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A lot of key infrastructure, like airports, nuclear installations, cargo carriers, etc. did NOT go down to yellow alert, they are still on the highest alert they have ever been.

I saw it in an article. ( I don't have the link and can't find it now)

Another interesting article detailing some of the intel:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2004-01-12-code-orange-cover_x.htm

Source gave U.S. details of new plot.

Pardon me, if someone already posted this on this thread -- I can't quite read all the posts, but I think this info is important:

Al-Qaida Terror Plot (w. biologican and chemical weapons) Foiled, Say French Police
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1056038/posts

The French police are convinced that their country has escaped a planned chemical or biological attack by an Islamist cell linked to al-Qaida. An interior ministry official said evidence from Islamist militants arrested in the Lyon area last week made it "very plain" that an attack with the deadly botulism or ricin toxins was being actively prepared.

As little as one drop of the botulism toxin released into a building's ventilation system can be fatal. Ricin is one of the deadliest poisons to occur naturally, many times deadlier than cyanide and capable of being given in food and drink without affecting the taste.

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If they plan it in Europe, you can bet they are planning it in the US also.

yeah, i've read that as well. i was just saying, EOMs threats aren't specific, and usually sound as if he is targetting american cities. which ones, i don't know. even one is too many. his threats also sound like they point towards a nuclear attack of some sort. lowering the national threat level to yellow with the possibility of a nuclear attack doesn't seem very reasonable to me. i've heard many reports about possible attacks on nuclear plants, and i'm hoping those aren't their targets. thinking back now, it does sound like a likely scenario that some of the jihadis have been pushing around, even from EOM. that site gives alot of good information from some of the reports i've read. discounting all of them. hopefully my belief is correct and we have good information that lead to stopping attacks.

The article in this post is one of the most comprehensive I've read. For those who are behind this is a good read plus there are items in there I had not seen before.

Thanks for posting this.

Excerpt"That possibility raised a range of questions: Might al-Qaeda strike a day early or a day late from the dates mentioned by the source? Would the group target return flights from the USA to Europe? Would it make sense for terrorists to seize control of a jet that was about to land in the USA after it had used most of its fuel flying from Europe? Or might terrorists hijack and crash a jet just after it took off from a U.S. city with a full fuel tank, so there would be a more devastating explosion?

And what might be hijackers' ultimate target? U.S. authorities mapped out the paths of the flights cited by the new source, searching for clues to potential targets on the ground within a 200-mile swath.

I have previously thought if they choose to attack with a plane, the approach path or take off would be important since they wouldn't have much time to detonate. It would have to be a large city or near a nuclear facility to get the most bang for their buck. LAX takes off over the ocean. John Wayne takes off over the ocean but near one of those facilities depending on the destination of the flight. San Francisco approach used to be over the Bay, probably still is. The DC, LV & NY airports are, I would think, the most tempting for them.

FR Link to F.O.'s Post:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1056111/posts

Source gave U.S. details of new (terror) plot (by Al Qaeda)

WASHINGTON — The nation's recent Code Orange terror alert was triggered by a new U.S. intelligence source that, for the first time since the 9/11 attacks, allowed officials to get specifics about how al-Qaeda was planning to use international flights for imminent attacks in the USA, four top government officials say.

National Guard Sgt. Eric Fettig, right, leads his patrol at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas. Sam Morris, Las Vegas Sun