Are You Scared?
Here we are, 3+ years from 9/11 and the "war on terror" is going strong. Are you scared? You are supposed to be. They are coming. They have made plans to attack. Osama has appeared on Al Jazeera and said there will be "another Manhattan" regardless of the president elect. But, our government (Bush Admin.) is, quote: "doing everything we can, moving heaven and earth, to prevent another attack against our citizens." Bullshit. Bullshit and you know it.
Now, you have heard these all before, but maybe this time it will stick:
The Facts:
1. (CBS) Sept. 11 or not, U.S. Customs can still inspect just 2 percent of the 6 million cargo containers entering the U.S. annually, making seaports and the final destinations of the containers all across America vulnerable to terror.
2. Not only are our U.S. Nuclear sites (Nevada, Washintgton State, Colorado) unguarded. The U.S. military has consistently left Last year they laid off 14,000 of them.
4. As of today, we do not have a Homeland Security Chief Cabinet level administrator. As of today, we do not have bomb checking machines at the check in lines of airports. As of today, we DO NOT check the cargo that goes on the underside of planes. But you and I have to take our shoes off and old ladies are being strip searched.
5. States do not have the resources to fight a biochemical attack within 7 days time. A major attack of that kind would kill 100,000 plus.
6. States do not have the manpower Firefighters/Police officers, nor the money to respond to an attack. Unless you live in Washington, NY or California. They simply do not have the budget for security.
7. We just, after 3 years and much fighting, passed an intelligence reform bill. We still have not instituted all the changes of the 9/11 commision. The investigation into why it happened and who dropped the ball is ongoing. Seriously? We still don't know why all the problems and lies happened? Then we cannot prevent it.
So, I am willing to bet you are not scared. Unless, you have children and live in the south and are a married woman. I am willing to wager you have not thought about a terrorist act on U.S. soil today at all. Did you know our Terror Alert Level is Elevated? That means there is intent and intelligence that we may be attacked. That is yellow in case you don't know.
My point here is: Your governement is not doing "Everything it Can, " nor is it "moving heaven and earth," they have done very little. Door on Cockpits. That's what we got. Doors on Cockpits. All that ensures is that the plane can be legally shot down. We are not safer, Bush has not done his job, congress is slow as ever and the men and women on the front lines here and in Iraq do not have the Funding, Tools, Armor, Weaponry or resources to safeguard this or any other country. We are losing.
Happy Christmas shopping!
Now, you have heard these all before, but maybe this time it will stick:
The Facts:
1. (CBS) Sept. 11 or not, U.S. Customs can still inspect just 2 percent of the 6 million cargo containers entering the U.S. annually, making seaports and the final destinations of the containers all across America vulnerable to terror.
2. Not only are our U.S. Nuclear sites (Nevada, Washintgton State, Colorado) unguarded. The U.S. military has consistently left Last year they laid off 14,000 of them.
4. As of today, we do not have a Homeland Security Chief Cabinet level administrator. As of today, we do not have bomb checking machines at the check in lines of airports. As of today, we DO NOT check the cargo that goes on the underside of planes. But you and I have to take our shoes off and old ladies are being strip searched.
5. States do not have the resources to fight a biochemical attack within 7 days time. A major attack of that kind would kill 100,000 plus.
6. States do not have the manpower Firefighters/Police officers, nor the money to respond to an attack. Unless you live in Washington, NY or California. They simply do not have the budget for security.
7. We just, after 3 years and much fighting, passed an intelligence reform bill. We still have not instituted all the changes of the 9/11 commision. The investigation into why it happened and who dropped the ball is ongoing. Seriously? We still don't know why all the problems and lies happened? Then we cannot prevent it.
So, I am willing to bet you are not scared. Unless, you have children and live in the south and are a married woman. I am willing to wager you have not thought about a terrorist act on U.S. soil today at all. Did you know our Terror Alert Level is Elevated? That means there is intent and intelligence that we may be attacked. That is yellow in case you don't know.
My point here is: Your governement is not doing "Everything it Can, " nor is it "moving heaven and earth," they have done very little. Door on Cockpits. That's what we got. Doors on Cockpits. All that ensures is that the plane can be legally shot down. We are not safer, Bush has not done his job, congress is slow as ever and the men and women on the front lines here and in Iraq do not have the Funding, Tools, Armor, Weaponry or resources to safeguard this or any other country. We are losing.
Happy Christmas shopping!
posted by Michael St. James at 8:24 AM
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