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Mayor demands end to snickering

New York City (WPI) - New York’s Michael Bloomberg insisted Friday he did the right thing going public with a allegation of a terrorist threat to bomb New York’s subway system and refuted suggestions that he overreacted to information of dubious credibility.

“I am really p- - -ed off with the media” the Mayor said in a press conference held late Friday afternoon in his Manhattan offices. “The smirking, chuckling, just the overall cynicism displayed by the press in this matter is shameful!”

The Mayor was reacting to the widespread, but mostly unreported, belief by reporters that the latest “terror threat” is nothing more then the manipulation of the press for political purposes.

Speaking anonymously for fear of reprisal a writer for the conservative NY Post said, “It’s the same old, same old. Bad news for White House hits the wire, we just start to report on it and ‘bingo,’ there’s another terror alert someplace.”

Joining in the conversation a reporter for the Washington Post , speaking anonymously for fear of reprisal, added, “We have a pool on it at the Post. If bad news comes out about Cheney, Rove or Rumsfeld within twenty-four hours a mysterious report will surface and the ‘terror threat’ level will be raised.”

In recent days the President’s closest political advisor, Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove, has be summoned to give testimony in the Valerie Plame case. This is the fourth time Rove has been deposed and follows closely the release from prison of NY Times reporter Judy Miller.

A reporter for the Philadelphia Inquirer, speaking anonymously for fear of reprisal, described what he termed “The Terror Tease.”

“Once bad news begins to get coverage the White House Brain Trust puts the plan into motion. The individual event or back story, that’s all cookie-cutter stuff. They just pull the top folder off the pile and run with it. They’ll have emergency press conferences, get plenty of TV coverage, dispatch the goon squad to Fox News- you know, the whole bit.”

A reporter for TV Guide magazine said, “We refer to it as, “‘Shields up! Engage the deflector beam!’ in honor of Star Trek.”

A high level law enforcement official in New York, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the heightened security was prompted by an informant's report of a plot to attack the subway system with bombs hidden in bags and possibly baby strollers.

“Gee, that’s a new one” he added. “We never thought of that before.”

“The idea that I or this office would play politics by frightening the good citizens of New York unnecessarily is deeply offensive.” Bloomberg declared. “I also find the suggestion linking my possible run for president in 2008 to a Karl Rove promise to assist my campaign very disturbing. Who did you hear that from? I demand to know!” the visibly angry Bloomberg stormed.