Falsely raising security alert levels for political gain
from paul bedard's blog at u.s. news and world report via marcy -emptywheel - wheeler at firedoglake...
tom ridge, the first head of homeland security, has a book coming out september 1, The Test of Our Times: America Under Siege...and How We can be Safe Again...
he says...
once again, no surprises here...
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tom ridge, the first head of homeland security, has a book coming out september 1, The Test of Our Times: America Under Siege...and How We can be Safe Again...
he says...
...never invited to sit in on National Security Council meetings; was "blindsided" by the FBI in morning Oval Office meetings because the agency withheld critical information from him; found his urgings to block Michael Brown from being named head of the emergency agency blamed for the Hurricane Katrina disaster ignored; and was pushed to raise the security alert on the eve of President Bush's re-election, something he saw as politically motivated and worth resigning over.
once again, no surprises here...
Labels: 2004 election, Bush Administration, FEMA, Homeland Security, Hurricane Katrina, Marcy Wheeler, Michael Brown, NSA, security alerts, Tom Ridge
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posted by profmarcus at
8/20/2009
