Clarke: Al Qaeda May Try To Tilt Election To McCain

US News:

John Kerry believes that the so-called al Qaeda Halloween videotape released days before the last presidential election in the United States affected enough undecided voters that it may have made the difference in the outcome. Remember that a swing of only 60,000 voters in Ohio would have resulted in a President Kerry.

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What would be the purpose of any attempted manipulation of the U.S. election? It could just be to use the election to magnify the media coverage of their terrorist activities, make al Qaeda look even more capable than it is, and remind everyone they are still around. Such a media-amplified attack might help them with recruitment and fundraising. Even more likely is the possibility that al Qaeda would hope the attack would benefit John McCain. Opinion polls, which, as noted above, al Qaeda reads closely, suggest that an attack would help McCain. Polls in Europe and the Middle East also suggest an overwhelming popular support there for Barack Obama. Al Qaeda would not like it if there were a popular American president again.

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Comments

[mesmerize]

All scare tactics are in the closet. It won't work this time. Voters are thinking with a clear mind this election.

[meltingpot101]

NOT this time.


OBAMA/BIDEN 08

[DFL]

FOR PURELY FINANCIAL REASONS, AMERICA MUST LEAVE IRAQ, WE HAVE MORE MONEY GOING OUT OF THIS COUNTRY NOW THAN COMING IN AND THAT MUST BE CHANGED!

[ArmyCentrist]

Well I guess that puts the "Obama is a Muslim" rumors to rest huh?

[Jules1]

Everyone should make sure their parenst and grandparenst also do not fall for it, OSAMA is dead, his followers are not, but he is......

[Oxonian2001]

Let's face it--the Repugs and Osama's camp NEED each other badly. It's called true bipartisanship in action. When Osama makes his "threats", Bush pulls his willing zealots together. And when Bush makes his threats, it helps pull their zealots together. All's fair...

[ErnestineBass]

Lazarus bin Laden?

[herointheend]

I was wondering when someone would make this point. Bin Laden NEEDS a Bush or McCain in the White House. Anger, resentment, and hate towards America and its President is the only thing that keeps Bin Laden in business. A President Obama would restore the United States to a position of respect throughout the world, including the Middle East. Elect Obama, and watch Bin Laden become a non-factor­...

[Martee]

If the terrorists' goal was to lower estimation of the US in the eyes of the world -- they've already won. Let's commit one horrific act -- and see how quickly the US throws out its most sacred "rights" and treasure in a mad scramble for "security". Even if it wasn't their goal -- they must be delighted to see how quickly we threw out of most venerated values out the window. Sad but true. Vote Obama. Give the world something to believe in again.

[kevinem2]

His goal IS to destroy modern enlightenment. Who better than McCain and his wingnut cohorts?

[patmancando]

John Kerry is still rationalizing his loss to a unpopular preemptive war president. Poor John...he must be angling for a position in a Mr.0 administration. Cool it John, you proved yourself a loser, and I for one voted for you.

[Gasparilla]

No, the American public proved itself a loser. Twice.

[patmancando]

Actually Boooooooosh won twice when he souldn't have, but that only goes to show the candidates selected by the Democrats have a weakness. Kerry lost that one big time....Go­re's was stolen.

[LanceS]

Bin Laden has a McCain-Pahlin )* bumper sticker on his camel.

[RedneckDem]

The Dems can spin this 100% into our favor just by saying 7 years after 9/11 and a misguided war in Iraq, we are still being taunted by BinLaden. He's still on the loose, how can they spin this to their favor anymore??? Afghanistan is failing becuase we dropped the ball. Show the clip of McCain spouting off about going to war with Iraq before even Cheney. This is something they want to steer clear of...

[Palintology]

VOTE OBAMA ... HE WILL KILL OSAMA !

[basafetypro]

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