Tuesday, September 05, 2006

Know your place

Not that one needs a reminder of the bizarre version of English spoken by the White House, but try to grasp this, yes, Orwellian, bullet point from today's "updated" National Strategy for Combating Terrorism (full text). One of the elements of the strategy for winning the LWOT (the Long War on Terror) --

Fostering Intellectual And Human Capital By Creating An Expert Community Of Counterterrorism Professionals And Developing A Domestic Culture Of Preparedness. This Culture of Preparedness rests on a shared acknowledgement of the certainty of future catastrophes; the importance of initiative and accountability at all levels of society; the role of citizen and community preparedness; and a delineation of the roles of each level of government and the private sector in creating a prepared nation.

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