At this stage we seem to have a few threads on the go. How about one to detail the election countdown coverage and thoughts.
Be the voting machines or voter challenges, tomorrow will be a mess. Perhaps I'll stay home and watch it - entertainment at it's finest. A script worthy of an Oscar.
Election Day Terror Drills
A plan may be afoot to induce a national terror threat on Election Day to lower voter turnout and steal the election for Bush once again, but this time in a different manner.At least three states have WMD/Terrorism Incident drills scheduled for Tuesday, November 2, 2004 – Election Day.
http://www.legitgov.org/essay_kane_fema_terror_drill_102904.html
This link has link to various articles including some posted here.
And now over to the anchor desk.
Be the voting machines or voter challenges, tomorrow will be a mess. Perhaps I'll stay home and watch it - entertainment at it's finest. A script worthy of an Oscar.
Election Day Terror Drills
A plan may be afoot to induce a national terror threat on Election Day to lower voter turnout and steal the election for Bush once again, but this time in a different manner.At least three states have WMD/Terrorism Incident drills scheduled for Tuesday, November 2, 2004 – Election Day.
http://www.legitgov.org/essay_kane_fema_terror_drill_102904.html
This link has link to various articles including some posted here.
Terrorism and the Election: California is the Target!
No postponement, just bedlam at the polls and a low turnout on the west coast is Bush's plan for 'victory'
Additionally, there have been reports www.prisonplanet.com that CERT – Citizen Emergency Response Team – will be holding a “disaster simulation” nationwide on Election Day, November 2, 2004.
Senator Dayton recently announced he was closing his DC office due to intelligence reports of possible terrorism in DC He stated he would not advise anyone to go to the Capitol between now and the election.
Arizona is running a WMD/Terrorism Incident exercise on Election Day. UPI picked this up on their wire and the Washington Times ran the story immediately after Nico Haupt broke the story.
Ballot Boxing -- Last month, U.S. Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski decided to try one of Maryland's new voting machines in Takoma Park. It was a brand-new Diebold AccuVote-TS. The state of Maryland has just spent $55 million for the ATM-like electronic voting devices to be used in the upcoming presidential election.
The AccuVote, acting just as a demonstration, offered two choices: "yes" and "no." Sen. Mikulski pressed "no." The machine registered "yes."
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