More Liberal Conspiracy-Mongering

Here's a letter from this morning's Seattle PI regarding the recent foiled terrorist plot in Great Britain:

Sea-Tac scene makes reader more curious

I was at Sea-Tac Airport Thursday night to pick up my son and noticed the signs and fliers posted throughout about new travel restrictions. I was struck by the professional quality of the signs. They were clearly designed by a graphic artist, which makes me wonder:

1. When were the signs printed? How much lead time was necessary to design, publish and distribute such production-quality material?

2. If the signs were created substantially beforehand, what determined the timing of the announcement of the alleged "liquid explosives" plot?

What happened Thursday reminded me not so much of a terrorist plot foiled as a commercial product announcement, orchestrated to gain maximum publicity.

And it worked. News of Lebanon and Iraq was all but absent from the major media, and the reminder that "we are at war with Islamic fascists" had a context within which to play.

What really happened?

Ted Diamond
Seattle

Hmm...has Mr. Diamond ever heard of those new-fangled gadgets called "computers" with desktop publishing software and color printers? I know I'm always impressed with what Kinko's can do on short notice.

Yes, Mr. Diamond. It was a broad Republican conspiracy that not only included British and U.S. authorities, but also an army of graphic artists across the world.

And we all know how most graphic artists are known for their Republican, conservative values...