Election Time -So Here We Go!
London Police Disrupt Terrorist Plot
Terror Plot Suspects Planned 'Dry-Run' of Attacks in Next 2 Days, Sources Say
Suspects arrested Thursday for planning to stage a massive mid-air terror attacked were in the final stages of planning and planned to run a dry-run of the plan within two days, U.S. intelligence officers said Thursday.
Fight Over There So We Don't Have To Fight Them Over Here?
The first responsibility of our government is to protect the American people. President Bush and his administration has not passed this most basic test and Americans know it. Now, panicked by the strong turnout in Connecticut and the clear evidence that most Americans want to change course, these failed policy makers have turned to their strong suit: political mudslinging. White House officials and surrogates fanned out yesterday in a coordinated Rovian campaign to smear their opponents as "weak on security." Press Secretary Tony Snow said that Connecticut voters who backed Ned Lamont believe America should "ignore the difficulties and walk away" from the war on terrorism, a philosophy that "led to September 11th." Vice President Cheney said the defeat of a major Iraq war supporter was "disturbing" since "al Qaeda types...are clearly are betting on the proposition that ultimately they can break the will of the American people." This administration excels at sloganeering about the war -- their latest attacks have already seeped into mainstream media analysis. But sloganeering about war is much easier than conducting it. The White House should stop analyzing primary results and start figuring out how to stop the civil war in Baghdad.
As for the reported terror plot in London, isn't it curious that it was reportedly thwarted by a POLICE organization in Briton (vs by military operatives). I recall this administration's position as stating that U.S. criminal law was not sufficient for dealing with the terrorists. Maybe we could learn from the UK?
Dems Get In Line -Maybe?
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton Wednesday stopped short of calling for Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman to abandon his plan to run for re-election as an independent, following his upset primary defeat to newcomer Ned Lamont. But she reiterated her pledge to back Lamont if he won the state's Democratic primary, and urged Lieberman to "search his conscience and decide what is best for Connecticut and for the Democratic party" before going forward with an independent bid.
...now to what we originally had scheduled:
Conspiracy Theory
A theory seeking to explain a disputed case or matter as a plot by a secret group or alliance rather than an individual or isolated act. [ref] A conspiracy theorist, therefore, is a person who formulates such a theory.
There is a certain negative undertone to the term "conspiracy theory" in today's society. Detractors will point out that many conspiracy theories contain certain features that undermine their credibility. In this forum, however, we will use the term "conspiracy theory" in its neutral sense. We are using it to mean an alternative explanation for an event, as it is defined in the dictionary.
In modern times there have been a number of "conspiracy theories." One example is the assassination of John F. Kennedy. After the assassination, the government offered its explanation of the events. A large number of people (at one point, more than half of the adult population in the United States) simply do not believe the government's explanation. This particular conspiracy theory rose to such a high level in the public consciousness that an entire Hollywood movie was made about it: "JFK", directed by Oliver Stone and released in 1991.
The Kennedy assassination really started the modern "conspiracy theory" movement. This is an event where the "official" government explanation of the crime was openly ridiculed by a large number of normal citizens. Many people believe that the Kennedy assassination was carried out as part of a larger government-centered conspiracy, rather than as a random event arranged by a single gunman.
In the same way, a very large number of people do not believe that "terrorists" carried out the events seen on 9/11 (at least as described by the government). Instead, they believe that the government caused those events or at least they played a significant role in what happened on Sept 11, 2001.
We will examine this more as we lead up to the 5th anniversary of that date.
(Sources: HowThingsWork, FOXNews, Center For American Progress, DHS, CNN, AP)
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