Precisely. This reminds me of, albeit less dramatic, fear mongering akin to Colin Powell announcing to the United Nations that the USA has proof that Iraq has

Precisely. This reminds me of, albeit less dramatic, fear mongering akin to Colin Powell announcing to the United Nations that the USA has proof that Iraq has WMDs. Of course when we showed up in Iraq, Colin Powell ended up looking like a fool because his facts were so incorrect (few remembered Colin's address at the time though). Scaring people to manipulate them...I see it happening, I just rarely understand to what end.