Lets ask Homeland Security chief Tom Ridge
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2005-05-10-ridge-alerts_x.htm
USA TODAY
Homeland Security chief Tom Ridge said that he often disagreed with ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS who wanted to elevate the threat level to orange, or "high" risk of terrorist attack, but was overruled.
"More often than not we were the least inclined to raise it," Ridge told reporters. "Sometimes we disagreed with the intelligence assessment. Sometimes we thought even if the intelligence was good, you don't necessarily put the country on (alert). ... There were times when some people were really aggressive about raising it, and we said, 'For that?' "
Ridge said he wanted to "debunk the myth" that his agency was responsible for repeatedly raising the alert under a color-coded system he unveiled in 2002.
Ergo, the Bush administration was manipulating the alerts from the mouth of Tom Ridge HOMELAND SECURITY CHIEF.
What are the chances it happens again?
2006-09-28
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