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Originally Posted by Choker
Well here's what doesn't make sense to me. Why are the feds telling us so much about this threat? Why tip off the perps?
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Seems to me they're just trying something new. Hah.
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Brenda Heck, the FBI counterterrorism official, said the government's response to the latest threat "has been a little different" than at other times.
"We have been very open with the public on this," she said. "I think there will be some debate about that after we get through this weekend. [But] I think there's a very positive side to letting the public know a little bit more about what we are doing behind the scenes."
In particular, she said, by letting the public know about a threat quickly, "They can help us with what's going on out in the public areas so that we can respond if something is suspicious."
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And it could simply be a 'cover your assets' type of deal. Lord knows nobody wants anything like this pinned on 'em in an election year.