Fake Terror Alert ExtendedStephen Lendman It reflects duplicitous fearmongering. Its to fool people. It serves Americas hidden agenda. It targets dissent. It subverts civil liberties. Its to silence lawless NSA spying critics. On Sunday TV talk shows, Republicans and Democrats agreed. Terror threats justify NSA surveillance, they claim. According to Senator Saxby Chambliss (R. GA), theres an awful lot of chatter out there. NSA monitors it electronically. If we didnt have these programs then we simply wouldnt be able to listen in on the bad guys. Senator Lindsey Graham (R. SC) said, The NSA program is proving its worth yet again. Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger (D. MD) added: The good news is that we picked up the intelligence. And thats what we do. Thats what NSA does. Other congressional members made similar comments. They lack credibility. They facilitate lawless NSA spying. They aid and abet wrongdoing. They enlist public support for what demands condemnation. Early this week, the President instructed his National Security team to take all appropriate steps to protect the American people in light of a potential threat occurring in or emanating from the Arabian Peninsula. Given the nature of the potential threat, throughout the week, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Lisa Monaco has held regular meetings with relevant members of the interagency to ensure the US Government is taking those appropriate steps. This afternoon, National Security Advisor Rice chaired a meeting with the Principals Committee to further review the situation and follow-up actions. The President has received frequent briefings over the last week on all aspects of the potential threat and our preparedness measures. After todays Principals meeting, the President was again briefed by Amb. Rice and Ms. Monaco. On August 4, the State Department issued an update on embassy and consulate closures, saying: Given that a number of our embassies and consulates were going to be closed in accordance with local custom and practice for the bulk of the week for the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan, and out of an abundance of caution, weve decided to extend the closure of several embassies and consulates including a small number of additional posts. This is not an indication of a new threat stream, merely an indication of our commitment to exercise caution and take appropriate steps to protect our employees including local employees and visitors to our facilities. Posts in Abu Dhabi, Amman, Cairo, Riyadh, Dhahran, Jeddah, Doha, Dubai, Kuwait, Manama, Muscat, Sanaa, Tripoli, Antananarivo, Bujumbura, Djibouti, Khartoum, Kigali, and Port Louis are instructed to close for normal operations Monday, August 5 through Saturday, August 10. The following posts that are normally open on Sunday, but were closed on Sunday, August 4, are authorized to reopen for normal operations on August 5: Dhaka, Algiers, Nouakchott, Kabul, Herat, Mazar el Sharif, Baghdad, Basrah, and Erbil. (W)e are taking precautionary steps out of an abundance of caution to protect our people and our facilities and visitors to those overseas facilities. (W)e continue to refine our assessment of the threat. We continue, as you can imagine, to get new information and as we do so well evaluate our security needs going forward. Clearly, AQAP is the most active terrorist organization there and has been the most operationally active affiliate of al-Qaida core, but beyond that Im not going to get into the details of the intelligence about who might be behind this threat. Im not going to comment further on why certain posts were selected and others werent. (W)ere going to continue pursuing terrorists who want to attack the United States, where they plan, operate. And I think youve seen during this Administration that weve done exactly that. (W)ere concerned about a threat to US interests and facilities and citizens, but I dont want to go further than that. In other words, take official comments at face value. Dont ask for proof. Dont expect any. None exists. So-called terror threats are fake. Post-9/11, theyve all been fabricated. Dont expect administration figures to explain. Dont expect congressional members to do so. Dont expect media scoundrels to challenge official lies. They repeat them ad nauseam. They do it every time. They betray their readers, viewers and listeners in the process. Its standard scoundrel media practice. A previous article called the so-called terror alert fake. Its like previous ones. Theyre fabricated to generate fear. They advance Americas imperium. They facilitate its fake global war on terrorism. Theyre for political advantage. They distract. They change the subject. Theyre strategically timed. They justify wrongdoing. They escalate it. At times, they precede false flags. Bush officials used color-coded alerts. They ranged from Green (low), Blue (guarded), Yellow (elevated), Orange (high) to Red (severe). On April 26, 2011, a National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS) replaced them. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said the following: Today I announce the end of the old system of color-coded alerts. In its place, we will implement a new system thats built on a clear and simple premise: When a threat develops that could impact you the public we will tell you. We will provide whatever information we can so you know how to protect yourselves, your families, and your communities. Post-9/11, every alert issued was fake. So-called threats were invented. They still are. Alleged chatter intercepted doesnt exist. Media scoundrels claim otherwise. Theyre in lockstep with deception. They repeat the Big Lie. They regurgitate official policy. They dont question it. They do it every time. They facilitate Americas war on humanity. They have blood on their hands. They have much to answer for. On August 5, New York Times editors headlined Terrorism and the Embassies, saying: The Obama administrations decision to close nearly two dozen embassies and issue a worldwide travel alert was difficult to quarrel with. US officials claim they uncovered one of the most serious plots against United States and other Western interests since Sept. 11, 2001. Fact check Big lies launch wars. False flags are a longstanding US tradition. September 11, 2001 was state-sponsored terrorism. It prevents peace. It began Americas global war on terrorism. It facilitates war on humanity. It continues unabated. Dont expect Times editors to explain. They call fake information credible. The United States cannot fail to take reasonable precautions at its embassies, they say. The challenge is to manage risk while staying involved in the world. Al Qaeda affiliates in Yemen and elsewhere will be a threat for the foreseeable future. Terrorists R us. The only threat Americans face is their own government. Hyped ones dont exist. On August 5, the Wall Street Journal headlined US Terror Alert Prompted by High-Level al Qaeda Communications, saying: Theyre part of a larger collection of intelligence reports all pointing to plans for an imminent attack. They set off alarm bells with the US government that continued through the weekend, indicating an attack could come as soon as Aug. 4. Travel warnings remain through the end of August. US intelligence analysts believe an attack would likely involve some type of bomb plot. Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, known as AQAP, specializes in creative bomb-making techniques. Al Qaeda hasnt issued public statements addressing the warning. Perhaps its because none exists. Dont expect Journal contributors to explain. Chicago Tribune editors repeated the Big Lie. They called the so-called terror threat the most serious in years. ABC News chief global affairs correspondent Martha Raddatz called the alert a terrible reminder for Americans that we are still major targets. CBS News senior national security analyst Juan Zarate said, These guys are for real, and they want to hit the United States. They are committed global jihadis. CNNs national security analyst Peter Bergen said: Al Qaeda and aligned organizations have a long history of attacking US. embassies and consulates. For al Qaeda, these diplomatic compounds are attractive targets because they symbolize American power and because their locations are widely known. NBC national affairs correspondent Tom Curry called the Al Qaeda threat a major concern. According to sources familiar with the intelligence, he said, two al Qaeda leaders, the number one figure of al Qaeda in Pakistan and the top al Qaeda leader in Yemen agreed that they wanted to do something big times to the day of Awesome, which was Sunday. On August 5, ABC News hyped the Big Lie further, saying: There are growing concerns that an al Qaeda affiliate could use a new generation of liquid explosive, currently undetectable, in a potential attack, according to two senior US government officials briefed on the terror threat that has prompted the closing of nearly two dozen U.S. embassies. An unnamed US official called the so-called explosive ingenious. Allegedly it can make clothing a weapon. Its a liquid bomb. Details werent forthcoming. Security officials declined further comment. Perhaps its because so-called threats dont exist. They have no credibility. They never did before. They dont now. According to Electronic Privacy Information Center lawyer Amie Stepanovich, issuing these threats at this time perpetuates a culture of fear and unquestioning deference to surveillance in the United States. Hyping threats without corroboration show they have no basis in fact. Theyre issued to deceive. They further destructive policies. They suggest potential false flags. Perhaps something big is planned. A Final Comment Americas a police state. Its increasingly militarized. Its cause for concern. Hyped terror threats escalate harshness. The ACLU worries about the militarization of policing in America. Towns dont need tanks, it says. Neighborhoods are increasingly being policed by cops armed with the weapons and tactics of war. Federal funding in the billions of dollars has allowed state and local police departments to gain access to weapons and tactics created for overseas combat theaters and yet very little is known about exactly how many police departments have military weapons and training, how militarized the police have become, and how extensively federal money is incentivizing this trend. Locking down America is official policy. Federal, state and local authorities are complicit. So-called counterterrorism targets fundamental freedoms. Theyre on the chopping block for elimination. Theyre practically gone already. Another major homeland false flag may end them altogether. Perhaps its planned. Last Aprils Bostons Marathon bombings left disturbing questions unanswered. State-sponsored terrorism was ignored. Martial law followed. Other communities are threatened. Perhaps locking down America is planned. Chilling incidents suggest whats coming. So do fake terror threats. Stephen Lendman lives in Chicago and can be reached at lendmanstephen@sbcglobal.net.His new book is titled How Wall Street Fleeces America: Privatized Banking, Government Collusion and Class War.Also visit his blog site at sjlendman.blogspot.com and listen to cutting-edge discussions with distinguished guests on the Progressive Radio News Hour on the Progressive Radio Network Thursdays at 10AM US Central time and Saturdays and Sundays at noon. All programs are archived for easy listening.http://www.progressiveradionetwork.com/the-progressive-news-hour/ linkwithin_text=Related Articles: 