Posted on 06/27/2004 1:07:06 PM PDT by wagglebee
As the July 4 holiday approaches, Bush Administration officials are bombarding the nation's police, fire, emergency and corporate-security offices with another round of terrorism warnings. Although there are no plans to raise the threat level from yellow to orange, a senior Justice Department official says, "there's very serious intelligence that's corroborated, that's multiple sourced, that indicates that al-Qaeda is intent on hitting us and hitting us hard this year." The official concedes, however, that "we don't have specific information."
Along with this now familiar general warning, the FBI has introduced the specter of a new terrorism threat: booby-trapped beer coolers. A lightly classified bulletin sent to 18,000 state and local agencies last week advised local authorities to look out for plastic-foam containers, inner tubes and other waterborne flotsam commonly seen around marinas that could be rigged to blow up on contact. Also, the bulletin warned, terrorists might attach bombs to buoys. FBI and Department of Homeland Security officials say no such devices have actually been discovered, nor is there any current intelligence that terrorists are hatching plots involving floating bombs. But some officials believe al-Qaeda may be focusing on harbors and shipping channels in an effort to replicate the success of the October 2000 attack on the U.S.S. Cole in the port of Aden, in which suicide bombers used a small launch laden with explosives to rip a 40-ft. hole in the warship's hull, killing 17 sailors.
Another winner gif. You have so many good ones ! :^)
"Dull" ping ???? From you, I have yet to see one of those. :^)Keep on keepin' on ! :^D
So they won't get stopped at the border.
"especially bud."
Speaking of Budweiser, have any of you seen the new Budweiser commercials with the donkey pulling the Clydesdale wagon? I didn't catch the entire message but it appeared the beer company has decided to endorse the demoRAT party.
I've got an idea.
Secure the borders, you idiots!
Actually what it was (first popped up during the Super Bowl), well - here's the summary from ESPN's top 10 Super Bowl commercials :
9. Budweiser Synopsis: A donkey professes his lifelong dream to be one of the Budweiser Clydesdales. He takes us through his life of training to be ready for his big break. He gets his shot, and when asked why he should be a Clydesdale, he responds with a nails-on-the-chalkboard hee haw. Don't worry, he didn't blow it. He "must have said something right" because it closes with him pulling the Budweiser wagon with his fellow Clydesdales.
Why It Works: If you've ever seen a Clydesdale in person, you know they are scary "Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade balloon" big, so a donkey joining the ranks is pretty damn funny. The donkey teaches us it's all about commitment, even if that means getting hair extensions on your legs.
Pictures and how they did it here at Computer Graphics World
And the government knows how to fight terrorism - by trying to generate fear and paranoia among the people.
These warnings are getting more and more ridiculous. I'm waiting for them to say that lunchboxes maybe used.
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