Times Square Bomber Thoughts

McCain proves he's a hack when discussing the bomber -

"Don't give this guy his Miranda rights until we find out what it's all about," McCain added during an appearance on the Imus show, which is broadcast by the Fox Business Network.

McCain's remarks echo Republican complaints in the aftermath of the attempted bombing of a flight en route from Amsterdam to Detroit on Christmas Day, when Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the suspect in that case, was immediately Mirandized and given full criminal rights.

Republicans say that suspects like Abdulmutallab and potentially Shahzad should be classified as an "enemy combatant," which gives authorities more leeway in seeking intelligence through interrogation and other methods.

 So which is torture? Interrogation or "other methods".

McCain said Shahzad's apprehension "gives you a little encouragement about the improvements we've made since 9/11."

Improvements? What would those be McCain? As if that's not enough, there's this story out of New York -

New York officials say they could stop attacks like the attempted Times Square car bomb by expanding a controversial surveillance system so sensitive that it will pick up even suspicious behavior.

But Saturday's failed terrorist bomb in the Times Square tourist hot spot has provided the authorities with a new argument for expanding a sometimes controversial security blanket of cameras, sensors and analytical software.

The system "will greatly enhance our ability and the ability of the police to detect suspicious activity in real time, and disrupt possible attacks," Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Monday.

 The Real Effect

Has anyone else here noticed that there is a direct correlation between the nature of the police's response to an attack and the relation of the timing of the attack?

For instance, if the police are talking about future attacks, their "tools" are insufficient and they cannot be held responsible for anything because they are ill prepared.

Yet if they receive these tools and an attack does occur, they are not responsible because there is a bigger, "better" system out there somewhere that  could have stopped the attack, but woe is them, if they only had it. Sadly it reminds me of our educational system and the whole stinking problem.




Throwing money alone at problems never fixes a thing and many times it makes the situation worse. This cycle is by no means even started yet as all sorts of idiots from all across the world will "declare war" on policy (just as dumb as the war on terror) and use idiotic tactics to make a non-salient point.

Did I mention that this covers government as well as "civilians"?