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Tuesday, February 3, 2004

What didn't happen at the Superbowl

And the biggest story of the day? That it was one of the few Superbowls where the score was close? That at half-time a pop-singer's breast got exposed, whether accidentally or on purpose?

Nope. The biggest story was the one we didn't read: "Terrorist attack causes 30,000 deaths". It is the deafening silence, the dog not barking in the night. For the third straight year since 9/11, a crowd the size of a small city concentrated itself in a stadium and sat for several hours to watch the most heavily televised live event of the year. And then that crowd dispersed and went home.

I thought the same thing.

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Yeah, and we stayed at code yellow, unlike New Year's.

Dave wrote:

Sure, and please do not forget the half dozen cancelled flights either.

Were there faulty intelligence regarding BOTH 9/11 and the supposed WMD in Iraq? Probably.

Should we give a nod to the improved intelligence that has resulted in several cancelled flights, several arrests in several countries.... and absolutely NO more attacks inside our border? Same answer.... probably.

∴ Dave | 3-Feb-2004 11:29pm est | #3872

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