I agree that something is going on that we don't understand; there are just too many "concerted" things going on at the same time for it to be coincidental.
I just can't quite put my finger on what it is...
My best guess would be that the Bush administration is getting too close to something buried deep in the bowels of Washington.
You're awareness and ears are up. Good. Something smelled bad to me for a week. We have normal relations with UAE. We had contracts with them since they were targeted by AlQueda. A disinformation campaign was successful in the U.S. leading to a popular revolt.
Someone is trying to seperate us from our friends there. The question is- who?