.........and children under 18 years of age aren't supposed to be able to purchase cigarettes, or those under 21 can't drink or buy alcohol........

Come on Brian, isn't there enough legitimate news to cover without going into cloak and dagger modes.....

Give me a break.......

September 8, 2006

Bomb making material!!! Guess who is paying for it....YOUR TAX DOLLARS.....

See federal case in Federal Court House in New Orleans, LA closed section......LOVOI vs. ALITALIA AIRLINES, et al.......after 9/11 an Executive Order was put out by President George W. Bush who said "we will not do business with terrorist and those who do business with terrorist countries." Has he stuck by his order and the funny part.......federal judges don't care what he said either........It is YOUR TAX DOLLARS that are paying for the terrorist and their weapons, etc. through FEDERAL GRANT MONEY....THE OFFICE OF FEDERAL CONTRACT COMPLAINCE PROGRAMS who oversees these issues is failing their jobs and so is HOMELAND SECURITY........Domestic and International air carriers either passenger or cargo receive federal grants from the U. S. GOvernment. THey travel to terrorist countries everyday and pay for services and wages. This revenue that they acquire comes from YOUR TAX DOLLARS----the Federal Grants. When this information was brought to the federal judges attention she ignored it and so did all of the government depts.

WHY put out an Executive Order if no one is going to honor it.

Judicial Complaints were filed...the Judiciary Hearing Committee IGNORES the complaints. George W. Bush has copies of the complaints and ignores it.................WELCOME TO THE BANANA REPUBLIC!!!!!

Are you serious? Is this what journalism has degraded itself to. Conjuring up "potential terror threats"? I didn't know ABC was on the Bush administration's payroll. Bunch of lapdogs!!

Wow...you guys are idiots! Why don't you just call the terrorists and tell them how your report went. Here's a headline...."ABC GIVES TERROIST ATTACK PLANS" Nice work ABC....great network.

This doesn't surprise me. The authorities let homeless people sleep in the park and lay in the streets around K street (CVS and other supply trucks come in and park for hours)...around MacPherson Square...in front and a block away from the White House, no one checks and there is not enough security to stop a quick hit - like running a truck fast through the park to the White House...We are no where near ready!!

NICE WORK ABC. SOMEONE HAS TO WATCHDOG THE THE EMPTY LEGISLATION COMING OUT OF WASHINGTON, AS WELL AS, THE LEGISALTION BEING SHELVED WHICH WAS EAR-MARKED FOR U.S. PROTECTION. CONGRESS TALKS FROM BOTH SIDES OF ITS MOUTH.

Thanks Brian. It's not like the govenment and law officals have enough things to worry about and you're going to show the terrorist our weak points. Why don't you tell the police? We don't need to know this! Who is paying your salary? It needs to be spent on something worth while. I'm embarrassed to know you are an American reporter.

Wake up call? To purchase fertilizer? Go back to reporting on drunk celebs if this is what you call news.

Bri', you da man, man!
We need to know this so we can jump our reps all up in there.
It's not enough that they know this is happening; they need to know that WE know, too, and that, if WE know, they won't get away with knowing and hoping it will go away.
You da man, man!

Is this news? Why don't you put up a flag, "Hay Bad Guys, This Is How You Do It"

Bri', you da man, man!
We need to know this so we can jump our reps all up in there.
It's not enough that they know this is happening; they need to know that WE know, too, and that, if WE know, it may come back to haunt them.
You da man, man!

I agree. It seems a little too much like yellow journalism. Unfortunately though, that is what Americans respond to in the news. Gone are the days when Americans come home from work to engage in a critical review of the world's events. Between the 10-hour days at work, family obligations, financial concerns, long commutes, and a complete absence of an education system that encourages individuals to take responsibility for understanding the underlying issues in the world today (remember the MSNBC poll where not even half of Americans could find LA and Iraq on a map), the vast majority of Americans do not have the time or energy to “tune in” for an hour to take command of the issues of the day. In fact, I believe that the majority of Americans who do watch the news do so for the entertainment value. So, in line with these observations, Brian Ross's “scenario development” is of value. It entertains Americans and, in some instances, it will lead Americans to engage in conversations at work and school about one of the critical issues we face as a nation: national security. I imagine that many Americans then will express anger and belief to their friends and family. But, will they seize upon those emotions and take the responsibility to engage themselves in the decision-making process that establishes our policies and laws pertaining to them? If history is any indication, I imagine that they won't - they will instead blame the delegated leaders that made those decisions on their behalf and look to a new Congress (whether Republican or Democrat) to do a better job. I only hope that we will not “become ignorant and degenerate into a
populace that (is) incapable of exercising (our) sovereignty,” as James Monroe so wonderfully put it.

LOTS of things can be used to make explosives. Care to guess how many gallons of gasoline or LP are even closer to the White House than your fertilizer? As John Stossel would say . . "Gimme a break." Why do journalists feel compelled to create paranoia over things completely uncontrollable. Shouldn't it be obvious by now that no amount of chest pounding legislation can protect us 100% of the time . . STOP TRYING GET GET MORE USELESS LAWS PASSED BY DRUMMING UP DRAMA.

So....what you're basically doing is showing the wackos of the world how to attack/bomb us? Hey, great job.

Edith, someone could rob your house tonight. Will you be ready? Where's your security? We cannot and never will be ready for every act of violence against the US. If you want to stop a pot of water from boiling, you don't insulate it from the heat. You turn off the gas.

..so should we be worried that a terrorist might blow up a storage shed a few miles from the White House and the Capital Building? ...this is investigative reporting? Gimme a break, Brian.

You should have ponied up and tried moving the "bomb" making supplies with in a half mile of the white house. Then Brian Ross could have given his full investigative report from behind bars.

You obviously are missing the point about this report. This shows that if ABC can purchase bomb material without questions, then terrorists already know about this and who knows if they already haven't done so.

Awesome, this proves that the Bush Administration's talke that they have made our Country so much safer since 911 is political b.s. God help us all!

Journalism at it's finest. What a joke. Next time ABC, please try to think of safer ways to sell your news stories.