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If Fear Fails, What's Next?(Charles Cutter, cuttersway.com)
Attorney General John Ashcroft made a dramatic television appearance on Wednesday. He warned Americans that al Queda is planning an attack within our borders in the next few months, with a "specific intention to hit the United States hard." In his announcement, Mr. Ashcroft paused for emphasis before stressing the word "hard." (It was a very theatrical moment.) Conveniently, the danger zone coincides with the precise time period leading up to the presidential election. Just as conveniently, national security remains (inexplicably) one of the last areas in which Mr. Bush leads Mr. Kerry in the polls. To many, it seemed a transparent effort to deflect the attention of American voters from the Iraqi quagmire. With just over five months to go before election day, it must be asked: How far would they go? With blood on their hands and God on their side, what actions would Bush & Co. consider too extreme - when the goal is to extend their control over the financial and military power of the American presidency? The anti-Bush forces are thick with speculation, from planted WMDs, to rigged paperless balloting, to an elevated threat level "justifying" a declaration of martial law (either before the election itself, or before the January 2005 transfer of power). Some even suggest Mr. Bush might "look the other way" while al Queda launches another attack on American soil, counting on a "rally-round-the-flag" response (and the return to a ninety-percent approval rating). Let's hope there is a moral line, somewhere, that Mr. Bush and his people will not cross. Otherwise, today's conspiracy theory may turn into November's nightmare.

posted by A Curmudgeon 8:09 AM