Presidential Auction 2004

There's been some stirring around the blogosphere about the motive behind a possible al-Q'aida attack before the November pretense of an election in this country, no doubt spurred by AssKKKroft's latest Hey! Terror! "warning" - which is exactly what it was intended to do - get the focus off the administration's lameness.

Asked about the timing of his new warnings about the suspects, Mr. Ashcroft said, "We believe the public, like all of us, needs a reminder."

  NY Times article

I am going to be much in agreement with John-Paul at everythingsruined on this one:

Tim Noah says Al Qaeda wants a clash of civilizations so it's in their interest to get Bush elected. I've heard elsewhere that Al Qaeda, or at least bin Laden, wants the US out of the Middle East--in which case, I guess, it would be in their interest to get Nader elected. Tim Noah thinks that Ashcroft thinks that bin Laden thinks that Kerry would be "soft" on Iraq which makes Ashcroft think that bin Laden wants Bush to lose the election. I think everyone's thinking too much about this.

...It's very possible that Ashcroft and other Bushies are scared that bin Laden wants Kerry to win. It's also possible that the Bushies think a paranoid electorate will vote Bush. It's also possible that the Bushies don't know what's going to happen and would rather err on the side of caution--if only so they can say "We did warn you" after an attack. (I think that's the only lesson of the 9/11 Commission. Next time they get a memo, they'll speak up.) I don't think the Bushies have a coherent agenda either. They just want to stay in power and protect themselves.

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I think this whole issue is up for grabs. There are too many possible angles, as John-Paul suggests.

....but hey, do what you want....you will anyway.