As DHS shutdown looms, Jeh Johnson Keeps Fear Alive With Terror Warning To Mall of America CustomersDoug Owen Could this be another politically motivated scare tactic being used against the US Congress and the American people? Well It was not too long ago that Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge admitted in his book The Test of Our Times, that he was pushed to raise the security alert on the eve of President Bushs re-election. The NY Daily News in 2004 found that: Ashcrofts Justice Department rolled out terrorism announcements frequently to give Bush a boost in the polls against Democrat John Kerry. Ridges first hint that Bush political aides were leveraging fear of terror attacks an issue where Bush polled well came in May 2004. Ashcroft and FBI Director Robert Mueller held a press conference to warn about American-Al Qaeda Adam Gadahn and other suspects. Shoppers at the Mall of America need to be particularly careful after a terror group singled out the Minnesota super-mall for attacks, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson says If anyone is planning to go to the Mall of America today, theyve got to be particularly careful, Johnson said. There will be enhanced security there, but public vigilance, public awareness and public caution in situations like this is particularly important, and its the environment were in, frankly. His comments come as the Mall of America implements new security measures some of which the mall said in a statement would be noticeable to shoppers. It is very possible that Jeh is just taking a page from the Former FBI assistant director that in a new documentary film explains that to keep budgets high, we must keep fear alive. Doug Owen is the Senior Editor of BlacklistedNews.com, where this article first appeared, and host of the Blacklisted Radio Podcast. You can follow him on Twitter @BLNRADIO and the news he follows @BLACKLISTEDNEWS 