If blowback is a concern, why was the operation publicized? The whole thing could have been done in secret?
Security Theater
In a real War on Terror, newspeople would ask questions about the various mixed messages served up by the federal government.
Mainstream TV newspeople will avoid interviewing people who have questions Re: Security Theater.
Airport REAL ID Scam – Help Has Arrived
Newspeople play along by not asking questions.
Standard driver’s licenses have not been accepted at border crossings and ports of entry since 2009. What got better? Any questions from newspeople?
Out at the airport, real newspeople may ask:
What keeps the terrorists of the GWOT from creating a disruption at the back end of the airport security screening line?
Guaranteed: No TV newsperson anywhere will ever ask this question. Americans do not live in a free and honest society.
Imagine the TV newsperson, on camera, escorting the TSA official all the way to the back of the “be sure to arrive early line” and asking what keeps the bad guys from creating a disruption at that point.
The mainstream media functions like paid actors reading a script.
Over and again- Newspeople play the role of federal public affairs staff instead of asking questions.
Every year is the same. Similar cheerful video, no mater where you are in the USA.
No voices of dissent. No passengers with questions about security theater will ever make it on air.
TV newspeople interviewing each other:
Travelers who ask no questions make it on air:
Security At Washington State Ferry Terminals
A state-run media report from June, 2012-
This video tells us that security personal are on site every day-at 2:56
Maybe security personnel are present at some specific terminal each day. Dozens of round trip crossings from various terminals indicate that in many cases-no security screening takes place prior to boarding ferries.
Washington State ferry passengers are advised via PA system not to leave backpacks or packages unattended during ferry crossings.
Meanwhile-on the car deck-cars, trucks, vans, commercial vehicles, etc. are left unattended during ferry crossings.
I have made dozens of round trip ferry crossings over the past 20 years. In many cases, there has been no security screening at either terminal.
On occasion, the press will do a story about a ferry security drill.
If the Oklahoma City bomber rolls onto the ferry-how does the SWAT team help out an hour later?
Has anyone ever seen any member of the press asking questions related to WSF security?
More here:
Newspeople Avoid Questions – WSF Security
Any Security at Washington State Ferry Terminals?
Washington State Ferries Security
At The Big Game
In the news:
ABC News Feb 3, 2025
A month after terror attack, officials say Super Bowl has ‘no credible threats’
No Credible Threat?
Real newspeople may ask:
What threat level did authorities see in the days and hours prior to the January 1st terror event at New Orleans?
It feels like a society where honest and meaningful ideas stand up to questioning and discussion, but the questioning and discussion rarely takes place.
The War on Terror has prompted elected officials and law enforcement authorities to calm the public by looking into the future and announcing that no credible threat exists.
Newspeople play along by not asking questions.
If the good guys can tell what the bad guys will do before they do it-surely, these powerful crime fighting tools will be used to shut down gang and cartel activity, fentanyl trafficking, bank robberies, mass casualty shootings, etc.
Highest level LE authorities/US Dept. of Homeland Security and the FBI played no role in preventing the “horrific act of terrorism” in New Orleans.
Now, they are ready to say there is no credible threat once again:
“No specific or credible threats” have surfaced targeting the Super Bowl, NFL security chief Lanier said Wednesday.
Zero questions from newspeople at the TV studios? That’s what keeps the fake GWOT rolling along.
Real newspeople may ask:
If special games require special security-what keeps regular games safe? Crowd size/capacity is similar at several stadiums.
Are fans less safe at regular games?
What prevents terror strikes at hundreds of events & locations unsupervised by federal authorities?
What stops terrorists from going 2 states over and driving a truck across the playground at a daycare center?
Tune in to any Super Bowl in the post 911 era to see the press promote a big US Dept. of Homeland Security show of force to keep the big game safe.
TV newspeople skip asking questions and play the role of federal public affairs staff instead:
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