76 days ago, on February 2 2010, five government intelligence leaders unanimously declared before Congress that an attempted terrorist attack on what they called the “U.S. Homeland” was “certain” within the following six months.
There’s been no terrorist attack on the “U.S. Homeland,” what used to simply be called the United States. Nor has there been any attempted terrorist attack on the same. There are 105 days left for this prediction of a “certain” attempted terrorist attack in the U.S. to come true.
Declarations of certain impending terrorist attacks like these matter because they’re used to justify all sorts of draconian policies that prioritize government power over individual people. In 2007, they were used to panic the Congress into passing the Protect America Act, one of many laws promoting warrantless surveillance. The warrantless surveillance promoted by the Protect America Act and the Patriot Act and the FISA Amendments Act are always described as being used to target terrorists, but somehow end up being used against law-abiding Americans for reasons having nothing to do with terrorism. The predicted attack, of course, never came to pass in 2007.
That’s why you should pay attention and see whether this “certain” — not 50% likely, not 90% likely, not 99% likely, but “certain” — attack actually comes to pass. It’ll be a useful indication of how strongly you can trust the word of your government.
“Hey, these (false flag operations like 9-11) take TIME to set up! Weeya back-off and give us a little space here?”
You’re probably right Tom.
Look, it took over 40 years to set up the fake newspaper reports about Obama being born in Hawaii, to set
up his illegal Muslim takeover of the United States. That one was really a LONG time in the planning stages,
but look how effective it was!
Did you forget to take the meds today, or false-swallow them when the orderlies gave them to you?
yes, i’m “certain” they can make it happen.
i just saw willie nelson on larry king (i know you think it was just the pot talking) and he is certain that there is more to 9/11 than meets the eye. i agree. many questions were left unanswered after the investigation. my former governor, jesse ventura also questions the downing of the twin towers; he’s all about conspiracy theories. to say with certainty that another attack is imminent may indicate insider information.
Well if Willie Nelson and Jesse Ventura both think 9/11 was an inside job, how could any rational person think otherwise?
I never talked that stupid when I smoked pot.
What’s Jesse’s excuse? Too many body-slams on his head?
Good writing