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

Fox News-TV

[putupon]

announcement, nothing furthur

[Quix]

Why isn't Elmo Green and Oscar Red or Orange?

Why are the nice guys the worst levels?

Just silly questions.

[Yaelle]

I think of the threats every day when I see the blimps flying over the ports. I am comforted that they are there, though I know you can sneak anything in using either containers or subs and not have it visible.

[oceanview]

let's have the airline security people do their jobs, so we don't have to need anymore Todd Beamers.

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

It's your choice, sit at home OR actually get out and help defend America.

How YOU can assist fighting terrorist cells in the United Sates.
17yrs old and up, no upper age limit. Something for everyone to do

[TexKat]

Did anyone just hear Rita Cosby on Fox News report that she was informed that within the last hour she was informed that several men in the European countries with ties to Al Queda have gone underground, simular to what they did prior to 9/11. She also mentioned something about dirty bomb material recently missing and 2 Russian guys with ties to Al Queda.

[camas]

when they could not find the white house i think they hit the pentagon???

[oceanview]

see post #600.

[relee]

The CBS radio news at 4 PM thought it was significant that Sec. Ridge said near term, meaning perhaps 24-72 hours, also significant that it is nationwide.

They did not have Neil Livingston on this time.

[hummingbird]

Now who wants to guess on which congressman/woman, Senator will say something about how much it costs the states when the threat level is changed. Pelosi(sp) (D-ca) gets my vote.

Indeed. I'll see your Pelosi and throw in a Sheila Jackson Lee. I'm sure Hillary! is weighing all her options now on when to make her announcement based on optimum return...for Hillary!

[At _War_With_Liberals]

Fox has yet another 'expert' on, who owns a new security company, which makes more money from an increased threat.

Fox should stop interviewing salespeople, and calling them experts. This guy was a NYC cop for 20 years, and is nowhere near an expert.

[camas]

there are details but they are TSSI

[Yaelle]

Planes can no longer be flown into buildings. How can a few terrorists "subdue" planeloads of people? They can't any more. The people would rise up and beat them silly. Now people know that suicide bombers exist, the game is different.

And no one is getting a chance to start lighting matches and putting them to his shoe, either.

[Yaelle]

I did not hear 48- 72 hours. I heard "until after the holidays."

[oceanview]

all they have to do is put some kind of sleeping gas into a few aerosol cans to subdue the passengers.

they can light the shoes in the lavatory this time.

[John Beresford Tipton]

"FBI notified field agents to cancel vacations and report to work."

Are all the seats at the Las Vegas strip clubs filling up with guys drinking soda and talking into their shoe phones?
That would be an ominous sign.

[b4its2late]

Vey series. Running around like a chicken with my head cut off.....

[Bobby777]

I think they could find it ... at one time, and probably now, the White House had a Hawk AA missile battery, several I've heard, deployed ... a friend's father flew into the D.C. area back in the 1980's and he stated he could see the Hawk ellipses from the air ...

obviously it's made visible as a warning, too ... after the events of that morning, I'm certain they would have been used ... the jihadists probably knew that too ...

[Pubbie]

I just saw the replay of the Ridge conference - and during that last question about "why didn't you raise the threat level to red" Ridge didn't look like he was keeping some great secret - He just paused for 2 seconds with that same Dopey Droopy dog expression he always has.

JMO

[relee]

Thanks for the correction - it was difficult to pay attention with the football game on in the other room.

What's this about a plot to kidnap the new Iraqi government and trade them for Saddam, that I saw, or thought I saw, on Fox News?

[Pubbie]

"OK, so what're we supposed to do? Boil water???"

"Be Vigilant"?