Self-serving 9-11 warning shows the terrorists have already won
The US State Department issued a curious travel advisory for Sept. 11 but most commentators saw it as an empty and self-serving move. “Exploiting 9/11 for fun and profit,” wrote consumer affairs columnist Christopher Elliott.
The advisory read:
“While we have not identified any specific threats from al-Qa’ida affiliates and allies to attack the United States or our interests on the 9/11 anniversary, U.S. citizens should be aware that al-Qa’ida affiliates and allies have demonstrated the intent and capability to carry out attacks against the United States and our interests around the world.
Calling it “nonsense,” Elliott wrote:
“So they have no information about a possible terrorist attack. And the advisory doesn’t expire until Jan. 2, which is long after the 9/11 anniversary. What, exactly, is the State Department trying to do? Scare us?”
Janet Napolitano in a statement admitted, “there is no specific or credible intelligence that al-Qa’ida or its affiliates are plotting attacks in the United States to coincide with the ten year anniversary of 9/11″ but then went on to say the Department of Homeland Security was “at a heightened state of vigilance.”
Elliott asks exactly how many terrorists this multi-billion dollar dragnet (Homeland Security) has caught. The answer: zero.
There’s a reason the government is making a big deal of 9/11/11: Unless people believe that this is a somber national holiday, and that the terrorists are just waiting for us to let down our guard, what reason do our elected representatives have to keep funding the bloated bureaucracy that some say violates our privacy whenever we try to fly?
Elliott says the terrorists have already won. “They have changed the way we live and travel forever.”
By David Wilkening
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