Bobert is possibly correct when he says that the timing is a little too convenient.

The CIA probably gained some ground in the PR race too. They hadn't been scoring too many points lately. I find it quite intriguing that one of the "new" TV shows is about the CIA. The Agency. This show presents the CIA as a very capable, high tech, unstoppable organization. There will be more of this. I don't LIKE it but it certainly makes sense, given the nature of terrorist activity we have experienced thus far.

Even with unwarranted arrests of foreign nationals suspected of being sympathetic to Al Quaida, this is still the most open of countries. That openess allows for almost unmonitorable actions against us. When the device detonated is nuclear and the death rate climbs into the MILLIONS how open do you think we will remain?

I fear this more than anything I have ever feared. The USA is going to become a police state. We came close to such a fate during the cold war when almost NO real internal threat existed. Now there is a genuine internal threat. We are screwed!

CB