TT is not a fool.
Different, but not a fool.
His RESIGNING and SAYING THIS is a shot across the bow if you asked me...a warning - that we don't have a CLUE what Homeland Security really means nor how far we really are from it.
Seems to me these people like to make big splashes with their murder, not poison a few random people. Yes, food tampering would cause fear. So would a few well placed bombs. So would another sniper or, God forbid, 4 or 5 of them. We can't stop everything. I think we have to allocate our resources, and mass casualty attack plots and assassinations should be the top priorities.
"His RESIGNING and SAYING THIS is a shot across the bow if you asked me...a warning - that we don't have a CLUE what Homeland Security really means nor how far we really are from it."
My initial reaction to TT's proclamation was the same as the others.....but you have probably called it right.
I am hoping Kerik will direct the Homeland Security effort effectively.......I think he has the political horsepower to be able to......and he has been a Cop for a long time.....his performance during the 911 event and other retrospection he has surely done since should make him as capable as any and better than most. Ridge was and is nothing but a dullard political hack.
Bioterrorism would be devastating to our economy. Scare everyone like the mad cow diease. I'm sure every state is concerned about their agriculture industry. DOA, FDA and EPA would be checking our food and water supply? Illinois is concerned....
http://www.agr.state.il.us/newsrels/r0708041.html
I totally agree with your conclusion. TT is no idiot, and if he feels we are vulnerable in this area, why not give the American people a "Heads up?"? Additionally, to believe he has somehow now planted this is terrorist's minds is naive. Poisoning foods is as old as the hills. It is the reason kings employed food and wine tasters. If the tasters dropped dead, the king would go for meal "B." I'm quite sure this tactic was on the terrorists agenda before TT spoke.