The districts mentioned were in California, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, New Jersey and Oregon,
California, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, New Jersey and Oregon......
But why was the report not more specific? What floor plans did they have? I guess we're not allowed to know such things.
The terrorists at Beslan had apparently rehearsed their plan repeatedly. They arrived with two sentry dogs, gas masks, hand-held radios, plenty of firepower, and even had pre-stored supplies.
Let's not forget that the raw number of human operatives the terrorists had in Beslan greatly added to the problems faced by any commando response. 32 or so terrorists present a much greater problem than six or eight.
The Beslan bombs while lethal were not as potent as they might have been. If the terrorists want to just cause casualties in a school attack then they could use bombs without a school takeover. Delivery personnel and their trucks have to be viewed with suspicion. but even a smalll economy car could house a large bomb.
This is the one thing these islamo-facist scum could do that would, IMHO, turn most Americans completely against the likes of sKerry. I think something like this prior to the election would be the final nail in his coffin, because W has a record of dealing with these scumbags, while sKerry has a record of appeasement. I think something like this would probably open our citizenry up to being more willing to hit hard, IE: tactical nukes if necessary.
God help us if this happens. My wife works at a Middle school and my son attends the Elementary school right down the road from her, so this alert makes me VERY nervous. Fortunately, both schools are new and have more means of egress than you can imagine. Being in the architectural field, I can tell you that most schools we design are like this, with several ways to get out. I think newer school like this are low on the priority list for the scum, as they are harder to contain without large numbers and an entrance in one area would give more than enough time for teachers in the other areas to lock down their rooms or get the kids out. I can also take a little comfort in the fact that my son's teacher is former military, so I imagine she might just open a can of whup-arse on those scum! :)
Older schools, like my old elementary school, are perfect for a Beslan-type attack, as there are 3 means of entering and exiting and all classes are in one or two halls. VERY easy to seize and hold.
If this alert doesn't wake people up to the reality that a sKerry administration would be like open season for the terrorist scumbags, then they are bigger morons that I ever imagined.