Al Qaeda has an active plot to hit the West. The United States knows about it but doesn’t have enough tactical detail to issue a precise warning or raise the threat level, says Vice Admiral (ret.) John Scott Redd, who heads the government’s National Counterterrorism Center. In an interview at his headquarters near Washington, D.C., Redd told Newsweek’s Mark Hosenball and Jeffrey Bartholet that the country is better prepared than ever to counter such threats. But he also believes another successful terror attack on the U.S. homeland is inevitable.
Despite the obvious scenario "if you fuck around with other countries there will be retaliation", how much of this is a scare tactic for the American people? Why would the "powers that be" make such an announcement? Doesn't that let the "enemy" know that you are on to their plans? Or is it simply to keep the masses in fear? Isn't that pretty much what Orwell wrote about in 1984?
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Despite the obvious scenario "if you fuck around with other countries there will be retaliation", how much of this is a scare tactic for the American people? Why would the "powers that be" make such an announcement? Doesn't that let the "enemy" know that you are on to their plans? Or is it simply to keep the masses in fear? Isn't that pretty much what Orwell wrote about in 1984?
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