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To: abstract who wrote (62067)	5/14/2005 7:58:30 PM
From: Sully-	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 65232

...."Ridge says those pre-election terror alerts weren’t necessary after all" Is that so? Got a link? TIA

To: abstract who wrote (62067)	5/15/2005 2:07:03 PM
From: Sully-	Respond to of 65232

Thanks for the info. I see that Ridge never said what you attributed to him (both the quoted & non quoted attributions). The quoted attribution came from the extreme left wing website, 'The Carpetbagger Report'. Ridge never said anything remotely close to what you claim. In fact, if you read what Ridge actually said (see links below), there is no doubt he would strongly disagree with that purely partisan attack. The non-quoted attribution you made is also completely wrong. Ridge never said the pre-election alerts weren't necessary. In fact, Ridge has only spoken publicly about all alerts issued since their inception in 2002. All Ridge said was that the Dept of Homeland Security was the least likely agency to push for an alert or raising the threat level (see links below). IOW, there were differences of opinion between some agencies within the government. And Ridge had no problems with the various agencies voicing their concerns. ...."Ridge says those pre-election terror alerts weren’t necessary after all "It seems like quite a coincidence. The Bush White House, anxious for a second term and intent on making the election about national security, would intermittently announce new terror-alert warnings to the public, each time leading to a bump in the president’s approval rating."" Ridge reveals debates on raising threat level theolympian.com Ridge: Homeland Cautious on Alert Level news.yahoo.com Ridge: Homeland Security most reluctant agency to raise terror threat The Associated Press tucsoncitizen.com Ridge: Homeland Cautious on Alert Level The Homeland Security Department usually has been the federal agency most reluctant to raise the national terror alert level, former Secretary Tom Ridge said Tuesday. abcnews.go.com