Ping.
Now why woud they do that? It's only undocumented migrant workers flooding up thru the US/Mexican borders. Terrorists wouldn't use that to sneak into the country. /sarc
From Associated Press
WASHINGTON -- The Homeland Security Department asked authorities in major cities today for heightened vigilance of transportation systems after a series of explosions on London transit systems.
President Bush, in Scotland for a meeting of the Group of Eight leaders, conferred in a secure video conference with national security and homeland security officials in Washington.
"I instructed them to be in touch with local and state officials about the facts of what took place here in London," Bush told reporters from a summit of world leaders here. Bush said he urged caution "as our folks start heading to work."
In the nation's capital and several major cities, local authorities heightened security in transit systems. But Homeland Security Department spokesman Brian Roehrkasse said there were no immediate plans to raise the nation's threat level.
"We do not have any intelligence indicating this type of attack is planned in the United States," Roehrkasse said.
The Homeland Security Department asked authorities in major cities for "continued vigilance" of their transportation systems, Roehrkasse said.
U.S. officials were trying to determine, meanwhile, whether an al-Qaida cell's claim of responsibility for the attacks was credible. A U.S. official speaking on condition of anonymity because the situation was still unfolding said analysts were sifting through recent intelligence for any evidence of follow-up attacks here or abroad.
A senior U.S. counterterrorism official, speaking on condition of anonymity said that because the attacks were well-coordinated and appeared fairly sophisticated, they were consistent with al-Qaida's methodology.
Recent intelligence indicated that London was considered a prime target for Islamic extremists, in part because al-Qaida was having difficulty getting people into the United States, the official said..."
Excerpt. Story follows: U.S. Transit Officials Urged to Be Vigilant
Ping.
Not yet, anyway.
You guys want to know something really sad, I have been at work for 2 1/2 hrs and not one person has mention one word about what happended in London. not one word.. I am very sad.
Just last week Mayor Villar had a shaken look after being given the LA threat assessment.
The west has very few subways, and can easily operate without them.
The east is a different story. Shutting down the subway system can shut an entire city down.
Dick Durbin and the rest of the Democrats on Capitol Hill have asked Homeland Security to keep the Security Level at YELLOW...
A watch commander at the Los Angeles International Airport says airport police aren't taking any extra security measures.
Add that to...Police dispatcher Anthony Rivers says officials are meeting to discuss whether to step up security locally. He says he doesn't know whether officials will upgrade the city's security alert level at this point.
Is it just me, does it seem like they're just going through the motions?