Sources: Major terror attack planned this summer

[CADsortaGUY]

Originally posted by: Moonbeam
Caddy is a schmoo. That's a vinyl bag in the shape of a man with air in it's head and gravel for feet you can punch over and over again and it pots back up for another punch. And you can punch from any direction but he'll still pop back up. He's good for burning calories, but there's nobody home to convince. You are simply punching air.

No, I'm not a schmoo for punching the windbags constantly. I know you all just pop back up repeating the same old BS. It's entertaining though.

CkG

 

[HardWarrior]

Originally posted by: Moonbeam
Caddy is a schmoo. That's a vinyl bag in the shape of a man with air in it's head and gravel for feet you can punch over and over again and it pots back up for another punch. And you can punch from any direction but he'll still pop back up. He's good for burning calories, but there's nobody home to convince. You are simply punching air.

Geez!

:thumbsup:

 

[Moonbeam]

Originally posted by: HardWarrior

Originally posted by: Moonbeam
Caddy is a schmoo. That's a vinyl bag in the shape of a man with air in it's head and gravel for feet you can punch over and over again and it pots back up for another punch. And you can punch from any direction but he'll still pop back up. He's good for burning calories, but there's nobody home to convince. You are simply punching air.

Geez!

:thumbsup:

Hey and look, he popped back up again. AHAHAHAHAHA!

 

[CaptnKirk]

When will they raise the Terror Alert Level from

Lemon-Lime to Tutti-Fruity ?

Is the highest level Orange-Grapefruit or Cherry-Mango ?

Are we safer when it holds steady at Pineapple-Rhubarb ?

 

[HardWarrior]

Originally posted by: Moonbeam

Originally posted by: HardWarrior

Originally posted by: Moonbeam
Caddy is a schmoo. That's a vinyl bag in the shape of a man with air in it's head and gravel for feet you can punch over and over again and it pots back up for another punch. And you can punch from any direction but he'll still pop back up. He's good for burning calories, but there's nobody home to convince. You are simply punching air.

Geez!

:thumbsup:

Hey and look, he popped back up again. AHAHAHAHAHA!

:laugh:

 

[CADsortaGUY]

Originally posted by: Moonbeam

Originally posted by: HardWarrior

Originally posted by: Moonbeam
Caddy is a schmoo. That's a vinyl bag in the shape of a man with air in it's head and gravel for feet you can punch over and over again and it pots back up for another punch. And you can punch from any direction but he'll still pop back up. He's good for burning calories, but there's nobody home to convince. You are simply punching air.

Geez!

:thumbsup:

Hey and look, he popped back up again. AHAHAHAHAHA!

Yep, yes you did. *punch*
and back down you go...

CkG

 

[conjur]

Originally posted by: Moonbeam

Originally posted by: HardWarrior

Originally posted by: Moonbeam
Caddy is a schmoo. That's a vinyl bag in the shape of a man with air in it's head and gravel for feet you can punch over and over again and it pots back up for another punch. And you can punch from any direction but he'll still pop back up. He's good for burning calories, but there's nobody home to convince. You are simply punching air.

Geez!

:thumbsup:

Hey and look, he popped back up again. AHAHAHAHAHA!

LOL!

It's like playing Whack-A-Troll!

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

Tom Ridge is now saying that this "imminent threat" is perhaps not so imminent, and won't lead to an increased threat alert. It's hard to see why these kinds of things are even reported - what good will it do to warn us that we might be attacked, without any info on the mode of attack or what we might do to avoid it or minimize the damage?

 

[Zedtom]

The Bush White House wants to keep the American public in a state of confusion. Sending mixed messages creates an atmosphere of anxiety. Karl Rove and his strategists are very keen manipulators of public perceptions.

 

[tallest1]

Update!: http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/05/26/terror.threat/index.html (it has a different date on it, so I assume theres new info there)

Quite frankly this pisses me off. The administration has been so busy securing Iraq's borders that it can't secure its own and all they do is warn us that they're gonna screw up again. :|

 

[HardWarrior]

Originally posted by: tallest1
Quite frankly this pisses me off. The administration has been so busy securing Iraq's borders that it can't secure its own and all they do is warn us that they're gonna screw up again. :|

That's interesting take on the matter that I haven't considered. :thumbsup:

 

[Klixxer]

Troops securing Iraqis (or raping, torturing, killing, whatever) instead of protecting the US, is that it? Ha, you have to understand that Iraq was an imminent threat, there was a 45 minute window before they deployed their stockpiles of wmd's and sent them on their R/C planes over to, eh, well, ok, none of this is true, but do you really want to see a mushroom cloud over washington?

 

[conjur]

Originally posted by: conjur
They've used Planes.
They've used Trains.

Beware of Automobiles (specifically, semi-trucks)


Imagine a semi-truck containing a dirty-bomb in a few cities across the country.

Hmmmm

Officials Worry About Al Qaeda Truck Bombs

WASHINGTON ? The FBI is warning law enforcement officers around the United States to be on high alert for certain people connected to Al Qaeda (search) who may be planning to use a truck bomb.

The bulletin issued Wednesday night said local law enforcement should be alert to a person "of investigative concern" who possesses a commercial driver's license with authority to transport hazardous materials or who buys a "heavy vehicle" such as an ambulance, bus, van, or utility vehicle.

Counterterrorism officials told Fox News that they are especially concerned about the possibility of a truck bomb and said an influx of credible intelligence has been received suggesting that Al Qaeda may be contemplating such a bomb.

The bulletin repeated warnings issued Wednesday by the FBI and Justice Department for everyone in the United States to be on the lookout for certain individuals with links to Al Qaeda.

Attorney General John Ashcroft (search) and FBI Director Robert Mueller (search) said there is enough credible intelligence pointing to a possible terrorist attack on U.S. soil this summer.

"For the next few months, we have reason to believe there will be a heightened threat to United States' interest around the world," Mueller said.

Between the 2 p.m. EDT press conference Wednesday and 9 a.m. Thursday, the FBI's Washington headquarters received 860 tips. That doesn't include any tips called into field offices.

"Our purpose is public awareness and certainly we got that," a law enforcement official told Fox News.

Wednesday's bulletin also offered some "Intelligence Priorities" to assist local law enforcement with the task of identifying potential terrorist activities.

"Al Qaeda continues to express a desire to conduct attacks in the United States," the FBI said. "Recent public statements by Al Qaeda leaders suggest that plans to attack the United States may be near complete."

So-called "targets of opportunity" may include the G-8 Summit (search) in Sea Island, Georgia; the national party nominating conventions in Boston and New York City; the November presidential election; and the Summer Olympics in Greece.

"The face of Al Qaeda may be changing. It is possible Al Qaeda will attempt to infiltrate young Middle Eastern extremists into America, as they did prior to September 11. Al Qaeda is a resilient and adaptable organization known for altering tactics in the face of security measures," the bulletin stated.

"The ideal Al Qaeda operative" may be in his late 20s or early 30s, the FBI said, and may travel with a family to lower his profile. Intelligence confirms that Al Qaeda is seeking out people who can portray themselves as Europeans, and the possibility that female operatives may be recruited cannot be ruled out.

Al Qaeda also attracts Muslim extremists among many nationalities and ethnicities, including North Africans and South Asians, as well as young Muslim converts of any nationality inside target countries, the FBI stated.

"Despite the capture of high-level operatives, al Qaeda continues to modify its techniques and operational plans to overcome U.S. security countermeasures," states the bulletin.

The FBI also said in the warning that it has developed the following "Intelligence Priorities" for state, local and tribal agencies.

? Identify any persons of investigative concern who may be in a place to facilitate an attack.

? Identify any person of investigative concern who has a commercial driver's license with authority to transport hazardous materials.

? Identify any purchases or modifications of heavy vehicles (like buses, armored cars and ambulances) by or for any persons of investigative concern.

? Identify any persons of investigative concern who are interested in the purchase of airplanes, rockets or electronic components that could be used to make an improvised explosive device.

? Identify any persons of investigative concern asking for help from or in contact with Islamic extremist groups.

? Identify any persons of investigative concern who may have traveled to or from or had contact with others in Afghanistan, Pakistan or Yemen within the past two years.

 

[conjur]

Ashcroft Assailed on Terror Warning

By John Mintz and Susan Schmidt
Washington Post Staff Writers
Friday, May 28, 2004; Page A04


Some allies of the Department of Homeland Security within the Bush administration and members of Congress criticized Attorney General John D. Ashcroft yesterday for issuing terrorist threat warnings at a news conference on Wednesday, contending he failed to coordinate the information with the White House and with Homeland Security, which has the job of releasing threat warnings.

With FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III by his side, Ashcroft said at a news conference two days ago that "credible intelligence, from multiple sources, indicates that al Qaeda plans to attempt an attack on the United States in the next few months. . . . This disturbing intelligence indicates al Qaeda's specific intention is to hit the U.S. hard." He added that the information has been "corroborated on a variety of levels."

Under the Homeland Security Act of 2002 and Bush administration rules, only the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) can publicly issue threat warnings, and they must be approved in a complex interagency process involving the White House. Administration officials sympathetic to Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge said he was not informed Ashcroft was going to characterize the threat in that way -- an assertion that Justice officials deny.

Earlier Wednesday, Ridge appeared on five news shows saying that although the prospect of a terrorist attack is significant, Americans should "go about living their lives and enjoying living in this country," as he said on CBS.

Last night, the White House played down the turf battle. Deputy White House communications director Brian Besanceney said Mueller, Ashcroft and Ridge, who meet with President Bush every day, "discussed this issue with the president on more than one occasion and they agreed on the strategy and the seriousness of the threat. There was agreement on the way forward."

Yesterday, Rep. Christopher Cox (R-Calif.), chairman of the House Select Committee on Homeland Security and a guardian of Ridge's turf within the administration, released a statement criticizing Ashcroft.

"Dissemination by our government of sensitive terrorism warnings must be closely coordinated across our intelligence and law enforcement communities," Cox said. "In the Homeland Security Act, DHS was assigned the central coordinating role in this process. The absence of Secretary Ridge from yesterday's news conference held by the attorney general and the FBI director, and the conflicting public messages their separate public appearances delivered to the nation, suggests that the broad and close interagency consultation we expect, and which the law requires, did not take place in this case.

"The American public, state and local law enforcement, governors and mayors, and private sector officials with responsibility for critical infrastructure all deserve crystal clarity when it comes to terrorism threat advisories," Cox said.

FBI spokeswoman Donna Spiser said that the purpose of the news conference was to build public awareness about what the FBI is doing to try to stop terrorist plots. Over the past two to three months, she said, "there has been a stream of information coming in and there is corroboration for the information more than ever before," she said.

While publicly professing only collegiality and cooperation, Ridge and Ashcroft have occasionally struggled for two years. They argued for months over whether Homeland Security agents should investigate terrorism financing, and last year Ridge agreed they could do it only under the FBI's lead.

Some administration officials also complained yesterday that Justice Department or FBI officials in private conversations with reporters may have suggested that the latest evidence of a terrorist attack is new, when it is about six weeks old, officials said.

An administration official sympathetic to Ridge said, "There's a concern that this wasn't coordinated by the system DHS has in place to communicate this kind of sensitive information."

Under administration procedures, DHS informs governors, mayors and other elected officials when threat information is to be released so they can coordinate security efforts. This week many local officials complained they had not been informed about these threats as they usually are, administration officials said.

Administration officials have been discussing for weeks whether to raise the threat alert level from yellow, or elevated risk, to orange, or high risk, but they have decided not to take the step at this point, informed sources said.

This thing has Karl Rove's fingerprints all over it.

 

[wirelessenabled]

Originally posted by: Tinkerhell
http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/05/25/terror.threat/index.html

Move along ... nothing to see here...... Bush's ratings go down terror alerts broadcast. Same old story.

Move along.