[fight_truth_decay]

Nick Danger's FReeper run story-"Larry Johnson, Expert and Prophet"

I'm not aware of anything at all Larry Johnson did before the outing of Plame

Well, one of the things he did, which you may wish to consider when assessing his credibility and his grasp of world issues, is author a piece for the New York Times on July 10, 2001, called The Declining Terrorist Threat. It seems that I myself dug that puppy out, on 9/11.

In that piece, written while the Atta Boys were in flight school, Mr. Johnson assured us that Americans had little to fear from terrorism, and especially not from Islamic terrorism.

He was basically selling the line that a trumped-up "fear of terrorism" was being used to justify unwarranted military expenditures:

"I am not soft on terrorism; I believe strongly in remaining prepared to confront it. However, when the threat of terrorism is used to justify everything from building a missile defense to violating constitutional rights (as in the case of some Arab-Americans imprisoned without charge), it is time to take a deep breath and reflect on why we are so fearful. Part of the blame can be assigned to 24-hour broadcast news operations too eager to find a dramatic story line in the events of the day and to pundits who repeat myths while ignoring clear empirical data. Politicians of both parties are also guilty. They warn constituents of dire threats and then appropriate money for redundant military installations and new government investigators and agents."

"Finally, there are bureaucracies in the military and in intelligence agencies that are desperate to find an enemy to justify budget growth. In the 1980's, when international terrorism was at its zenith, NATO and the United States European Command pooh-poohed the notion of preparing to fight terrorists. They were too busy preparing to fight the Soviets. With the evil empire gone, they "discovered" terrorism as an important priority."

So that's Larry Johnson, and that's his axe. Sixty days before the World Trade Center and the Pentagon were attacked, Larry Johnson was saying, "Although high-profile incidents have fostered the perception that terrorism is becoming more lethal, the numbers say otherwise, and early signs suggest that the decade beginning in 2000 will continue the downward trend."

However one poster solds Danger: "Seems a little unreasonable to play Monday Morning Quarterback and then say that he (Larry Johnson" has an axe to grind because he was wrong. "

But Danger responds in part: "The axe he was grinding was the long-time Democrat mantra that we spend too much on defense. What the excuse was this time hardly matters; it's always something.... ..."let's be clear that when he (Larry Johnson) steps into a heated partisan dispute, he does not get to wear the cloak of objectivity. He's just another ax-grinder vying for attention."

UPDATE 07-23-05 10:39:00 EDT by Dales: Nick Danger's info on Larry C. Johnson.

One other interesting factoid..By: kowalski who points out:
"Melvin Goodman and Amy Goodman have actually talked to each other, quite extensively, on this subject. And done an interview together on Democracy NOW! So for anyone who was thinking of responding that I wasn't making the connection clearly enough, I'll let Democracy NOW!s website speak for itself."

"Internationally acclaimed journalist Amy Goodman, host of the national daily, radio/TV program Democracy Now!, is on a national tour to mark the launch of her first book The Exception to the Rulers: Exposing Oily Politicians, War Profiteers, and the Media That Love Them. Join us for this exciting event. Support independent media. Tell your friends about the event:

Spoke in Chicago, yesterday July 23, 12:00-1:30PM
ILCA's 50th Anniversary Convention
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300 East Ohio Street

[marty60]

I believe strongly in remaining prepared to confront it. However, when the threat of terrorism is used to justify everything from building a missile defense to violating constitutional rights (as in the case of some Arab-Americans imprisoned without charge), it is time to take a deep breath and reflect on why we are so fearful. Part of the blame can be assigned to 24-hour broadcast news operations too eager to find a dramatic story line in the events of the day and to pundits who repeat myths while ignoring clear empirical data. Politicians of both parties are also guilty. They warn constituents of dire threats and then appropriate money for redundant military installations and new government investigators and agents."

No wonder the CIA can't find terrorists. They are to busy fighting the United States Military. This guy is a real peace of work. He is getting paid to write this kind of garbage, Plame is sending hubby on junkets to spin the leftie/pro-terrorists/anti-Israel propaganda. Has the CIA taken out the garbage yet. Or is the civil service rules preventing this job from being done.

[popdonnelly]

How did this Goodman fool ever get a job with the CIA? What's evident is that we have a group of disgruntled former CIA people trying to bring down the Administration. When will this become a news story?

[nw_arizona_granny]

This says the meeting will be re-broadcast on the 25th. To: From: "Scoop Outgoing News" Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2005 12:33:41 +1200 (NZST) Subject: [UQ-Wire] UQ Wire: Briefing on 9/11 to Air on Web, TV Posting to International Wire of Scoop Press Release: www.UnansweredQuestions.org Date: Monday, 25 July 2005 Time: 12:33 pm NZT UQ Wire: Briefing on 9/11 to Air on Web, TV Distribution via the Unanswered Questions Wire http://www.unansweredquestions.org/ . FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Forwarded upon request of the office of Congresswoman McKinney (D-GA) Congressional Briefing on 9/11 to Air on Web, TV and Radio For the World to Hear - Reps. Cynthia McKinney (GA) and Raúl Grijalva (AZ) to host Title: 'The 9/11 Commission Report One Year Later - A Citizens' Response - Did They Get It Right?' What: Congressional Briefing for Members of Congress and their staffs to hear testimony from family members and experts appraising the 9/11 Commission Report Where: Room 345, Cannon House Office Building, Independence Ave & First Street SE, Washington, DC When: July 22, 2005, from 9 am to 5 pm EST. The following media coverage has been confirmed: --C-SPAN TV is taping the entire event for rebroadcast on Saturday, July 23rd, after 5 pm EST (station TBA); check for scheduling at http://www.c-span.org; click on 'TV schedules' in the black box. --The INDEPENDENT RADIO NETWORK and the dcradiocoop.org are airing a webcast of the briefing during the day on their websites: dc.indymedia.org and the global indymedia.org for the world to hear. The webcast will either be live, or delayed by no more than 2 hours. Keep checking these websites for updates. They will rebroadcast it all day Saturday, starting at 9 am EST, and will make it available on demand thereafter at dc.indymedia.org. --The PACIFICA RADIO NETWORK will redistribute the stream on their KU Satellite Right channel for their 5 stations and more than 75 affiliates to air at their discretion during the day on Friday, July 22nd, and will later provide it for them on demand on audioport.org. --INN Report on FREE SPEECH TV (FSTV) will run two 20 minute broadcasts of the highlights of the morning session at 6:30 pm EST on Friday, July 22nd, and 1 am Saturday, July 23rd. Find FSTV affiliates via Satellite at: http://www.innworldreport.net/html/schedule.html --In New York City the MANHATTAN NEIGHBORHOOD NETWORK (MNN) will air a rebroadcast of parts of the briefing at 7:30 am EST on Monday, July 25th. One year after the release of the 9/11 Commission Final Report many questions about what transpired on September 11, 2001 and who should be held accountable still remain unanswered. At this briefing, family members will address questions about 9/11that remain unanswered, and the shortcomings of the 9/11 Commission. Other experts and authors will explore the omissions and errors in the Commission's Final Report, will provide historical perspective not found in the Report and will review its recommendations and offer alternatives. A partial list of the panelists who will speaking: Lorie Van Auken and Mindy Kleinberg, widows of 9/11 victim, 'Jersey Girls' & Family Steering Committee Robert McIlvaine, father of 9/11 victim, member of September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows Marilyn Rosenthal, mother of 9/11 victim, professor at U. of Michigan, expert on forewarnings to 9/11 Nafeez Ahmed, author of The War on Truth, Director, Institute for Policy Research & Development Loretta Napoleoni, economist, author of Terror Incorporated: Tracing the Dollars Behind the Terror Networks Paul Thompson, author of The Terror Timeline Melvin Goodman, Fellow, Center for International Policy, former CIA John Newman, Ph.D., professor University of West Virginia, former National Security Agency analyst William Michaels, author of No Greater Threat Contact: Seema or Adrienne 202-225-1605 UQ Wire: Review - Confronting the Evidence ******************** STANDARD DISCLAIMER FROM UQ.ORG: UnansweredQuestions.org does not necessarily endorse the views expressed in the above article. We present this in the interests of research -for the relevant information we believe it contains. We hope that the reader finds in it inspiration to work with us further, in helping to build bridges between our various investigative communities, towards a greater, common understanding of the unanswered questions which now lie before us. ----------------------------------------------------------------- The Scoop website is at http://www.scoop.co.nz/ This Story is at http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0507/S00392.htm For more information: http://www.unansweredquestions.net/ Post message: UQ-Wire@yahoogroups.com Subscribe: UQ-Wire-subscribe@yahoogroups.com Unsubscribe: UQ-Wire-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com List owner: UQ-Wire-owner@yahoogroups.com <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/UQ-Wire/

[devane617]

When I wear my tin-hat I have to doo-doo, so I will stop reading now.

[nw_arizona_granny]

Ping for an interesting thread.

[maica]

Revisiting the issue that helped spur her ouster from Congress three years ago, Rep. Cynthia Mc-Kinney led a Capitol Hill hearing Friday on whether the Bush administration was involved in the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

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Who wrote this? Where was the "hearing?" At her apartment on Capitol Hill? Cynthia McKinney (D) does not hold anything in Congress!

[ravingnutter]

Sixty days before the World Trade Center and the Pentagon were attacked, Larry Johnson was saying, "Although high-profile incidents have fostered the perception that terrorism is becoming more lethal, the numbers say otherwise, and early signs suggest that the decade beginning in 2000 will continue the downward trend."

Shoot...you think that's bad...

A month earlier, and only three months before 9/11, Mr. Johnson told U.S. News and World Report that "Bin Laden has an international network of contacts, but it's more analogous to the Elvis Presley fan club than a corporation like General Motors."

Source

Riiiiight, Larry. What a putz!

[Calpernia]

Cross linking for reference:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/520764/posts
The Declining Terrorist Threat
New York Times | July 10, 2001 | Larry C. Johnson

Posted on 09/11/2001 9:05:46 PM EDT by Nick Danger

The Declining Terrorist Threat
By Larry C. Johnson
July 10, 2001

[piasa]

Since Larry Johnson’s reared his head in the news again... evidently slipping stuff to an unsuspeccting Napolitano...
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