To: MSI who wrote (262708 ) 6/10/2002 8:30:10 PM From: Raymond Duray Read Replies (2) | Respond to CROOKED GOVERNMENT? HERE'S MORE PROOF OF DECEPTIVE PRACTICESone month ago . What was the DoJ waiting for? An opening in the news cycle to fill with half-truths while this Unanswered Questions. ORG therefore gets no attetion:unansweredquestions.org prospect.org based on the fact that this man was arrested a full month ago -- that the Administration is very carefully making the most of this arrest to change the subject. By hyping the threat this man posed and refusing to elaborate on how close he actually was to making a dirty bomb (as opposed to, say, having a vague idea about bombing the U.S., which not that uncommon), the Bush Administration shifts the focus of our attention and gives a boost to the beleagured intelligence agencies (score one for the CIA!). Moreover, by classifying a U.S. citizen as a combatant (not necessarily unjustifiably; we'll have to wait and see), the administration will set off a discussion that -- with liberals, as always, arguing for the unpopular-but-necessary principle of due process for suspected terrorists -- will put Democrats on the defensive. This whole thing stinks. [posted 4:00 pm]
