[The Great Satan]

To be quite honest, I wouldn't be surprised if the story was made up. I also wouldn't be surprised if the leak of the discredited story about a nuke in NYC was a calculated, propagandistic act on the part of the Administration. This is war, and the government is busy managing public opinion, keeping us ginned up for the battle ahead while doing what it can to minimize panic and economic uncertainty. This is what governments do in war time. Thus mythical germ factories in far-away Afghanistan and past-tense nuclear false alarms serve as proxies for the real and concrete threat that was spelled out in very simple terms in the letters to Daschle and Brokaw.

[uncbob]

To be quite honest, I wouldn't be surprised if the story was made up.

And you think it is alright because that is what governments do in time of war
Well in a republic the government supposed exists at the behest of the people . So this should NOT be acceptable

[dalebert]

They are either with us or against us. Why do they need an excuse to support policy that is right.

[BlackVeil]

As you say, propaganda is a part of war. But too many clumsy stories make people cynical in the long run. In this particular conflict, we need a lot more accurate information.

[RIGHT IN SEATTLE]

1990?