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Department of Homeland (In)Security
08.03.04 (7:44 am)   [edit]
Sometimes I wonder which side the DHS is on and maybe having a centralized intelligence community isn't a good thing. Here's why. The DHS issues a warning that says someplace, say BubbaWorld, is a target for terrorists. What's BubbaWorld to do - close up shop, increase security and do body cavity searches? In short, the warning by the DHS is disruptive, which coincidentally is the purpose of terrorism. Arguably the DHS has become a tool for terrorists, a tool that can cause disruption by a phone call or suspicous email or some other trigger. Minimal effort, minimum expense, decent return - that plays into the hands of terrorists. And to add to that, having a centralized intelligence depot makes it easier for the terrorists to manipulate. One good thing about the old system, screwy as it was, it was tough to pull the wool over everybody.


I would hope that if the DHS has enough info to issue credible threat reports than they'd have enough to not only thwart the plans but make some timely arrests or "terminations". Otherwise what's the purpose? Remind us that bad guys are out there? Well, no shit, and terrorists aren't nearly as big a societal problem as say gangs, drugs, tobacco, and alcohol. What's Bush doing about that? No wonder Ridge is talking about resigning.

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