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To: Indiana Jones
Just a thought...maybe it isn't the Super Bowl itself that is the target but rather the broadcast timeframe when millions of people worldwide are tuned in. Any breaking news that was covered would have a huge and rapt audience.

You beat me to it. I was coming here to post this. Can you imagine what CBS would do if something like this were to happen? Break away and do the news or what? But really this is a good timeframe to do something like this. A lot of the security is focused on the Super Bowl. Hit the vulnerable areas elsewhere. Bars will be packed with fans everywhere.

I find it interesting they have said nothing about the Mexican airlines. There were some cancellations of the Air Mexico last time, right? Seems to me they have more of a chance to do something near the Super Bowl with an airplane coming from Mexico who probably has lousy security, IMO.

I'm so afraid all of this is a huge distraction. The terrorists saw what happened last month with the cancellations. Perhaps all of that was a test run to see our reaction. Now, do it again but as a distraction to do something somewhere else entirely. Al-Qaeda is known for being sophisticated when it comes to planning.

The thing I don't get is the terror alert not being raised. I know it costs money, but they need to protect their butts if something should happen while it's on yellow. At least put it up to orange til Feb 4 or something. Seems to me, that people do take it more seriously when it's at orange. And this being the Super Bowl weekend, I think people would understand the terror alert being raised.

We have to be right 100% of the time and the terrorists only have to be right once. That scares me. I'm praying like heck!

3,268 posted on 01/31/2004 10:51:43 AM PST by Vol2727 (So they could race the sun.........)
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To: Vol2727
Vol, I heard the head of security at the Houston Arena last night on (CNN radio?) news say that they were proceeding just AS IF an "Orange Alert" was in effect. I would not be surprised if the 'target cities' are doing the same. But for SURE Houston is.
3,275 posted on 01/31/2004 10:59:24 AM PST by Jerez2
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To: Vol2727
I posted this idea in the original "new threat" thread last night. I was wondering if they still have bumped up security in Las Vegas... that place will be PACKED with people tomorrow. Anyone notice all the Las Vegas/Super Bowl Ads lately?
3,281 posted on 01/31/2004 11:09:08 AM PST by nwctwx
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To: Vol2727
I was wondering about Aero Mexico also. But if our man was in Mexico he doesn't need an international flight from London/France and they could just drive through the desert while security is busy checking airports
3,313 posted on 01/31/2004 11:45:07 AM PST by JustPiper (Register Republican and Write-In Tom Tancredo in March)
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