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</a></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=5>The British Terrorist
Plot: Stage Two of the October Surprise <br><br>
</font><font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=3>By Hassan El-Najjar<br><br>
Al-Jazeerah, August 11, 2006<br><br>
According to the leader of Hizbullah, Shaikh Hassan Nassrullah, the
Israeli war on Lebanon was approved by the Bush administration to be
launched on late September or early October. However, the war was
launched prematurely in reaction to the Hizbullah capture of Israeli
soldiers.<br><br>
Apparently, the goal is driving American voters to the candidates of the
War Party, after it had lost the confidence of American voters. I wrote
about this issue in my article
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<a href="http://www.aljazeerah.info/Editorials/2006%20Editorials/August/../../../Opinion%20editorials/2006%20Opinion%20Editorials/July/26%20o/Nassrullah%20and%20Peres%20The%20War%20Was%20Supposed%20to%20Be%20October%20Surprise,%20and%20to%20Weaken%20Iran%20By%20Hassan%20El-Najjar.htm">
<font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2>Nassrullah and Peres: The War Was
Supposed to Be October Surprise, and to Weaken Iran</a>.<br><br>
</font><font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=3>The announcement yesterday of
a British terrorist plot to destroy ten US aircraft using liquid bombs
can be considered the second stage of an October surprise. It aims at
keeping the US voters in tense conditions, making them feel that the
world is not safe around them. This, purportedly, may push them back
towards the War Party, which has the reputation of being "strong on
security."<br><br>
The timing of the announcement of such a terrorist plot should be
received with skepticism and scrutiny, particularly because the pro-war
corporate media have adopted the story and fully propagated it to death.
The following are some points to be taken into consideration in
scrutinizing the story.<br><br>
First, the announcement came just one day after the earthquake of
defeating the symbol of war in the Democratic Party, Joe Lieberman,
representing a determination among American voters to fire proponents of
war in Congress, Republicans and Democrats alike. The announcement of the
terrorist plot would serve as the Bush administration counterattack
against the peace camp.<br><br>
Second, it came after a month of a disaster Israeli war to subjugate
Lebanon. The Israelis succeeded in destroying the country's
infrastructure, forcing a million Lebanese out of their homes, but they
couldn't defeat Hizbullah fighters. News about such a terrorist plot may
aim at distracting the American people away from the Israeli atrocities
in Lebanon, leaving it to pounded even more in the coming days by the
crazy Israeli leaders.<br><br>
Third, the US war in Iraq is worse than any time before. There is no end
in sight for the US quagmire there. Just the day before the announcement
about this terror plot, US military commanders and their boss testified
in Congress about the coming Iraqi civil war. This is an acknowledgement
of the Iraqi disaster by the Bush administration and it is not going to
serve the War Party at the ballot box. The announcement about the
terrorist plot may help to divert the attention of Americans and Britons
away from the Iraq disaster.<br><br>
Fourth, the war in Afghanistan has not ended and Taliban fighters have
been fighting against the US-led NATO forces on daily basis. They have
not gone away. The announcement about the British terrorist plot may help
make Americans and Britons forget about Afghanistan a little
bit.<br><br>
Fifth, news reported mentioned that there was an under cover British
government agent inside the terrorist group, for several months. This
should spark a public debate about the role of government agents who
penetrate suspected groups. What if the agent was playing a leading role?
What if the whole thing was prompted, suggested, and orchestrated by the
government agent and his superiors? Is this really a terrorist plot or a
government-staged operation created for political reasons? We still
remember the case of the six African American youngmen in Florida who
were influenced by the under cover government agent, who posed to them as
an Alqaeda operative. Did they want really to blow up the Sears Tower in
Chicago or it was the government agent's idea? We don't know. There
should be more public scrutiny about this issue.<br><br>
Finally, there has been a relentless attempt to link it to Alqaeda.
Pundits, experts, and even officials did their best to convey this idea
to the public. Among what they said was the travel of two members of the
group to Pakistan then receiving money from Pakistan after they had
returned to buy tickets to America. This should remind us with a similar
story in the US about a Pakistani father and his son who were implicated
first for traveling to Pakistan then they were released after that. With
regard to the money received to buy tickets to the US, it is hard to
believe that plotters with all this sophistication would not be able to
buy tickets from London to New York, couple hundred dollars.<br><br>
There's a lot to be skeptical about in the story. I hope that the
American people stay the anti-war course and change the course of our
country in November. By voting the pro-war candidates out of office and
bringing anti-war candidates into office, we will be able to address the
true cause of wars and reactions to them, resistance and terrorism.
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My biggest fear is that we may still see other stages of the October
surprise, God forbid!<br><br>
May God send His peace to this planet, which is hungry for
peace.<br><br>
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