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Thursday, August 10, 2006
Code Red for Lieberman Loss? Nutroots Alert Raised to 'Severe'
Posted by: Mary Katharine Ham at 7:56 AM

Most of the liberal blogs are pretty quiet about the British terror plot so far this morning. Their prerogative. They're in Nedrenaline mode anyway.

But AmericaBlog takes the chance to do some early-morning shark-jumping. His theory?

The Republican administration responded to the thwarting of an "imminent" and "massive" terror attack on trans-Atlantic flights with a Code Red security alert because a Democrat incumbent lost in a Connecticut Senate primary.

And isn't it queer that the emergency is declared within a day of Republican party leader Ken Mehlman launching an all-out offensive against Democrats following Joe Lieberman's loss in Connecticut, an offensive in which Mehlman, the White House and Republican operatives are claiming that Democrats no longer care about national security or the war on terror.

And just at that moment we get our FIRST ever red alert. Beam me up, Scotty.

Do I sound as if I don't believe this alert? Why, yes, that would be correct. I just don't believe it. Read the article. They say the plot had an "Al Qaeda footprint." Ooh, are you scared yet? What that really means is that they found NO evidence whatsoever that the plot had anything to do at all with Al Qaeda, but the plot simply made them think "gosh, this is something Al Qaeda would do." That's what a footprint means. Nice, but no cigar.

Were these guys totally innocent? Probably not. But there's no reason to believe they were any more Osama's right-hand than Jose Padilla, the famed dirty-bomber who I think is now only being charged with jay-walking or something...

And the Republicans needed to divert attention, to stop this meme in its tracks, and lo' and behold we have our first terror alert that I can recall since the last election, and it's our first ever Red Alert! What a coincidence!

Karl Rove, you sly dog, you.

Oh, Lordy. This is why another meme was starting yesterday-- the one that says the Netroots liberals are driving the Democratic Party over the anti-war edge, to a place where they can no longer be trusted on national security issues (and, frankly, they were iffy before).

International terrorist plot, guys. You got a victory yesterday, but it's really not all about you.

And they wonder why we say they can't be trusted on security?

UPDATE: Welcome, Readers From Sundry Blogs! Glad to have you. But I'm not the only one slumming in Leftyland today.

Geraghty, Ace, and RedState all went moonbat hunting, too. Together. In pith helmets. And little khaki shorts. Yeah, it was weird.

Come back and see me sometime!



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Weblog:  Wizbang
Tracked:  Thursday, August, 10, 2006 9:12 AM
UK Police Thwart Massive Terror Plot
Excerpt: **Scroll down for many updates and links to others blogging the story** MSNBC reports:British authorities thwarted a terrorist plot to blow up several aircraft mid-flight between the United States and Britain using explosives smuggled in hand luggage, officials said Thursday....... (Click here to read full post)
Weblog:  Hugh Hewitt
Tracked:  Thursday, August, 10, 2006 11:02 AM
Imagine It
Excerpt: (DEAN BARNETT HERE) As you all know by now, a terrorist plot in England was foiled in the last 24 hours. The plan was to blow up something like a half dozen passenger planes, perhaps over American cities. The British authorities characterized the...... (Click here to read full post)
Weblog:  Kesher Talk
Tracked:  Thursday, August, 10, 2006 11:41 AM
I Question the Timing
Excerpt: Is the British So-Called Terror Plot a Karl Rove Plan? To help Joe Lieberman win the Senate race in Connecticut against Ned Lamont. Because the timing is really suspicious. Because you know someone on Kos or the Democrat Underground website...... (Click here to read full post)
Weblog:  The Coalition of the Swilling
Tracked:  Thursday, August, 10, 2006 11:41 AM
ABCNews is Reporting
Excerpt: ...in a 'Breaking News' banner, TERROR PLOT COULD HAVE BEEN CARRIED OUT WITHIN DAYS, UK OFFICIALS SAY; PRESIDENT BUSH TO MAKE STATEMENT ON THE PLOT WITHIN THE HOUR Well then it would make sense to step in on those Presbyterian...... (Click here to read full post)
Weblog:  Confederate Yankee
Tracked:  Thursday, August, 10, 2006 11:47 AM
Meanwhile, in the Psychosphere...
Excerpt: As details emerge on today's foiled mass murder plot from members of the Religion of Peace, most people are thankful that the attacks were thwarted and that many of those involved in the plot have either been arrested or are...... (Click here to read full post)
Weblog:  annika's journal
Tracked:  Thursday, August, 10, 2006 11:56 AM
Terror Plot Foiled
Excerpt: What is it with these terrorists and the 11th? I was on a lot of planes during my vacation, and I didn't see a single muslim. Not that that means anything, but I remember noticing it at the time. Usually...... (Click here to read full post)
Weblog:  annika's journal
Tracked:  Thursday, August, 10, 2006 11:58 AM
Terror Plot Foiled
Excerpt: What is it with these terrorists and the 11th? I was on a lot of planes during my vacation, and I didn't see a single muslim. Not that that means anything, but I remember noticing it at the time. Usually...... (Click here to read full post)
Weblog:  OKIE on the Lam
Tracked:  Thursday, August, 10, 2006 12:26 PM
Big Terror Plot Thwarted -- Nutroots Goes Ballistic!
Excerpt: Oh Lordy, Lordy! What a difference a day makes -- 24 little ol' hours . . . Not even an entire day passes after we get to say sionara to Georgia Representative Cynthia McKinney and start working to help now Independent Joe Lieberman defeat the nutme...... (Click here to read full post)
Weblog:  Ace of Spades HQ
Tracked:  Thursday, August, 10, 2006 1:19 PM
Revealed: Terror Plot Announced To Deflate Nutroots Neddy's Primary Win
Excerpt: They definitely question the timing. And isn't it queer that the emergency is declared within a day of Republican party leader Ken Mehlman launching an all-out offensive against Democrats following Joe Lieberman's loss in Connecticut, an offensive in which Mehlman,...... (Click here to read full post)
Weblog:  Hugh Hewitt
Tracked:  Thursday, August, 10, 2006 1:29 PM
Imagine It
Excerpt: (DEAN BARNETT HERE) As you all know by now, a terrorist plot in England was foiled in the last 24 hours. The plan was to blow up something like a half dozen passenger planes, perhaps over American cities. The British authorities characterized the...... (Click here to read full post)
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Tracked:  Thursday, August, 10, 2006 1:56 PM
More Updates On Foiled British Bomb Plot
Excerpt:  All of them care of Pajamas Media:A man on a flight to Qatar tried to force his way into the cockpit, but was subdued by passengers and airplane crew:Passengers and stewards onboard a Qatar Airways plane heading to Qatar from Jordan overpowered an E... (Click here to read full post)
Weblog:  Hugh Hewitt
Tracked:  Thursday, August, 10, 2006 2:01 PM
I Link, You Decide
Excerpt: (DEAN BARNETT HERE) I will present the following without editorial comment, except to note that the following comes courtesy of John Aravosis, one of the left’s most prominent bloggers: (HT: My predecessor at this cozy sinecure, Mary Katherine...... (Click here to read full post)
Weblog:  Security Watchtower
Tracked:  Thursday, August, 10, 2006 3:15 PM
UK authorities thwart major terror attack
Excerpt: According to the Guardian, a major terrorist plot to blow up a civilian airliner in mid-flight was thwarted by British intelligence and security services. As many as 20 suspects were arrested in London on Thursday, the culmination of a major counterterrorism investigation that last several months. The plot was foiled...... (Click here to read full post)
Weblog:  Wizbang
Tracked:  Thursday, August, 10, 2006 4:26 PM
Those Terrorist Plot Foilers Sure Can Be A Buzz Kill
Excerpt: I know there is a lot of news out there to report, and much of it is linked in posts below, but there is also some ridiculous nutty stuff going around and when it reaches a certain level, it is...... (Click here to read full post)
Weblog:  Kesher Talk
Tracked:  Thursday, August, 10, 2006 4:41 PM
Take your pick
Excerpt: Senator Joseph Lieberman: This should serve as the latest, most serious evidence that we are in a war against a brutal enemy that intends to attack us over and over again in the most indiscriminate way. At Daily Kos (the...... (Click here to read full post)
Weblog:  All Things Beautiful
Tracked:  Thursday, August, 10, 2006 5:00 PM
UK 'Home Grown' Terrorist Plot Thwarted (UPDATED)
Excerpt: I shall be eagerly waiting for the theories of the learned left who will immediately begin with their conspiracy theory mongering, ranging from the timing of the breaking news being in question, to dismissing any possibility that airplanes as 'flying bombs' pose a security threat at all. We will look closely as the day progresses and the theories get hammered out to protect the 'NSA wiretapping golden calf' and the Patriot 'non-issue' Act over at the leftie blogs.Yawn.... (Click here to read full post)
Weblog:  LT JTK
Tracked:  Thursday, August, 10, 2006 5:22 PM
Another Win Undermined
Excerpt: Well, the Brits, in cooperation with the US, have scored a major victory for the War on Islamic Radicals. While it's nothing to dance in the streets over for sure, it's definitely an accomplishment. Victories like this are why there have been no...... (Click here to read full post)
Weblog:  LT JTK
Tracked:  Thursday, August, 10, 2006 5:25 PM
Another Win Undermined
Excerpt: Well, the Brits, in cooperation with the US, have scored a major victory for the War on Islamic Radicals. While it's nothing to dance in the streets over for sure, it's definitely an accomplishment. Victories like this are why there have been no...... (Click here to read full post)
Weblog:  LT JTK
Tracked:  Thursday, August, 10, 2006 5:27 PM
Another Win Undermined
Excerpt: Well, the Brits, in cooperation with the US, have scored a major victory for the War on Islamic Radicals. While it's nothing to dance in the streets over for sure, it's definitely an accomplishment. Victories like this are why there have been no...... (Click here to read full post)
Weblog:  Roswellian
Tracked:  Thursday, August, 10, 2006 6:18 PM
Why Code Red?
Excerpt: As Hugh Hewitt and Mary Katherine Ham have already noted, the news that a major terrorist plot has been foiled on the even of its execution has gotten the conspiracy theorists fired up. The patriotic kooks at AmericaBlog is already blaming Bush for...... (Click here to read full post)
Weblog:  Moonbattery
Tracked:  Thursday, August, 10, 2006 7:56 PM
Terror Alert Denounced As Republican Plot
Excerpt: Despite the best efforts of the New York Times and the rest of the Left to make it impossible for authorities to monitor the activities of the terrorists who have already killed thousands of Americans and clearly plan to kill...... (Click here to read full post)
Weblog:  Roswellian
Tracked:  Thursday, August, 10, 2006 8:40 PM
Why Code Red?
Excerpt: As Hugh Hewitt and Mary Katherine Ham have already noted, the news that a major terrorist plot has been foiled on the even of its execution has gotten the conspiracy theorists fired up. The patriotic kooks at AmericaBlog is already blaming Bush for...... (Click here to read full post)
Weblog:  Roswellian
Tracked:  Thursday, August, 10, 2006 8:43 PM
Why Code Red?
Excerpt: As Hugh Hewitt and Mary Katherine Ham have already noted, the news that a major terrorist plot has been foiled on the even of its execution has gotten the conspiracy theorists fired up. The patriotic kooks at AmericaBlog is already blaming Bush for...... (Click here to read full post)
Weblog:  Lady Logician
Tracked:  Thursday, August, 10, 2006 10:22 PM
National Security
Excerpt:  I had to bring back an oldie in light of today's news out of Great Britian (H/T KAR)"O'BRIEN: I'm just curious. You say there is no terrorist threat. And, actually, I read that twice. I was like, hang on. What? Let me go back(CROSSTALK)MOORE: Yes. I... (Click here to read full post)
Weblog:  Hugh Hewitt
Tracked:  Thursday, August, 10, 2006 10:41 PM
Imagine It
Excerpt: (DEAN BARNETT HERE) As you all know by now, a terrorist plot in England was foiled in the last 24 hours. The plan was to blow up something like a half dozen passenger planes, perhaps over American cities. The British authorities characterized the...... (Click here to read full post)
Weblog:  LT JTK
Tracked:  Friday, August, 11, 2006 12:59 PM
Another Win Undermined
Excerpt: Well, the Brits, in cooperation with the US, have scored a major victory for the War on Islamic Radicals. While it's nothing to dance in the streets over for sure, it's definitely an accomplishment. Victories like this are why there have been no...... (Click here to read full post)
Weblog:  Mary Katharine Ham
Tracked:  Friday, June, 29, 2007 11:08 AM
Terror Attack Thwarted at Picadilly
Excerpt: I was telling someone the other day that I want to visit London, as I've never been. Maybe I can make it this year, I said. Maybe I'll have to if I want to see it, was the unspoken end of that sentence.Luckily, the badges got the better of the...... (Click here to read full post)


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