More amazing concidences in the war on terrorism.

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Feds arrest 2 in Albany Missile Scheme
http://www.newsday.com/news/nationwo...news-headlines
Man arrested in plot to blow up Dirksen building
http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/nettles05.html

Things in common:
Both were Federal "sting" operations.
Both were announced on the same day.
Both had been ongoing (missile sting over a year, length of time not specified for bomb)
Both occured just days after Ridge was criticized for warning of an attack based on old evidence.

In the missile case:
The arrest of the two Muslim leaders did not unravel any terrorist plots and Deputy Attorney General James Comey, in announcing the arrests, admitted, "This is not the case of the century."
In the Chicago case:
A convicted counterfeiter with an apparent grudge against the courts was arrested Thursday on charges of plotting to blow up a federal courthouse, but he never actually had materials to make a truck bomb, authorities said

So now we have had Tom Ridge make an announcement for no apparent reason 2 days after Kerry picks Edwards. Then he announced a plot based on old info 2 days after the Democratic convention.
Then when Ridge is roundly criticized for this a few days later the Feds decide to move on two ongoing stings. In Albany there was not a piece of missile in sight. In Chicago the guy tried to sell 1500 pounds of fertilizer but nothing else to make a bomb with and apparently did not have the know how to make a bomb.

It just looks more and more like the Bushes are using terorism to scare us.