The Justice Department and FBI tell us to be alert. Seven al Qaeda terrorists may be in the US and planning an attack soon.
That may be true. Certainly al Qaeda – bolstered worldwide by our attack on Iraq - is a murderous threat.
But why do we get a warning now? Does the timing have anything to do with President Bush’s shrinking approval ratings?.
Sorry to be skeptical of my government, but I wrote months ago that this Administration will campaign on fear.
In fact, given the serial dishonesty of this White House, I find myself learning toward out-and-out cynicism. That is, I am close to disbelieving anything they say.
For now, though, let’s leave it at this. I have doubts about the timing of this warning.