Ridge says Bush Administration pushed to raise terror alert for re-election

The Raw Story, Aug 20, 2009

A remarkable detail to be published in former Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge’s soon-to-be-released book asserts that the Bush Administration attempted to wield the color-coded terror alert system for political gain — a charge often leveled by Democrats but not previously confirmed by a high-ranking Bush Administration official.

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Tags: Bush administration, Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge, Josh Marshall, Obama, terror alert

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One Response to “Ridge says Bush Administration pushed to raise terror alert for re-election”

tomdegan Says:
August 21, 2009 at 9:33 am | Reply
Sure, they exploited America’s utter post 9/11 paranoia for the most base political reasons. Ridge’s book is not news. The only thing newsworthy is the fact that someone who was in the know is finally admitting it. He should have written his book five years ago.

I knew what was going on in the hours leading up to the election of 2004. It was so freaking obvious, you had to be an idiot to miss it.

On the first posting on my blog on June 2, 2006, I wrote the following:

“PREDICTION: George W. Bush will be remembered in history, primarily, as the first (pray last) former chief executive to go to federal prison. Sound crazy? Stay tuned.”

I stand by those words.

http://www.tomdegan.blogspot.com

Tom Degan
Goshen, NY

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