Its impossible not to hear about it. Increased threat levels, homeland security talking about al queda being back at their former strength before 9/11. Alot of people are saying the government is grooming us for another terrorist attack. I disagree.

 

 I believe the current administration (thats Bush and his good old boys) are going to stage a event to rally the US public behind yet another war, this time with Iran. I know this isn't new information to anybody, but I'm going to do something I haven't seen anybody else try yet. I"m going to try and call it. Its hard to see the future, but I believe that its a simple puzzle, and I'm going to base it off what I consider W's current situation. Obviously W is not popular with most american citizens. He has the worst approval rating of any president in history (ouch!). He has more or less assured that his party will not be in control of the executive branch following his term, if their is another election held. So what can he do about it?

 

 It would certainly help his party if their was another terrorist attack, especially a large scale devistating attack. People are easier to control if they are afraid. I believe to get the people behind a war with Iran it needs to be nuclear. I also believe the attack will take place on the west coast of the USA, since California, Oregon and Washington states typically vote democratic in presidential elections. Why nuke your own supporters? People on the east coast already had local attacks, on 9/11. A nuclear attack on the west coast would effect many, many people. I believe that northwest Washington state, probably Seattle will be the chosen "sacrificial lamb". Its a popular town, filled with lots of liberally minded people. I don't believe the current administration would miss them. The fallout will be carried by winds from the pacific ocean over WA state, accross the Idaho panhandle and spread over Montana. More people will probably die due to fallout than from the initial blast, depending on weather conditions at the time. Its possible that the nuclear device is already in Seattle, possibly on a freight tanker, and that the administration is simply waiting for the correct weather patterns to attempt to control or localize the fallout. 

 

 I pray to God that I am wrong, my whole family lives in WA state. I don't want my children to suffer the horrible death of radiation poisoning. I unfortunately think this is totally within the capacity of our government to do. The only real thing that makes me think I might be wrong is that Fairchild airforce base is in a bad position to recieve alot of fallout. The base is very strategicly important because it houses the KC-135 refuling planes that help keep our war machine limber. If it was taken out by fallout it would really slow down any planned invasion of Iran.

 

 Some people might read this and say its treason or dissent, but I promise you I love our country. I believe the majority of american citizens are good people and that we value our freedom. I suppose that thanks to Bush's new executive order, stating that the government can seize property of people who attempt to hinder the war in Iraq I could be prosecutable under that law. I have nothing against the US soldiers fighting in Iraq, they are my american brothers and sisters after all. I am simply exercising my right to free speech. The right to speak out negatively against our government is after all , what makes our country the greatest in the world.