[cajungirl]

Are we getting so many warnings of chatter and such that sooner or later we will all just get fed up with it. I personally think that the terrorists in this country can't get it togetheer to do anything more than a car bomb. Now if one is the victim of that it is bad but people are killed daily in big numbers by our home grown criminals. I don't know about others but lately all these reports just don't stir me like they used to.

[lonestar]

I don't know about others but lately all these reports just don't stir me like they used to.

Right now they are planning a way to do something more spectacular than 9/11.

[Quix]

Doesn't take a rocket scientist to realize that they have a lot to gain by keeping the alerts tweaked up near max; by increasing the 'cry wolf' phenomena; by increasing confusion; by increasing alert fatigue . . .

As I recall, there was another tape flashed about on Al-Qaeda type websites which overtly said that was part of their strategy--to generate alert fatigue etc.

Therefore what?

Alertness is still vital, essential and a lot better than being obliterated unnecessarily because of apathy and being asleep at the switch.