[oceanview]

the disconnect here is the return to yellow. all of a sudden loftus says his sources put this guy in Mexico, if they didn't find him before, and his surfacing was the main reason behind the flight cancellations and the NEST teams and the whole orange level, why go to yellow if you think he is in mexico?

[Letitring]

I think Houston is still at orange, aren't they?

[WestCoastGal]

Juarez-El Paso is on the west side of the state and Houston is on the east. Doesn't make sense to cross the border there unless they have compadres helping them at theat point of entry. Possible Houston is not their target.

[Mossad1967]

"The appearance of cracks in Al Qaeda does not mean for a moment that the danger has diminished to the United States. The threats remain, and there is little doubt that Bin Laden's minions are intent on fulfilling his promises of a catastrophic blow to the united States before the end of the Great Feast, which ends on February 4."


That appears to be the bottom line

[JustPiper]

Going for the bigger fish, flushing out the little ones