Terror threat averted in CA jr. high school

There are all sorts of interesting statistics to be compiled when the Bush era comes to its long anticipated and long, long overdue end. One for the "fun facts" page will be the number of kids under the age of sixteen who were questioned by the secret service for speaking out against the administration.

The latest Sacramento resident to be questioned by federal agents in possible threats against President Bush is a 14-year-old girl with a heart on her backpack and braces on her teeth, a freckle-nosed adolescent who is passionate about liberal politics and cute movie stars.

Her name is Julia Wilson, and she learned a vivid civics lesson Wednesday when two Secret Service agents pulled her out of biology class at McClatchy High School to ask about comments and images she posted on MySpace.

Beneath the words "Kill Bush," Julia posted a cartoonish photo-collage of a knife stabbing the hand of the president. It was one of a few images Julia said she used to decorate an anti-Bush Web page she moderated on MySpace, the social networking Web site that is hugely popular among teenagers.

The Secret Service refused to answer questions about the case or even confirm an investigation. Eric Zahren, a Secret Service spokesman, said the agency does not discuss its work "due to the sensitivity of our mission."

That's one sensitive mission, all right. Thanks to the Mysterious Cypher for the latest story of how we're fighting the terrorists-- you know, those shadowy figures out to deprive us of our civil rights.