[jerseygirl]

Yes, and I would like to know why. It's not like Drudge to remove this news item. I am wondering if the media outlets are being forced to downplay news of potential threats.

If, as it seems, things are coming to a head for 2/1-2/04-wouldn't you think that we would go back on orange alert, or possibly move to red?

On the other hand, I think that there must be a great concern about people panicking. So maybe the news outlets are being told to focus on Michael Jackson, Lacey, etc. Thoughts?

[jstolzen]

Agree wholeheartedly (that it's not like Drudge to pull something like this).

This makes me wonder..if the airplane threat is "just" bad guys coming into the US (which they can do on any given day via the Canadian or Mexican borders, no prob), then why the super-spy clandestine stuff? (Pressure to pull the article, presumably)?

As I've said a couple of times now..I don't think the threat with these planes is people, but cargo (suitcase nukes, bio or radiological dirty bombs).

The next 48-72 hours are going to be VERY interesting, to say the least.