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Subject: Re: Terrorism Warnings: Just CYA or to Keep Us Following Bush Blindly?

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Astrid

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Date Posted: 22:53:10 07/05/02 Fri
In reply to: Jen 's message, "Terrorism Warnings: Just CYA or to Keep Us Following Bush Blindly?" on 18:47:05 07/05/02 Fri

>Why are they doing this? Is it a CYA move, so they
>can never be accused of falling asleep at the switch
>again? Or is it a way to keep us fearful enough to
>(1) not question Bush's bumbling of the whole War on
>Terrorism; (2) not notice Ashcroft's revocation of our
>civil rights; (3) ignore the fact that we're treating
>"enemy combatants" in ways worthy of the "axis of
>evil" (yeah, sinking to their level helps so much); or
>(4) miss the fact that Bush is screwing us over
>domestically, from his wink-wink to corporate theives
>to destroying the environment to (MY personal
>favorite) shipping nuclear waste on railroads through
>populated areas (like, right down the street from me,
>on tracks that caused a MAJOR derailment 2 yrs ago)?

I think it's both those things--CYA and keep the population motivated to support the war on terrorism (and possibly, if I were very cynical, distracted from other issues).

I also think it's to build confidence that the gov't IS doing something to protect the people.

Astrid

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