well... that ought to win jean phouqin keri some votes now shouldn't it?
Posted on 08/27/2004 9:22:00 AM PDT by Bald Eagle777
WASHINGTON - Al-Qaida may attempt to attack Veterans Affairs hospitals as an alternative to more heavily guarded U.S. military installations, the FBI and Homeland Security Department warn in a new nationwide terrorism bulletin.
Although U.S. authorities say there is no credible intelligence regarding a specific threat against such hospitals, the bulletin said there have been persistent reports of "suspicious activity" at medical facilities throughout the United States.
That includes "possible reconnaissance activities" this year at unspecified military medical facilities in Bethesda, Md., and Aurora, Colo., the bulletin said. Even though later investigation of these two incidents uncovered no links to terrorism, the bulletin urges vigilance at VA hospitals on the part of police and security personnel.
"These facilities may be considered attractive targets due to their association with the military and a perception that such an attack may be more successful than an attack against traditional military targets, which generally maintain a more robust security posture," the bulletin says.
Bethesda, located just outside Washington, is home of the National Naval Medical Center, which is across the street from the sprawling National Institutes of Health. Aurora, located just east of Denver, is home to the former Fitzsimons Army Medical Center, now being redeveloped into a civilian medical school.
The Department of Veterans Affairs operates 163 hospitals in the United States, with at least one in each of the 48 contiguous states as well as in the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. There are also hundreds of VA clinics and nursing homes.
The bulletin was circulated among law enforcement and security personnel nationwide Thursday. The Associated Press obtained a copy Friday.
Earlier this month, the FBI warned that al-Qaida might attempt to attack military recruitment centers, which are also less tightly guarded than other military facilities.
The new bulletin repeats a number of previously released indicators of possible terrorist surveillance. These include unusual interest in security measures or access points of buildings; operatives possibly disguised as "panhandlers, shoe shiners, food or flower vendors"; discreet use of video cameras in areas not frequented by tourists; and individuals seen observing security drills or procedures.
U.S. officials have repeatedly warned that al-Qaida is likely to attempt an attack inside the United States before the Nov. 2 election. Security is extraordinarily tight for next week's Republican National Convention in New York, where captured al-Qaida documents indicated planning for possible strikes against financial interests in New York and Newark, N.J.
The FBI has also previously warned that al-Qaida might attempt to attack lightly guarded targets such as apartment buildings and hotels.
There is a nine-hole golf course at my local VA hospital.
Can I convince my wife that I need to go there more often to help "secure the area"?
Prayer heavenward <><
PC Position on this matter:
"You can't judge others based on the prejudices of your own privliged status. Only cultural imperialists would think that attacking hospitals was necessarily 'bad'. We only have ourselves to blame."
Please excuse my misspelling of 'privileged'.
Sounds like it could have come straight out of the Democratic Convention platform...
Maybe they'll change their minds and get even lower, and consider bombing a Special Olympics. Or maybe a maternity ward.
These Islamofascit animals--or any of their allies, facilitators, or apologists (foreign AND DOMESTIC) have exhausted all reasons to share oxygen on this planet with the rest of us, I am now firmly convinced.
Hey mine to....Now if they spent that money maintaining that golf course that the majority of patients NEVER use...
ON patient care instead of greens care...I would be a lot happier....
Waste money on a golf course the taxpayers wanted spent on disabled war veterans....
I'm with you all the way, brother.
Is this really all that shocking? These animals brainwash their children to blow themselves up int he name of "Allah" you can't get much lower than that.
ditto with you
I also have the perception that they feel the same way about us . . .
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Yep, you are correct. That's why it's imperative that we put in the proper amount of effort to ensure that we prevail.
We aren't there by a longshot yet.
..............'outside'......employment services.......contractors........medical supply........visitors.........labor........pizza delivery too...
:-(
new/old hires......doctors to garbage 'care' takers......and 'families'....
/sarcasm
Well, their moon god gives them permission to consider any non-Muslim human as worth less than an animal, so it's not surprising. On the other hand, the beliefs of their cult make me feel no compunction about blowing them away.
well... that ought to win jean phouqin keri some votes now shouldn't it?
Reasonable minds cannot fathom the evil these twisted and demonic souls possess.
Another link on this:
http://abcnews.go.com/wire/Politics/ap20040827_1398.html
I don't know, can you? Depends how tuff the Mrs is I guess. From what I hear, one can never win.
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