Reply #2: I didn't see it til now [View All]

cuz the CSPAN ones are getting a lot of attention.
I agree with what you are saying and I will take it further, I hope without mangling your intent: I think there has been a concentrated effort to get people to mistrust/not think they can depend on the government and not feel safe. It happened in New Orleans, I think that was a FLOP too, they want people to get the idea: the government is not going to take care of you. I also can't count the number of times I've heard: the gov't won't be able to help you if you get the "bird flu". NPR said that a number of times. I think it is a set up for a new world order where everything is privatized in the hands of a few and people can no longer expect help from natural disasters. (I'm getting a little Alex Jonesish here)
And, of course it gave us the idea that terrorists can easily fool our military and airport security the way it is and the ONLY way we will be safe is to give up our civil liberties and all become potential suspected terrorists ourself, never speak out against the gov because "it might be misinterpreted as an act of terror....", etc..


I think the "incompetence" theory is bogus because that is what the Bush admin WANTs you to think, they want you to think the government is incompetent (it was after all a remnant Clinton military and "weak" on terror, defense, etc...) and that we need "additional" security and laws to "protect" us. It is exactly what they want us to think that they were incompetent that is why the mishandlers of 911 were promoted and given medals rather than made accountable.
Did I misrepresent your intent?