The Reichstag is burning!

Big surprise. Bush created false terror threat to scare Congress into giving him more unconstitutional power. KO's "Nexus of Politics and Terror" series continues.
According to Rep. Jane Harman

(D-CA), Chairwoman of the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Terrorism Risk Assessment, the Bush administration knowingly used bogus intelligence to make lawmakers believe there was the chance of an imminent attack on the U.S. Capitol, thus frightening them into passing the temporary expansion of his powers to spy on Americans under the FISA act.

Previous editions:

Bush plants scare stories to distract from his scandals.
Same theme, this time referencing the "plot" to blow up JFK airport.
Another about the UK plot that turns out to be bs.
And finally, here's the first in the series.