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1 posted on 12/21/2003 9:34:28 AM PST by putupon
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Nation's Threat Level Rising to Orange

By JENNIFER C. KERR
Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The government is raising the national threat warning from yellow, the midpoint on its five-color scale, to orange, a federal official said Sunday.

Tom Ridge, the homeland security secretary, planned to discuss the chance at a midafternoon news conference at the agency's headquarters. A department official confirmed the elevated threat level but declined to provide details before Ridge's appearance.

U.S. officials by the end of last week were telling holiday travelers to be vigilant about the threat of terrorist attacks. The warning was prompted in part by a raised level of ominous intercepted communications that has not quieted for months.

The significance of the sustained level of intelligence "chatter" is unclear, the officials said.

Homeland Security officials said they did not expect a change in the threat level unless more specific intelligence was received.

On Friday, the Arabic television network Al-Jazeera aired a new statement from Ayman al-Zawahri, the chief deputy of Osama bin Laden. The CIA said Saturday it believes the tape is authentic.

"We are still chasing the Americans and their allies everywhere, even in their homeland," according to the voice on the tape.

Some statements from al-Qaida leaders are later regarded as preludes to attacks; others simply propaganda.

Gen. Richard Myers, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said Sunday morning that officials were trying to determine whether increased terrorist chatter being detected in recent weeks was an aberration or something more serious.

"There is no doubt, from all the intelligence we pick up from al-Qaida, that they want to do away with our way of life," he told "Fox News Sunday."

"And if they could use another catastrophic event, a tragedy like 9-11; if they could do that again, if they could get their hands on weapons of mass destruction and make it 10,000 (deaths), not 3,000, they would do that."

Myers said he and Ridge were to discuss the threat level "in the next 24, 48 hours" and raising the level was under active consideration.

"It's Secretary Ridge's business, but the Department of Defense does play a role in supporting federal agencies in this regard, and so we're discussing this right now," said Myers, who just returned from a trip to Iraq and Afghanistan.

64 posted on 12/21/2003 9:57:44 AM PST by LurkedLongEnough (Can't we all just get a long gun?)
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To: putupon
I hope the terrorists will think before they act. They do not want to bring more wrath upon themselves.

As my wife and daughter spend their days 2 miles from a nuclear power plant, I always sweat a little more when they move the level up.

82 posted on 12/21/2003 10:03:01 AM PST by Glenn (What were you thinking, Al?)
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To: putupon
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.
91 posted on 12/21/2003 10:09:12 AM PST by OXENinFLA (This just in LIBYA gives up WMDs; Democrats IMPLODE.........Film at 11....)
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Oh good. I was running out of yellow highlighter for my calendar. What color do we get to go to next? I'm sorry but this does nothing to affect the daily lives of the citizens of the respective states
122 posted on 12/21/2003 10:17:50 AM PST by billbears
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bump
131 posted on 12/21/2003 10:20:56 AM PST by Lady Eileen
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Apparently, being raised because of increased "chatter" (per FoxNews).


145 posted on 12/21/2003 10:26:36 AM PST by TomGuy
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I don't know about you but I am weary of these nebulous alerts. It's hard to take these elevated alerts seriously. WHY can't people who PAY the salaries of these security folks know WHAT is going on?

After awhile they become a joke. If you doubt me, look at the comments here. People are laughing at the elevated alert because they don't mean anything. There is nothing specific attached to them. I think they are stupid because of their vagueness. You know darn well that who ever pushed that they be elevated had something specific in mind.

Surely they don't think we'll become hysterical or something. You know, if that is the situation, - when you treat someone like a child they act like one after a while.

149 posted on 12/21/2003 10:27:28 AM PST by nmh
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Hey, maybe if we agree to give up some more freedom's ol' Tom will "kick it down a notch"?
150 posted on 12/21/2003 10:27:34 AM PST by The Duke
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To: putupon
Increased internet chatter?





160 posted on 12/21/2003 10:31:37 AM PST by TomGuy
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Ridge to raise Terror Alert


172 posted on 12/21/2003 10:34:50 AM PST by Thinkin' Gal
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Dallas Cowboys are terrorizing the NY Giants --- 10-3
175 posted on 12/21/2003 10:35:23 AM PST by TomGuy
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To: putupon
Raised alert to High:


194 posted on 12/21/2003 10:42:18 AM PST by TomGuy
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Raise Terror Alert Ping
223 posted on 12/21/2003 10:48:55 AM PST by TexKat (Just because you did not see it or read it, that does not mean it did or did not happen.)
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To: putupon
"Continue your holiday plans..."



So, I guess this isn't a duct tape/plastic over the windows threat, then.
226 posted on 12/21/2003 10:49:11 AM PST by TomGuy
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Nation's Threat Level Rising to Orange
Nation's Threat Level Rising to Orange; Gov't Says Attacks Are Possible During Holiday Season

The Associated Press

WASHINGTON Dec. 21 — The government on Sunday raised the national threat level to orange, the second-highest, saying attacks were possible during the holiday season and that threat indicators are "perhaps greater now than at any point" since Sept. 11, 2001.
"Information indicates that extremists abroad are anticipating near-term attacks that they believe will rival or exceed the scope and impact of those we experienced in New York, at the Pentagon, and in Pennsylvania more than two years ago," Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge said in a statement released before his news conference on the announcement.

The government elevated the threat level, last raised in May, from yellow to orange after U.S. intelligence agencies "received a substantial increase in the volume of threat-related intelligence reports," Ridge said.

"These credible sources suggest the possibility of attacks against the homeland around the holiday season and beyond," he said. "These strategic indicators, including al-Qaida's continued desire to carry out attacks against our homeland, are perhaps greater now than at any point since Sept 11."

http://abcnews.go.com/wire/Politics/ap20031221_797.html

245 posted on 12/21/2003 10:53:39 AM PST by FairOpinion
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Michael M. Bates: My Side of the Swamp

254 posted on 12/21/2003 10:55:39 AM PST by mikeb704
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Increased security at terminals for the Christmas holiday season.
307 posted on 12/21/2003 11:09:59 AM PST by TomGuy
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Concern, yes, but America isn't in hiding.

The streets are filled with Christmas shoppers.


323 posted on 12/21/2003 11:13:09 AM PST by TomGuy
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Al Qaeda again threatens New York, Washington and Los Angeles

Latest post by Daleel at the Daleel_Al-Mojahid_ Yahoo group. Hi Daleel!!!

31 From: daleel_almojahid1

Date: Sat Dec 20, 2003 10:12am

Subject: An Urgent letter to the American Administration from Al-Qaida

An Urgent letter to the American Administration from Al-Qaida

In the name of God the almighty

It is insane avoiding reading the following words with out having a clear, wise and fast decision.

As soon as possible because time is a critical element in the coming attack and is more important than any time in human history.

We can tell you that the wire has been led up and it's in its final stages and nothing will stop it but God and the wisdom of the Arab rules and the non Arab rules, we can tell you that we are people from you and with in you, planning with you and have knowledge of all your planes.

We warn you that time is running fast so fast that it's getting harder to turn out the led fire in the wire.

And the out come of the attack will be unbelievable and unexpected to you.

Upon that any wrong move the administration takes in directing its policy will lead you to the (cave of darkness)

And that's the name of the coming operation that will stop the (9) and their people and destroy them forever, although we apologize from now to the human race from the hardship that will affect them as an aftermath to the attack, but it is a less hardship for us than to see continents slaved, we apologize in advance to the American people and to the European community's but you have stud hand in hand with your governments and left the Jews take control of the rest of the world.

The childish playing with earth is not a simple thing, we know that and we plane things very carefully more careful than you could ever imagine and also assessed the deaths expected and their numbers that humanity can take.

You know that order number (8) has been issued, but you don't know that we know, and now we tell you and now you know.

And this order is the last life line and the only chance to drop cold water on the led wire, so let it be that your answer to us be fast and with actions from the highest levels in the American administration, and know that we will be all open ears to you and we will be up to date with your answer once you have decided to take the right decision from your side.

We know that you didn't go on doing to the world what your doing with out a long and well study, but we tell you that you don't have much time with us and we wont accept any further thinking or more time, you have started this war not us!

We highly request that the final decision that will come out comes from highly respected people in the administration due to the high boiling point that has reached now and the possibility of stopping this wheel is still on and is not impossible and you know what we mean.

Upon the following facts mentioned, you know our demands well, but we will put them down again so that the world will forgive us for what will happen soon due to your arrogance and childish acts of dictatorship and your love of being under the Jewish rule being slaved under them under all kinds of names.

We here by say, our demands are real and what we ask for is ours, and we wont pull back on the real Christians or Jews, they will find us to be a nation that has believed in God and our religion Islam which is the last religion will haven them all under its wings and will give them more than what they have got from any other religion although we don't believe that any other religion beside the three religions is right.

Our demands,

1. The complete and right away stop of your (masked) invasion of our Islamic lands in any part of the world east or west.

2. Taking out the (illegal immigrants that came back to the land of Palestine) which you have records of all of them in your archives.

3. The return of all the Muslim money stolen in (Gold) not in any kind of money note. As we have mentioned to you before.

4. The returning of the old borders known to you and we press on the northern borders.

5. The release of all our prisoners in your jails whom you know and we know only.

6. The dismantle of the so called (United Nations and its council) in an international decision.

7. We share with you the importance of water and oil and we share the idea of it staying as it is but the pricing of oil is left to us and we promise you to make it available at a reasonable price for poor and for rich nations.

8. we here by advise you to take fast decisions to stop order number (8), it's the thin line between us and you, and you have to answer us as soon as possible, as we told you before the glass of cold water is with in your hands and the wire is in front of you in its final stage to destroying what you have built for years in secret but God has made us be your stopping mountain that appeared upon you, the daylight nightmare that will stand against you, and we know that the smartest in you wont be able to discover how to drop the glass of cold water on our wire with out our help, but you will be forced even if you don't want to. We have given you the solution, so either you are with us or against us, that's your way of thinking isn't it! But we know that you are not with us but you will be forced to be (and we have warned). It is not in our morals to attack you with such a big attack with out a warning, we wont do what you did to us times and times before under the rule of the devilish tree that was planted by (whom you know) feeding it and giving it water with your blessings as you enslaved your self's and your people under their rule.

All you have to do now is to stand up for once a real stand for your own good and the good of your nation and people that will be attacked by total destruction (cave of darkness), and history will re-write that your punishment was a combined punishment of all the nations that came before you and walked your same path. And you will then cry like women in your underground caves.

And it will be fair enough for you to see that for us knowing that you will run away hiding in your underground caves, we will give you a prior few minutes notice before our blessed attack so that you will be able to watch your destruction with your own satellite as we would be by then have passed the sky's of the seventh sky to heaven and your nation to the fires of hell, and what and end for letting you govern them and move them to the direction of hell and what a direction!

Praise to God almighty.

Islamic Jihad Brigade

(Black Death Squad)

8th Squad (Squad of order #8)

(19/19/19/23)

Daleel_Almojahid

Al-Qaida

340 posted on 12/21/2003 11:16:43 AM PST by TexKat (Just because you did not see it or read it, that does not mean it did or did not happen.)
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FYI ping
371 posted on 12/21/2003 11:27:12 AM PST by cyncooper ("The evil is in plain sight")
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