So says the repulsive new Republican Party advertisement which has been released ahead of the elections on November 7th. This phrase comes after a series of menacing quotes from Bin Laden and assorted other Al Qaeda cronies, set to a soundtrack of a ticking clock and a juddering heartbeat.

Make no mistake, they're getting desperate. Sex scandals, a growing body-count and the obvious bare-faced lies of an administration under pressure have all combined to lead to a volatile American electorate. And what do the Republicans do when the chips are down? What they've always done: scare people into voting for them.

As I said in a recent Globaleyes entry, there's nothing new in this. 'The people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. Tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the peacemakers for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger'. So spoke Herman Goering. At the Nuremberg trials.