Fmr. Gov. NickG
NickG
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« on: August 08, 2004, 01:41:10 PM » |
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« edited: August 08, 2004, 01:42:30 PM by Gov. NickG »
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Here's how it is over-hyped:
(Story from Thursday's Hotline):
From a release, Rep. Katherine Harris (R) told a crowd at a GOP fundraiser 8/2 that the U.S. has "literally defeated 100 (potential) terrorist attacks on this country" in the past 3 years.
Harris also said she recently talked to the mayor of Carmel, IN, who told her about a man of "Middle Eastern heritage" who had planned to blow up the "area's entire power-grid." But Harris "apparently made the Indiana story up completely" since "Carmel's mayor says there was no plot to blow up his city's grid" and local police chief said he didn't know where that information came from. When asked about the thwarted attacks, Harris said it was "classified" information.
A staff member at the House Permanent Select Cmte. on Intelligence says, "it's impossible to say how many attacks have been stopped." In addition, LaSalle Univ. prof. Ed Turzanski said that making such statements without providing specific details to back them up "only serves to erode public confidence" in the credibility of government.
DCCC Chair Bob Matsui: "By her own admission, Katherine Harris 'said too much' in terms of classified information at the Republican fundraiser. Her conduct here raises a serious question: did Ms. Harris inappropriately reveal classified information, or is her imagination getting the best of her in her effort to exploit terrorism for maximum partisan political advantage? Either way, she clearly has some explaining to do."
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