“While we must assume such a threat exists generally” — my God, possible terrorism really has become an excuse for anything this administration or its corporate masters want to justify. It was a lot funnier when the anything-goes line was “…or the terrorists will have won,” wasn’t it? That was with an election three years away and the populace paying close attention and asking for answers, though; with an election coming, a scared and docile electorate is better for their purposes.
