The American homeland has suddenly become secure after the elections it appears. At least from where I see it.
Searching for "threat level" on the Homeland Security section of the White House website yields around hundred results. The date on the last of them is 29 October 2004 - a few days before the election. It is the longest period in which 'threat level' was not mentioned since September 10, 2002. The advisory system was launched in March 2002.
(On the Department for Homeland Security's website it returns around 500 results only I couldn't navigate beyond the first page.)
The search results show announcements of threat level changes, further remarks by Ridge on the changes, then remarks by Bush, Cheney, and others, and press briefings by Mr Scott McClellan, Mr Ari Fleischer and so on. I'm guessing most of them would have appeared on tv.
Split by year the results are:
9 in 2002
26 in 2003
20 in 2004
Bush/Cheney mentioned "threat level" in radio talks/tv seven times - all in 2004.
So what happened after the election? Have the threats evaporated or have the security measures taken by the department and Bush administration made America totally safe?
Or can it be conjectured that since the elections are over, there is no need to keep the American people in constant fear of attacks.
Searching for "threat level" on the Homeland Security section of the White House website yields around hundred results. The date on the last of them is 29 October 2004 - a few days before the election. It is the longest period in which 'threat level' was not mentioned since September 10, 2002. The advisory system was launched in March 2002.
(On the Department for Homeland Security's website it returns around 500 results only I couldn't navigate beyond the first page.)
The search results show announcements of threat level changes, further remarks by Ridge on the changes, then remarks by Bush, Cheney, and others, and press briefings by Mr Scott McClellan, Mr Ari Fleischer and so on. I'm guessing most of them would have appeared on tv.
Split by year the results are:
9 in 2002
26 in 2003
20 in 2004
Bush/Cheney mentioned "threat level" in radio talks/tv seven times - all in 2004.
So what happened after the election? Have the threats evaporated or have the security measures taken by the department and Bush administration made America totally safe?
Or can it be conjectured that since the elections are over, there is no need to keep the American people in constant fear of attacks.
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