The Raw Story | White House: We're not hyping terror fears to expand spy powers

The Raw Story | White House: We're not hyping terror fears to expand spy powers: "As House Democrats released their plan to amend a foreign surveillance law Tuesday, the White House issued an ominous yet unspecific terror warning, setting up a possible repeat of this summer's fight over spying, in which President Bush prevailed amid fresh fears of an al Qaeda bomb plot.

A White House reporter noted the timing of a Department of Homeland Security strategy that warned al Qaeda was stepping up its efforts to put operatives within the US. An administration spokeswoman faced questions over whether the report was timed to coincide with Congress's debate over surveillance.

'No,' White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said during a press briefing Tuesday, hours after Democrats released a proposal to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act."

Sure, they are not using fear to control us. Anytime there is a potentially damaging piece of news floating around, or any time the King's court think they need more power, there is a whole new round of repeated words.

9/11
Terrorists
Al-Qaeda
Al-Qaeda in Iraq
National Security
Homeland Security
Iran
Bomb
War on Terror
They want to kill Americans

Then a few plots unfold, the media hypes the minor events up, and next thing you know, all attention is on the terrorists, and the administration gets what they want.