Roxi
07-25-2007, 12:18 PM
the fearmongers march on......
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2007/7/24/212905.shtml?s=al&promo_code=379B-1
CIA Bin Laden Chief: Next Attack ‘Bigger Than 9/11'
Dave Eberhart, NewsMax
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
If al-Qaida does launch an attack inside the U.S., as the U.S. government suggests, "it will be much bigger than 9/11."
This prediction of a nightmarish terror attack comes from Michael Scheuer, the retired CIA veteran who headed the agency's secret unit dedicated to capturing Osama bin Laden.
In an exclusive NewsMax interview, the 22-year CIA veteran and bestselling author of "Imperial Hubris: Why the West is Losing the War on Terror," argues that while our government in Washington has talked a "good talk" about security, America remains seriously vulnerable.
Despite the clear and present danger, Scheuer cites the federal government's failure to secure the borders, especially the U.S.-Mexico border.
"We haven't done the basic things that were needed on 9/11 to protect Americans to the greatest extent possible – and that is domestic border control," he says. [Editor's Note: Be prepared for terror with an Emergency Radio. Homeland Security says every home should have one. Get our FREE offer Emergency Radio -- Go Here Now.]
As a result, almost six years since the Sept. 11 attacks, America's law enforcement still does not know "who is in the country without a pool of illegals that increases by the hour."
Today, terrorists could strike with ease if they so choose. Scheuer points to the port of Houston, which could be easily targeted because of its refining operations.
On the global front of the war on terror, Scheuer offers a similar pessimistic view because the U.S. has never exercised the full clout of the "military option" to put down the insurgency in Iraq and deal with terrorists elsewhere.
Simply put, Scheuer says the U.S. is too worried about what Europe thinks of our policies and has not risen to the challenge we face from Muslim extremists.
His solution: We need "to kill off more of the enemy." He adds the comment may seem "callous," but it is the best way to deal with an enemy that plays by no rules.
On the heels of the recent release of the disturbing National Intelligence Estimate, the man who provided the U.S. government with as many as 10 opportunities to take out bin Laden before Sept. 11 evaluates homeland security chief Michael Chertoff, lambastes lawmakers, addresses intractable American policy on Israel, reveals the enemy's strategy to bankrupt America, and uncovers the real motivation of terrorists.
NewsMax: At the CIA, you couldn't get top people to take assertive action against bin Laden. Now that you are a private citizen, what's the frustration that you are feeling?
Scheuer: I don't get the impression that the natural goal of American politicians in either party is to protect America.
They are more concerned with what international opinion thinks of us. They are more concerned with making sure that they can win the next election.
If our government doesn't exist to protect my grandchildren, what does it exist to do?
This whole refrain we hear now from the Democrats and the Republicans, we have tried the military option and it doesn't work -- it is such nonsense.
They don't want to use our military forces because they don't want to be condemned by the Europeans for killing too many people.
They would rather have Americans killed in the long run than to face a lot of criticism from a continent that is fading from the scene.
That's my frustration.
I'm very much a nationalist. I'm really very much a hawk when it comes to protecting Americans.
But I'm also a non-interventionist. I think that there are places that we don't have to be.
But that is my frustration.
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2007/7/24/212905.shtml?s=al&promo_code=379B-1
CIA Bin Laden Chief: Next Attack ‘Bigger Than 9/11'
Dave Eberhart, NewsMax
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
If al-Qaida does launch an attack inside the U.S., as the U.S. government suggests, "it will be much bigger than 9/11."
This prediction of a nightmarish terror attack comes from Michael Scheuer, the retired CIA veteran who headed the agency's secret unit dedicated to capturing Osama bin Laden.
In an exclusive NewsMax interview, the 22-year CIA veteran and bestselling author of "Imperial Hubris: Why the West is Losing the War on Terror," argues that while our government in Washington has talked a "good talk" about security, America remains seriously vulnerable.
Despite the clear and present danger, Scheuer cites the federal government's failure to secure the borders, especially the U.S.-Mexico border.
"We haven't done the basic things that were needed on 9/11 to protect Americans to the greatest extent possible – and that is domestic border control," he says. [Editor's Note: Be prepared for terror with an Emergency Radio. Homeland Security says every home should have one. Get our FREE offer Emergency Radio -- Go Here Now.]
As a result, almost six years since the Sept. 11 attacks, America's law enforcement still does not know "who is in the country without a pool of illegals that increases by the hour."
Today, terrorists could strike with ease if they so choose. Scheuer points to the port of Houston, which could be easily targeted because of its refining operations.
On the global front of the war on terror, Scheuer offers a similar pessimistic view because the U.S. has never exercised the full clout of the "military option" to put down the insurgency in Iraq and deal with terrorists elsewhere.
Simply put, Scheuer says the U.S. is too worried about what Europe thinks of our policies and has not risen to the challenge we face from Muslim extremists.
His solution: We need "to kill off more of the enemy." He adds the comment may seem "callous," but it is the best way to deal with an enemy that plays by no rules.
On the heels of the recent release of the disturbing National Intelligence Estimate, the man who provided the U.S. government with as many as 10 opportunities to take out bin Laden before Sept. 11 evaluates homeland security chief Michael Chertoff, lambastes lawmakers, addresses intractable American policy on Israel, reveals the enemy's strategy to bankrupt America, and uncovers the real motivation of terrorists.
NewsMax: At the CIA, you couldn't get top people to take assertive action against bin Laden. Now that you are a private citizen, what's the frustration that you are feeling?
Scheuer: I don't get the impression that the natural goal of American politicians in either party is to protect America.
They are more concerned with what international opinion thinks of us. They are more concerned with making sure that they can win the next election.
If our government doesn't exist to protect my grandchildren, what does it exist to do?
This whole refrain we hear now from the Democrats and the Republicans, we have tried the military option and it doesn't work -- it is such nonsense.
They don't want to use our military forces because they don't want to be condemned by the Europeans for killing too many people.
They would rather have Americans killed in the long run than to face a lot of criticism from a continent that is fading from the scene.
That's my frustration.
I'm very much a nationalist. I'm really very much a hawk when it comes to protecting Americans.
But I'm also a non-interventionist. I think that there are places that we don't have to be.
But that is my frustration.