:56 AM by northofdenali
Idiots. My welcome, too, ammonium and allison :hi:
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radfringe
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Mon Mar-06-06 04:07 AM
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5. it's because we're "safer" |
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with bush*
a) could also be someone is paying attention at the white house - with the country against the Dubai ports deal and concern for security -- how much public support on the port deal would bush* get if he issues a terror alert?
2) we've been pummeled with terror alerts for the past 3 1/2 years - he's cried "wolf" once too many times for it to have any significant effect bumping up polling numbers. I would propose that a terror alert at this particular time would have the opposite effect and make his numbers drop even further
3) considering how well Homeland IN-security/Fema handled Katrina - if there were to be a "real" terror attack - how confident are you that Homeland IN-security/Fema could handle it?
a terror alert at this time would be a political liability - not an asset
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Mon Mar-06-06 04:31 AM
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as in funny peculiar not funny ha ha...just strange...and welcome
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Mon Mar-06-06 04:38 AM
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7. FOX still runs it on their crawler, I think. |
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not like I watch. But I think the only people in the world who believe the terror alert bs will be watching FOX anyways, so maybe DHS just "outsourced" the job to the network.
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