L.A. Mayor Blindsided By Bush Announcement

[Gold9472]

L.A. Mayor Blindsided by Bush Announcement

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060209/...la_terror_plot

(Gold9472: Gee... ya think maybe because the threat was made up bullshit?)

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD, AP Political Writer
7 minutes ago

LOS ANGELES - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said Thursday he was blindsided by President Bush's announcement of new details on a purported 2002 hijacking plot aimed at a downtown skyscraper, and described communication with the White House as "nonexistent."

"I'm amazed that the president would make this (announcement) on national TV and not inform us of these details through the appropriate channels," the mayor said in an interview with The Associated Press. "I don't expect a call from the president — but somebody."

The mayor also suggested that some funding from the Iraq war could be redirected to homeland security, including the protection of high-risk targets in Los Angeles. He did not advocate an immediate withdrawal of troops.

"I go to work every day knowing that we are a target," the mayor said.

[PhilosophyGenius]

Knowing what I know now that story could have easily been made up and there's no way of hearing any type of confession or response from the people arrested.