Stagecraft

Yet another in a long line of PR stunts. AP (09.01.06):

"The White House is bringing representatives from countries that have suffered terrorist attacks to populate the audience at President Bush's next war-on-terror speech, to emphasize the global nature of the enemy. Bush Setting Up Next Terror Speech

"In a speech Thursday that launched a new offensive to build support for the Iraq war and for Republicans in the fall elections, Bush said various factions of terrorists belong under the same umbrella, even though many terrorism experts do not agree." Fuggin' experts. What do they know? White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said that George's latest speech "will describe how Islamic militants think, what they have said about their aims and why the world should take them seriously." Dana said nothing as to why anyone should take George seriously at this point.