Rather, the NYT is reporting, mirabile dictu, that the reports that led to this latest "terror alert" were years old.
Frances Fragos Townsend, the White House homeland security adviser, said on Monday in an interview on PBS that surveillance reports, apparently collected by Qaeda operatives had been "gathered in 2000 and 2001.'' But she added that information may have been updated as recently as January.
The comments of government officials on Monday seemed softer in tone than the warning issued the day before. On Sunday, officials were circumspect in discussing when the surveillance of the financial institutions had occurred, and Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge cited the quantity of intelligence from "multiple reporting streams'' that he said was "alarming in both the amount and specificity of the information.''
The officials said on Monday that they were still analyzing computer records, photos, drawings and other documents, seized last month in Pakistan, which showed that Qaeda operatives had conducted extensive reconnaissance.
"What we've uncovered is a collection operation as opposed to the launching of an attack," a senior American official said.
Now, shall we go through the alternatives?
Like, why now rather than in May? Oh, that's right they found that "operative" in Pakistan, thanks to their close "collaboration" with the guys that let bin Laden go in the first place so they could invade Iraq.
Rather, lets' just admit now that it is most likely true- again- what Michael Moore has been saying, namely that the current Republican regime has been manipulating these "terra alerts" for political gain.
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