The Politics of Terror
Talking Points Memo is one of only a few blogs I read every morning while perusing the “real news”. In his inaugural column for Time.com, TPM’s Josh Marshall touches on what has been a recurring theme here.
The “tell” in this case was the date. The FBI got wind of this plot last summer and arrests were made back in April. So why did we hear about them on July 7, the anniversary of the London bombings? I believe the question answers itself. The story was leaked to pump up the anniversary of the London subway bombings on July 7, 2005 and remind people that if it could happen in London it could happen here. The dozens if not hundreds of law enforcement folks who worked on thwarting this embryonic plot were not part of some political scheme. But whoever chose July 7 to leak the story, clearly was. With the mid-term election less than four months away, for some people, that’s a helpful message.
“Toying With Terror Alerts?” is worth a read.
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