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Iranian Missile May Be Able to Hit U.S. by 2015

Goobieman said:
You didnt answer the question. How do you know tha Ridge isn't lying?
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The book is Ridge's opinion, and his perception of things. From the story, it sounds like he was not involved in many national security meetings, so while he could feel pressure for raising the color, how could he know if it was legit or not without actually sitting in on meetings?

The story does not explain... perhaps the book does?
 
NolaMan said:
The book is Ridge's opinion, and his perception of things. From the story, it sounds like he was not involved in many national security meetings, so while he could feel pressure for raising the color, how could he know if it was legit or not without actually sitting in on meetings?

The story does not explain... perhaps the book does?
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Considering that he was the head of homeland security at the time, why would he be excluded on operational grounds?
 
Alvin T. Grey said:
Considering that he was the head of homeland security at the time, why would he be excluded on operational grounds?
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to give him plausible deniability when he was instructed to raise the terrorist warning flags for political purposes
 
Alvin T. Grey said:
Considering that he was the head of homeland security at the time, why would he be excluded on operational grounds?
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I don't know.. the book might elaborate?
 
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