Our political leaders, especially the presidential administration of the past seven years, are able to pass through legislation, wars, limitations on democratic rights and many other unconscionable assaults on the American public through fear mongering.
Its a well known tactic, simply take the possibility of a threat that may or may not exist, and hammer away at - mention it in public speeches many times, at news conferences, or at think tank discussions. Have the think tanks find 'experts' that will amplify the possible threat and produce papers, books, news articles, commentaries, editorials in the New York Times.
Many things that would otherwise abhor most people suddenly become legitimized. Social spending money has to be diverted to the military and military profiteers. Even the military becomes incapable in the face of threat, and new mercenary armies are established and funneled huge sums of money.
In this light it becomes mandatory that stories of this nature are spread far and wide, to dispel the fear mongers' diatribes.
Suitcase Nuclear Weapons, Favorite Threat of Hollywood Scriptwriters, Are Probably a Myth
Members of Congress have warned about the dangers of suitcase nuclear weapons. Hollywood has made television shows and movies about them. Even the Federal Emergency Management Agency has alerted Americans to a threat - information the White House includes on its Web site.
"The suitcase nuke is an exciting topic that really lends itself to movies," said Vahid Majidi, the assistant director of the FBI's Weapons of Mass Destruction Directorate. "No one has been able to truly identify the existence of these devices."
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