I definitely was not paying attention, like most US citizens. I didn't even try to suggest I was awake and studying news events. But to blame these events solely on religion, rather than economics, is as destructive as apathy. Dichotomous dictates comply as much as apathy with what those who are creating more hunger and poverty across the globe would have us believe.

Not Bush, but the corporatacracy he serves is. It started with Iran and CIA card-carrying Kermit Roosevelt who got rid of the democratically-elected president who dared to assert Iranians should have the revenue from their oil. The more cooperative and reasonable dictator/Shaw was put in the prez's place and money/oil was put back where it belongs, in the pockets of the corporatacracy. Big wonder that the Iranians got miffed.

"getmoney2316, Please list a few that took place prior to 2001." Read my post a few comments up. Y'know what Al Quaida called the Clinton Administration? The Golden Years.

"On 9/11 I didn't know why they hated us." Then you haven't been paying attention. Because American were the targets of Islamic terrorism for a quarter-century before 9/11. Was Bush to blame for the Iranian hostage crisis during the Carter Administration? Or the attack on USS Cole? Or the Khobar Towers bombing? Or Mogadishu? Or Rwanda? Or the FIRST attack on the World Trade Center?

"One does not evacuate a major city with 24 hours notice." You also can't provide Federal-level disaster relief in 24 hours, which is why it is necessary to have local first responders on hand to maintain order until the Federal help arrives. FEMA's mission was bugfuck before they ever got there because of that. It's fascinating that you don't want to acknowledge anyone else's blame but Bush's. It was Nagin, not Bush, who destroyed that city, and the idiots who lived there re-elected him.

its the reason the US gob FACTORATED to destroy the constitution, and have more control over the country, over the US people, its so sad, because if a country such US have a dictator instead of a president, the future is creepy for the nations of the third world. Im from Mexico, and hope this change for the good of US and the world.

getmoney2316, If the safety of the US has been diminished, then please explain why only air travel is severely restricted? and even then why airport security still allows undocumented aliens to become baggage handlers. This is a campaign of terror, waged by Bush. It is exactly the same as Hitler's manipulation of the German public in the early 30's.

getmoney2316, Please list a few that took place prior to 2001. Also explain why Able Danger was ignored.

well im sorry to see that ur so stupid you dont even understand what i just said ..I can see that u are a lost cause

whatever....that shit you just wrote makes no sense, you guys can go pal up with the terrorists and take away every tool we have to fight them because that's the smart liberal way, they probobaly don't want to cut off your fucking head or anything

they got nothing to do with it and thats what im saying medias are messing up peoples mind those terrorist are for most islamist which is the extreme ideology of islam those people are not muslims they are not even religious they're just a bench of fools and saying that muslims are islamist is like saying that germans are nazis

I dont hate all muslims either, but " they got nothin to do with it "??? wtf, everybody on this site is retarded except WeedofCrime

did you read what i said? we had terrorist attack too we also had terrorist taking over a plane but the pilot just landed when he heard what was going on he heard gun shot (yes they were armed with gun not like gardeners) and landed straight away made a call and GIGN was there as soon as the plane landed and in 20min all hijacker was shot we also had bombs in the street of paris for few weeks and that was way back before 9/11 but tv dont teach me to hate muslims as they got nothin to do with it

your mind is like playdough

MajorShootingPayne gets his ass fucked by Bill Maher, thats why his name is MajorShootingPain

wow you're fucking retarded! what do you think terrorist attacks first started in 2001. terrorist attacks have been going on for decades dumbass

I sent you an email, suggest you read up. you liberals are diminishing the safety of the citzens of america, this is a tough world and you have to play rough sometimes, unfortunately there is no choice if you want to stay on top.

I wasn't talking about relief, you said "Local infrastructure would have been restored within days"? and I said the "flooding lasted weeks" no matter what the infrastructure repair would have had to wait, so what the fuck could FEMA do about multi trillions of gallons of water even if they were there early? specifically, and if you change the subject I'll have you removed, answer the questions.

MajorPayne, I did get the memo & it caused me to feel more terror than I did when the towers fell. On 9/11 I didn't know why they hated us. Now I wonder why we aren't more hated, perhaps because of the people like the POW I mentioned earlier. But those guys are grandparents now and their grandchildren have a different opinion. As we reaped the benefits of former generations' integrity & harwork, we will pay for our present hubris, laziness, ignorance & unethical re-defining.

frenchy4001, Nor have they used it as a celebrated cause to inflict terror.

wow this is so right ! lots of other country did have terrorist attack we did have a couple in france pretty bad one but our gov. dont make us live in terror

ignored.

getmoney2316, please cite innocent lives saved by waterboarding. Please explain why if this is acceptable, the Able Danger report was ignore.

getmoney2316, No... indeed, you are no genius.

getmoney2316, Yes, it lasted weeks because FEMA took weeks. If preparations had been made by competent emergency management, the relief effort would have begun before Katrina had even hit.