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**Paul Bunyan** · 08-22-2009, 04:58 PM

WAR OVER SECURITY 'POLITICS'
August 22, 2009

WASHINGTON -- Critics said yesterday former Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge's claim he was pressured to raise the security threat level is proof that the Bush administration politicized the war on terror.

"What Tom Ridge disclosed confirms our worst suspicions," said Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ).

"Just like they did in Iraq, the Bush administration manipulated intelligence to cause fear in the public to further its political goals."

In his new book, "The Test of Our Times: America Under Siege . . . and How We Can Be Safe Again," Ridge writes that he felt pressure from fellow Cabinet members to raise the alert level just before the 2004 election -- pressure that helped convince him it was time to quit the administration.
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Paul Bunyan Join Date Jul 2007 Age 59 Posts 4,495 Senior Member	War over security 'politics' WAR OVER SECURITY 'POLITICS' August 22, 2009 WASHINGTON -- Critics said yesterday former Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge's claim he was pressured to raise the security threat level is proof that the Bush administration politicized the war on terror. "What Tom Ridge disclosed confirms our worst suspicions," said Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ). "Just like they did in Iraq, the Bush administration manipulated intelligence to cause fear in the public to further its political goals." In his new book, "The Test of Our Times: America Under Siege . . . and How We Can Be Safe Again," Ridge writes that he felt pressure from fellow Cabinet members to raise the alert level just before the 2004 election -- pressure that helped convince him it was time to quit the administration. ----
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