On Leaks and Politicizing Terror
Well it would seem our allies on the other side of the pond are rather upset that the Bushies have been leaking information about the terror plot revealed this month. They are concerned that they might harm successful prosecution of the suspects but I would also wager they don't want to over sensationalize the issue as the administration and MSM over here are wont to do.
Of course the Bushies have good reason to "dramatize the issues". They goaded the Brits into arresting the suspects sooner then they wanted in order to juxtapose the raid against the Lieberman-Lamont campaign. They also hope the plot will also give them leverage on the warrantless wiretapping program.
The only problem is that by hyping up the issue to the degree that they are, they are in fact seriously compromising national security. The Brits are doing their best to try to prosecute these suspects, while the Bushies only care about how much political capital they can squeeze out of this.
Of course the Bushies have good reason to "dramatize the issues". They goaded the Brits into arresting the suspects sooner then they wanted in order to juxtapose the raid against the Lieberman-Lamont campaign. They also hope the plot will also give them leverage on the warrantless wiretapping program.
The only problem is that by hyping up the issue to the degree that they are, they are in fact seriously compromising national security. The Brits are doing their best to try to prosecute these suspects, while the Bushies only care about how much political capital they can squeeze out of this.
They don't give a rats ass about national security. It's all about wining elections and stealing the public dough.
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8/23/2006 11:11:00 AM
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