The White House released a fact sheet on the Plots, Casings, and Infiltrations Referenced in President Bush's Remarks on the War on Terror. Of the 10 Plots listed only 3 were were for attacks on US soil. 8 of the 10 were between 2002-2003, the latest one was mid-2004, have we been slacking off or have they? Only one name is mentioned Jose Padilla a US citizen held without charges as an "illegal enemy combatant" since June 9, 2002. Way to demonstrate democracy.
Of the 5 Casings and Infiltrations all were in the US (though it's hard to tell for one of them). Lyman Faris, another US citizen, pleaded guilty to plotting to destroy the Brooklyn Bridge and is in US federal prision. One was in 2001 and the other 4 were in 2003 (with one running into 2004).
Why had we never heard of most of these? Scott McCleLLan said they were classified. Ok, I'm sure some of the details should be, but not even mentioning these to even the extent shown here? What changed on Oct 7 that we could now list these events, most of which are over 2 years old? And if (as I suspect) nothing did, why didn't the government announce them? Isn't is scary that we've twarted these plots and not charged anyone with any crime? Are all the plotters being held as enemy combatants? If Padilla's case makes it to the Supreme Court will Bush's appointees recuse themselves? We need a more open government, because this one has proven we can't just trust them.
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