] Pentagon officials have openly speculated that one man is
] behind the terror that has immobilized the American
] capital. "We have seen his work in the past. We don't
] need UN inspectors to tell us who is behind today's
] events," proclaimed Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld.
] "Only one man has the technology to grasp Washington in
] his icy clutch: Mr. Ten Below himself, the Snow Miser."
]
] The State Department issued a release which stated: "We
] have incontrovertible evidence that the Snow Miser is an
] Al-Qaeda operative." The report also stated, "It is no
] coincidence that this white powder was targeted on the
] nation's capital."

] Washington, D.C. - This weekend the District of Columbia
] fell under meteorological attack and the nation's capital
] has been crippled. "Several inches of snow have fallen on
] the DC area and more snow is on the way," reported the
] local NBC television station.
]
]
] The Snow Miser was arrested, but subsequently released
] for the 1936 New York Blizzard Attack.]
] On CNN's Late Edition, Homeland Security Secretary Tom
] Ridge refused to speculate on possible causes of the
] siege. Ridge stated: "We can either be afraid, or we can
] be ready. America chooses to be ready."

Great satire.