There is a Department Of Homeland Security report in April that warns about increased activity from right wing extremists and white supremacy groups. Based on real investigation, online chatter and the different agencies information gathering abilities. The report was ignored by the Republicans. They even demanded an apology and insisted that Napolitano step down.
Go back to 2001 and the different agencies are noticing increased chatter from Al Qaeda. A certain Presidential Daily Briefing on Aug 6, 2001 was titled "Bin Ladin Determined To Strike in US." Again, these reports were denied and ignored by Bush and the Republicans and we had 9/11.
You can see the denial and contempt of warning signs in: Katrina; global warming; the housing bubble; Wall St; banking regulations; sub-prime mortgages; unregulated derivatives market; firing of Attorney Generals; "we do not torture"; the Plame outing, subsequent denial and eventual Libby indictment; UN reports of no WMD; all pre-war intel; size of the military needed in Iraq and just about everything involving Dick Cheney.
Moral to the story: the truth and Republicans do not mix.
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