[FairOpinion]

Maybe there is more to those Arabic web posting/e-mails, than we first thought.

Beaches? What are they going to do with beaches? Release some chem/bio agents??? I read elsewhere that the FBI alert included some statement that "radiological, biological or chemical weapons can't be discounted". There are lots of nice beaches all along CA...

[John H K]

Maybe there is more to those Arabic web posting/e-mails, than we first thought.

Did you read the article? My impression from it is that there's LESS to those e-mails than we first thought. As the article mentions, according to one official their credibility is seriously in doubt.

[FairOpinion]

Here is another one:

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Terrorists Could Attack Pittsburgh
http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/2217893/detail.html

'Soft Tagets' Like Pittsburgh Could Present An Even Higher Risk Of Attack

POSTED: 12:02 a.m. EDT May 21, 2003
UPDATED: 12:16 a.m. EDT May 21, 2003

PITTSBURGH -- The United States was already concerned that last week's suicide bombings in Saudi Arabia and Morocco could be a prelude to something here. However, ABC News has learned that a series of threatening messages on the Internet played a major role in the decision to raise the terror alert from yellow to orange.

Authorities said one message warns of "a possible devastating attack in the next 48 hours" and urged all Muslims to leave all cities, especially Boston, New York, and the commercial coastline. A separate message targets Washington, New York and the nation's beaches.

However, the FBI warns that Pittsburgh is not exempt from terrorist attacks. In fact, the special agent in charge of this region warns that "sof targets" such as Pittsburgh could be even more at risk.


More police are on patrol and the FBI has increased its command center staff. But authorities said the most important person in the Orange Alert equation may be citizens.

When dozens of emergency agencies and water suppliers scheduled a terrorist drill for Tuesday, they had no idea it would happen the same time the terror alert was elevated to Orange.

Their scenario: a toxin is introduced into the water supply.

"They are ready, there is certainly always improvements that can be made, but this is a good exercise to point out where those areas need to be strengthened," Department Of Environmental Protection spokeswoman Betsy Mallison said.

Mallison said it is not just the FBI, local police and others in the drill who need to be vigilant, though. The men and women who jog around places like the Highland Park Reservoir every day also should be observant.

"If they see any suspicious activity around any business or any type of structure, a bridge or tunnel, the water supply, anything that looks unusual, people taking pictures and so forth, call their local law enforcement agency," EMA Director Bob Full said.

"Everybody knows that New York and Washington are usually the targets and they've been hardened, so it's possible in middle America, Pittsburgh or some other community could now be the subject of their attack because of it being a little bit softer and not thinking it could happen here," Special Agent In Charge Kenneth McCabe said.

The rivers are another reason Pittsburgh could be in the scope of terrorists.

"We are one of the biggest inland commercial waterways in the U.S., they know that we're watching the coastal waterways in Newark, Boston, L.A., so could they possibly be planning something here? We're trying to find that out," McCabe said.

The Orange Alert will mean more thorough security screenings for airline travelers.

The FAA, Airport Authority and county police are deciding whether the current orange alert warrants the random spot-checks of vehicles on airport property that has been conducted in the past.

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

However, one government official said intelligence analysts have serious doubts about the credibility of the source of those messages.

That's to be expected. It's not like the govt. is going to give away the game plan just because some dickweed leaked a memo to ABC for a few bucks.

[CyberAnt]

FOX is saying NY, DC, and Boston.

[JustPiper]

Beaches? What are they going to do with beaches? Release some chem/bio agents??? I read elsewhere that the FBI alert included some statement that "radiological, biological or chemical weapons can't be discounted". There are lots of nice beaches all along CA...

My thoughts also. Maybe they figure easy access to our shores by coing up on a private beach? Because what else can they kill as they want, but sealife? Not to minimize that but that is too soft a target for terrorists.

[L`enn]

First thing that comes to mind is a suicide truck bomb at a crowded beach a la Israel style.

[JustPiper]

A Chicago Ping!

[Salvation]

Maybe west coast this time?

[Jay D. Dyson]

I read elsewhere that the FBI alert included some statement that "radiological, biological or chemical weapons can't be discounted". There are lots of nice beaches all along CA...

Yep...and I live right by the beach here. So, if al Qaeda lets loose a biological/radiological/chemical attack on the Los Angeles area from the sea...well, been nice knowin' you folks and all that...

Of course, if al Qaeda tries to make some sort of landing on our shores, I'll be more than happy to show them some good old-fashioned genuine Yankee hospitality by meeting them at the shore with my guns. ;)

"Howdy Osama...you're gonna look real good on the trophy wall in mah den." *BOOM* "Don't run!" *BOOM* "DON'T RUN!" *BOOM*BOOM*

-Jay

[We Happy Few]

"Beaches? What are they going to do with beaches?"

They've got some really nasty sand flies they are going to unleash.

[Amelia]

Beaches? What are they going to do with beaches?

My first thought when I read "commercial coasts" was ports, but maybe they were talking about busy & "famous" beaches...Coney Island, Daytona Beach?

[thinking]

Look for symbolic targets...I suggest the Navy post armed boats around all docked aircraft carriers and protect the airspace nearby....

[Sender]

Beaches? What are they going to do with beaches?

They just want to check out the strip clubs...the beaches don't even wear burkas! (sorry:)

[Dutchy]

Please be alert and cautious my NYC Freeper friends....

[finnman69]

I noticed a lot more NYPD and national Guard tropps than usual on my bike ride this AM down Manhattan's West Side along the Hudson. Only 1 cruise ship in, but certainly more security. They are also doing bomb checks under cars entering the cruise ship terminal parking areas with mirrors.

[SauronOfMordor]

Beaches? What are they going to do with beaches?

Particularly with cool/rainy forecasts for the East Coast for the next few days

If the incidents in Saudi were practice sessions, I would think a bigger target would be all the graduation ceremonies happening over the next few weeks. All those young people, in guaranteed-gun-free locations

[katnip]

bookmark

[grumple]

yep...must be memorial day weekend...

[Eala]

attacks against New York and the nation's beaches.

Life's a beach, and then you die.

[verity]

and urged all Muslims to leave all cities

and never return?