Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

kentuck

(111,103 posts)
Fri Aug 2, 2013, 02:51 PM Aug 2013

Does today's terrorist alert for Sunday have anything to do with Edward Snowden?

Isn't there someway we can rationalize this to make Snowden responsible?

Perhaps the NSA is only trying to show us how much we need this spying? And Snowden and his "supporters" would take this away? And we would be more subject to terrorists attacks?

Perhaps someone smarter than I could explain how we can blame this on Snowden??

13 replies = new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight: NoneDon't highlight anything 5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Does today's terrorist alert for Sunday have anything to do with Edward Snowden? (Original Post) kentuck Aug 2013 OP
Doubtless someone will be lame enough to try. dipsydoodle Aug 2013 #1
The real question is... Wait Wut Aug 2013 #2
What happened to the terror warning 'Color Charts'? Was it just done to keep everyone sabrina 1 Aug 2013 #3
haha. I saw this thread title and went right for this pic: bunnies Aug 2013 #7
watch out Edward!!!! warrprayer Aug 2013 #4
No. It has nothing to do with Snowden Cali_Democrat Aug 2013 #5
There's a lot of experts on "silly" today. kentuck Aug 2013 #6
NP. n/t Cali_Democrat Aug 2013 #12
it says a lot on how our govt wastes billions on ineffective privatization of security tho nt msongs Aug 2013 #8
Laptop Nukes! cherokeeprogressive Aug 2013 #9
We have earned the right ewagner Aug 2013 #10
Didn't even know about the alert. I don't watch news anymore. I got tired of the tv telling me what liberal_at_heart Aug 2013 #11
I think that the timing is pretty convenient, but the flock needs to be Egalitarian Thug Aug 2013 #13

Wait Wut

(8,492 posts)
2. The real question is...
Fri Aug 2, 2013, 02:56 PM
Aug 2013

...why are you trying to make this about Snowden?


Seriously. This is senseless and divisive flamebait. You should delete.

sabrina 1

(62,325 posts)
3. What happened to the terror warning 'Color Charts'? Was it just done to keep everyone
Fri Aug 2, 2013, 02:57 PM
Aug 2013

scared enough to vote for Bush, or were they genuinely needed four 'our security'?

I haven't heard about the 'terror alert' so I can't say what it means.

Has a 'terror alert' every come before an actual 'terror attack'?

Wait, yes, it has. There were plenty of terror attack warnings before 9/11. Too bad the were ignored.

ewagner

(18,964 posts)
10. We have earned the right
Fri Aug 2, 2013, 03:11 PM
Aug 2013

to be cynical about any terror warning or advisory because they were used for pure political purposes in the past and there is no guarantee that they are not now being used politically or, that they will be used for those purposes in the future.

liberal_at_heart

(12,081 posts)
11. Didn't even know about the alert. I don't watch news anymore. I got tired of the tv telling me what
Fri Aug 2, 2013, 03:18 PM
Aug 2013

to think.

 

Egalitarian Thug

(12,448 posts)
13. I think that the timing is pretty convenient, but the flock needs to be
Fri Aug 2, 2013, 03:50 PM
Aug 2013

regularly reminded that if they stop supporting the wolves, they're lunch.
& R

Latest Discussions»General Discussion»Does today's terrorist al...