Likely but not imminent?
The British Home Secretary, Alan Johnson announced Britain had raised its
terror threat level from substantial to severe, suggesting that an
attack is “highly likely.” He goes on to state: “This means that a terrorist attack is highly likely, but I should stress that there is no intelligence to suggest that an attack is
imminent.”
Take the definition of each of these words, and rewrite the sentence.
Definition of the words:
Likely: having a high probability of occurring or being true : very probable
Imminent: ready to take place
Before: This means that a terrorist attack is highly likely, but I should
stress that there is no intelligence to suggest that an attack is imminent.
After: This means that a terrorist attack has a high probability of
occurring, but I should stress that there is no intelligence to suggest
that an attack is ready to take place.
So what he is really saying is: the terrorists will attack unprepared?
This is not the first time a politician came up with such drivel to keep the sheeple in place: In 2004, US Attorney General John Ashcroft informed law enforcement officials that without a doubt an attack was going to
be perpetrated in the US within the next 6 weeks, prior to the elections.
Don’t be a sheeple! Refuse to be terrorized. Not by terrorists and not by government!
Possible reading:
In Sheep’s Clothing: Understanding and Dealing with Manipulative People
Sheep in a Jeep (Read-Along Book & CD)
