Comments on: Put down those Corn Flakes, you terrorists!

By: Justice Department terrorism statistics wrong - Homeland Stupidity

Justice Department terrorism statistics wrong - Homeland Stupidity — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 19:48:36 +0000

[...] In 2005, we reported that DOJ was fudging the numbers in terrorism cases. In one egregious case, DOJ reclassified an open case of stolen breakfast cereal as a terrorism case right after the September 11, 2001, attacks. Because stealing Corn Flakes is clearly a terrorist act. [...]

By: Social Security data used for criminal investigations - Homeland Stupidity

Social Security data used for criminal investigations - Homeland Stupidity — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 02:37:24 +0000

[...] That explains how stealing Corn Flakes became a federal terrorism investigation. [...]

By: Terrorism prosecutions drop to pre-9/11 levels - Homeland Stupidity

Terrorism prosecutions drop to pre-9/11 levels - Homeland Stupidity — Thu, 07 Sep 2006 23:25:52 +0000

[...] Last year the DOJ was caught redefining terrorism investigation to inflate its numbers after a case where three men were accused of stealing Corn Flakes was classified as a terrorism investigation. Comments RSS – Trackback URI [...]

By: Michael Chertoff is looking for me - Homeland Stupidity

Michael Chertoff is looking for me - Homeland Stupidity — Thu, 25 May 2006 01:03:12 +0000

[...] Homeland Stupidity has previously reported on these so-called terrorism-related cases before. Most of them have only the most tenuous links to actual terrorism, and under the rules DoJ set for itself, virtually anything could be a terrorism-related case. [...]

By: Fudging the numbers: DOJ ordered redefinition of terror investigation - Homeland Stupidity

Sat, 13 May 2006 17:07:53 +0000

[...] A few days ago I reported to you that the Bush administration had been overstating the number of terrorism-related prosecutions and convictions in the U.S. [...]

By: One year of homeland stupidity - IO ERROR

One year of homeland stupidity - IO ERROR — Sat, 12 Nov 2005 04:31:07 +0000

[...] Since September 11, 2001, many people have argued that America must give up the liberty which makes this country worth living in, in order to be “safe” from terrorists. This is patently false, and I spend much of my time showing this stupidity for what it is. There are so many of these that choosing among them is difficult, but some of the most telling are: State Department can’t prevent terrorists from getting passports, because the government’s watchlists suck; We are no safer now, in which I tell the real solution to terrorism, the solution which may never be implemented; the soldiers on their way to Iraq who boarded planes with their rifles, but weren’t allowed to carry on nose hair clippers; and the Bush administration overstating the number of terrorism investigations to make it look like there was a lot of terrorist activity when there wasn’t. [...]

By: IO ERROR » Fudging the numbers: DOJ ordered redefinition of terror investigation

Sat, 18 Jun 2005 20:13:31 +0000

[...] @ 4:11 pm A few days ago I reported to you that the Bush administration had been overstating the number of terrorism-related prosecutions and convicti [...]