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2004-06-14 Home Front: WoT

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Posted by John C. 2004-06-14 12:00:00 AM|| || Front Page|| [11133 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 "I can tell you with absolute certainty that every day, terrorists enter the United States. They are real and they are here."

Profile 'em.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2004-06-14 1:21:50 AM|| 2004-06-14 1:21:50 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Secure identities that can't be forged and interlinked databases go a long way towards solving the problem.

Posted by phil_b 2004-06-14 2:28:03 AM|| 2004-06-14 2:28:03 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Not to be callous, but would a mass casualty attack on the Donk Convention help Bush or Kerry? More to the point, would it arouse some manly instincts in the Dems, or just more strongly-pressed appeasement?

Just wondering.

Posted by someone 2004-06-14 2:35:34 AM|| 2004-06-14 2:35:34 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 of much more concern to me is the upcoming Republican convention in the city where the terrorists have been so eager to make their feelings known. I admire the Republicans for not letting fear rule them and their decisions, but come on now, Everyone, and i mean EVERYONE is going to be watching New York. For me, it will be like watching an acrobat. On one hand I'll be saying, "Wow! Cool!", but on the other, I'll be anxious watching him do his act one slight miscalculation away from disaster.

Posted by Dripping Sarcasm 2004-06-14 5:11:38 AM|| 2004-06-14 5:11:38 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 The Athens Olympics are going to be the thing to watch for terrorism. The security is lax and its close enough for the Islamists to get to.
I'm sure they would love to stage a repeat of Munich 1972 played out with Americans.

Posted by JerseyMike 2004-06-14 8:05:42 AM|| 2004-06-14 8:05:42 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 The Republican convention is much more likely to be the target of domestic terrorists than international. When you have Village Voice columnists calling for the extermination of Republicans, you have to expect someone will heed the call...

Posted by Robert Crawford 2004-06-14 11:03:50 AM|| [http://www.kloognome.com] 2004-06-14 11:03:50 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 Not to be callous, but would a mass casualty attack on the Donk Convention help Bush or Kerry? More to the point, would it arouse some manly instincts in the Dems, or just more strongly-pressed appeasement?

I dunno - I'm feeling kinda cynical right now. I'd say it'd benefit the Democrats. Partly for the sympathy that would result (and be long-sustained) from such a horrific event, and partly because it'd be used as a political tool (The Bush Administration is ineffective, the Patriot Act a facist-farce, etc.).

It might awaken some more aggressive instincts, though most likely those of a law-enforcement variety. Meaning the Patriot Act would remain relatively intact, perhaps reinforced in places.

Posted by Pappy 2004-06-14 11:35:37 PM|| 2004-06-14 11:35:37 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 The press would certainly play it the way you indicate, Pappy. And play it. And play it. And play it. Ad infinitum ad nauseum.

Eventually, even they will tire of the All Abu Ghraib, All the Time meme and realize ther need a new self-flagellation meme.

Posted by .com 2004-06-15 12:21:18 AM|| 2004-06-15 12:21:18 AM|| Front Page Top

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