derdy
12-12-2007, 12:05 AM
Don't forget, lest history it repeat itself.
Funny thing is, I was still a mindless neocon when this happened. I was still an information junkie at the time and this was buried in the memory banks:
July 8, 2004: Warning that Terrorists May Plot to Disrupt US Presidential Elections
Deforest B. Soaries Jr. [Source: MSNBC]On July 6, John Kerry names John Edwards as his running mate. [Rolling Stone, 9/21/2006 ] This produces a slight increase in the opinion polls and a media focus on the Kerry campaign. [MSNBC, 6/4/2007] Two days later, Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge warns that “Al-Qaeda is moving forward with its plans to carry out a large-scale attack in the United States in an effort to disrupt our democratic process.” [Department of Homeland Security, 7/8/2004] Officials cite “alarming” intelligence about a possible al-Qaeda strike inside the United States this fall and admit they are reviewing a proposal that could allow for the postponement of the November presidential election in the event of an attack. Officials point to the recent Madrid train bombings as an attempt by al-Qaeda to influence the political process in a democratic nation (see March 11, 2004). Intercepted chatter leads one analyst to say “they want to interfere with the elections.” It is reported that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently asked the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel to analyze the necessary legal steps that would permit the postponement of the election were an attack to take place. [Newsweek, 7/19/2004] The head of the US Election Assistance Commission, Deforest B. Soaries Jr., confirms he has written to Tom Ridge to discuss this prospect. [MSNBC, 6/4/2007] Soaries notes that, while a primary election in New York on September 11, 2001, was suspended by the state Board of Elections after the attacks, “the federal government has no agency that has the statutory authority to cancel and reschedule a federal election.” Soaries advises Ridge to seek emergency legislation from Congress that would grant such power to the DHS. DHS spokesman Brian Roehrkasse says, “We are reviewing the issue to determine what steps need to be taken to secure the election.” [Newsweek, 7/19/2004] A top European spy says of the threat: “I am aware of no intelligence, nothing that shows there will be an attack before the US presidential election.” No attack materializes and no further information on the threat is presented to the public. [Rolling Stone, 9/21/2006 ]
Entity Tags: John Kerry, Deforest B. Soaries Jr., Brian Roehrkasse, US Election Assistance Commission, John Edwards, Tom Ridge
Timeline Tags: Complete 911 Timeline
Artile here with links to sources (http://www.cooperativeresearch.org/context.jsp?item=a041504tothepeoplesofeurope) 3rd dated-article from the bottom of the page.
Funny thing is, I was still a mindless neocon when this happened. I was still an information junkie at the time and this was buried in the memory banks:
July 8, 2004: Warning that Terrorists May Plot to Disrupt US Presidential Elections
Deforest B. Soaries Jr. [Source: MSNBC]On July 6, John Kerry names John Edwards as his running mate. [Rolling Stone, 9/21/2006 ] This produces a slight increase in the opinion polls and a media focus on the Kerry campaign. [MSNBC, 6/4/2007] Two days later, Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge warns that “Al-Qaeda is moving forward with its plans to carry out a large-scale attack in the United States in an effort to disrupt our democratic process.” [Department of Homeland Security, 7/8/2004] Officials cite “alarming” intelligence about a possible al-Qaeda strike inside the United States this fall and admit they are reviewing a proposal that could allow for the postponement of the November presidential election in the event of an attack. Officials point to the recent Madrid train bombings as an attempt by al-Qaeda to influence the political process in a democratic nation (see March 11, 2004). Intercepted chatter leads one analyst to say “they want to interfere with the elections.” It is reported that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently asked the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel to analyze the necessary legal steps that would permit the postponement of the election were an attack to take place. [Newsweek, 7/19/2004] The head of the US Election Assistance Commission, Deforest B. Soaries Jr., confirms he has written to Tom Ridge to discuss this prospect. [MSNBC, 6/4/2007] Soaries notes that, while a primary election in New York on September 11, 2001, was suspended by the state Board of Elections after the attacks, “the federal government has no agency that has the statutory authority to cancel and reschedule a federal election.” Soaries advises Ridge to seek emergency legislation from Congress that would grant such power to the DHS. DHS spokesman Brian Roehrkasse says, “We are reviewing the issue to determine what steps need to be taken to secure the election.” [Newsweek, 7/19/2004] A top European spy says of the threat: “I am aware of no intelligence, nothing that shows there will be an attack before the US presidential election.” No attack materializes and no further information on the threat is presented to the public. [Rolling Stone, 9/21/2006 ]
Entity Tags: John Kerry, Deforest B. Soaries Jr., Brian Roehrkasse, US Election Assistance Commission, John Edwards, Tom Ridge
Timeline Tags: Complete 911 Timeline
Artile here with links to sources (http://www.cooperativeresearch.org/context.jsp?item=a041504tothepeoplesofeurope) 3rd dated-article from the bottom of the page.