The Politicization of Security
September 3rd, 2009 § Leave a Comment
In a recent interview with former US Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge, MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow probes Ridge on the war on Iraq, events leading up to and after Hurricane Katrina and certain eyebrow raising passages from Ridge’s new book which indicate that decisions to raise the official threat level in America during the Bush Administration were not solely made out of concerns for America’s safety, but intertwined with political concerns for the administration’s own well-being.
After having survived the dark era of the Bush Administration where fear was deployed through various methods in an attempt to inspire trust in the government and keep the population in manageable complacency, many won’t find this news surprising, but Maddow’s own masterful navigation of the interview with Ridge, where he stumbles more than he walks, is a breath of fresh air.
You can watch one part of the interview below. Catch the rest here.
