Ridge to raise Terror Alert, news conf. 1:30 pm Eastern

Fox News-TV

[putupon]

announcement, nothing furthur

[Peach]

Both are God's creatures and among the most fascinating creatures on earth.

We went on whale watches every weekend for years in the Boston/Cape Cod/Block Island area - divine watching them.

[RobFromGa]

1000 posts, I never would've thunk it...

[Toespi]

Just flying in, will be about three hours from LV for a week.

[oceanperch]

LOL I should of read your tag line before my last post to you. The Lord works in mysterious ways. One thing for sure he always answers.

[Peach]

We have to think outside the box and not worry that it sounds tinfoilish. I pray the warning has nothing to do with WMD.

[Peach]

Certainly. Did you read the FR thread on the specific truckers alert for S and N Carolina? I'll try to find it and link but my search skills seem to be producing zippo lately.

[Peach]

Shows the level of interest/worry. Good place to gather and express our thoughts so we don't drive our spouses and families crazy. LOL

[knak]

interesting news on NIN:

Specific intelligence obtained by this network determined the following:

1. There are four or five "teams" of terrorists, consisting of four or five members per group who already have, or about to acquire the same number of air cargo planes for use as missiles against US targets as they did with passenger aircraft on 9/11. Although it was reported by DHS that the aircraft are believed to be originating outside of the US, our information suggests that some or perhaps all are already within the continental United States, although their locations have not been confirmed.

2. Some or all of the terrorist groups are believed to possess some form of weapons of mass destruction, exacerbating the impact (or perhaps releasing the cargo in flight and prior to impact, depending on the nature of the WMD).

3. The targets include government facilities in Washington, possible strategic military sites in the US, nuclear power plants, and other sites that would create the greatest devastation and loss of life.

4. In conjunction or in addition to the above, evidence indicates the possession of a nuclear device, devices, material or materials already inside the continental US.

5. Also in conjunction with the events described above, other operatives appear to be in place to hijack or otherwise use tanker and cargo trucks as "Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Devices" (VBIEDs) as we reported on 22 November 2003 and 9 December 2003.

6. Time Frame: the anticipated window of greatest exposure appears to be from the present through 2 February 2004, although based on the dramatic increase of communications and the content of the same, events appear to be planned for the Christmas and New Year holiday season. (It is important to note that the timing of a planned attack is "dynamic" and based on operational opportunities. --MORE--

[TBall]

"when bloomberg gets on his jet and flies out of NY, I will start to worry" That reminds me, where is clinton? The last time I was worried about an attack bill was in china of all places.

[Peach]

Here's the link to the trucker alert re the threat:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1044321/posts

[billbears]

LOL!! Well just as long as they're doing something....

[oceanview]

no mention at the Ridge press conference that the fighter air patrols would be resumed. you would think if aviation were the focus, and they wanted to stop it, they would have tipped that fighter cover would be resumed. yet, I heard nothing.

[Oorang]

Thanks for the link. Sometimes when something in going on in "your neck of the woods" it will hit the local news before it hits the national (Fox, MSNBC) news.

[oceanperch]

Thank You. If you only knew how many days you have turned my attitude around.

[Oorang]

I don't want to get it. They're like the fringe left - they've lost their collective minds.

Well said.

[Peach]

I've written your name down on a piece of paper by the computer and will ping you if I see something pertinent to your family's area. Regards, Peach

[Guenevere]

#993...My goodness, I was wondering the same thing....
..Bethlehem?...that's what came to mind..

[hummingbird]

Yep! Las Vegas: it is stated specifically that a major cable network will be tipped off to cover this explosion. Casualties are expected to be enormous forcing people to flee from the attacked cities.

JP, did you ever see the Sean Connery movie WRONG IS RIGHT (1982, I think) I'll look up the synopsis now since its been a while...you might find it an interesting rental, if its still available...not one of his hits but very relevant to the moment, I think; especially, if a network is going to be called in to film. That's just sick.

[Peach]

Is that a smallish think tank? Does anyone know how reliable they are?

[Oorang]

I've been the victim of two burglaries. The took fingerprints at both. Either you are having a really bad day or a really bad life.