Washington Affairs |
29 December 2003
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America Snoozes Through Code Orange
The Yuletide Christmas colors of red and green were displayed in the US against a backdrop of orange, the second
highest threat level in the Bush administration's spectrum of terror risk. The highest, red, is reserved for instances
when an actual terror attack is underway, and so, the White House has told Americans that the current state of threat
is just this side of an ongoing strike against the country. It is a good thing that the enemy has little capacity to strike
because America is asleep at the wheel. Click here to read more.
Novak Reveals How Omnibus Bill Undermines American System
Conservative columnist and talking head Bob Novak is not flavor of the month in this space, ever. Still, he did come
into the game as a journalist, and his training floats to the top from time to time. He has done the nation a great service
in a piece
put out Christmas Day on how the US government actually funds itself. Click here for more.