US raises security threat level to "severe"

Reuters ^ | August 10, 2006

[Man50D]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is taking immediate steps to increase security measures in the aviation sector in coordination with heightened security precautions in the United Kingdom, the department said in a statement on Thursday.

"For that reason, the United States Government has raised the nation's threat level to Severe, or Red, for commercial flights originating in the United Kingdom bound for the United States," the statement said.

[estrogen]

I've been thinking all along that something big was going to happen and this may be it......I wouldn't get on a plane today if my life depended on it......(pun intended)

Oh and let's remember " Muslims are a religion of peace"
We better start telling it like it is and stop parsing our words.

[flynmudd]

Probably safer to fly today since you will have to board practically naked.

[gridlock]

Threat condition Elmo! Oh no!

[chadwimc]

Its those damned Amish again...

[SR 50]

This is another indication that "Rush" should not take a day off. Every time he does, something big happens.

[blam]

"This is another indication that "Rush" should not take a day off. Every time he does, something big happens."

LOL, never fails. And...we still have tomorrow too.

[ishabibble]

Where are the rest of those @#$%%#@$ "students" from Egypt?
The @@$$&@# PC idiot gov't lackeys that let them in here are responsible if anything happens. Isn't odd that they pick up three of them yesterday and surprise surprise! a terror plot of epic proportion is uncovered.

Get the Muslims out of the U.S. They are not Americans and they seek to destroy us all. Don't even start with that "Japanese internment" stuff, it is a brand new ballgame now.
Get all the Hezbollah marchers and let them get on a plane that may or may not be blown up by one of their own, and send them back to the hellhole countries that they came from...IT'S THE WAR, STUPID.

[SE Mom]

Yesterday he said the exact same thing on his show:)

[RetSignman]

I won't believe that we taking this war seriously until we ban all Muslims from entering this country, by any means and for any reason but try get that by the socialist/communist who hold power in our government.

[taxed2death]

Does this mean GWB is going to do something about the 2000 or so people strolling across our borders unaccounted for every 24 hours?



I thought not.

[not2worry]

I can't understand why the FBI, US Immigrations or US Customs haven't issued pictures of these criminals, and that's at least what they are by violating their visa restrictions.

IMHO, we are being too politically correct. As US citizens we are asked to participate in protecting our Country, but likewise, we should be entitled to this basic information.

Just MHO.

[ishabibble]

Remember that trite phrase, "connect the dots" that all the 9/11 Kangaroo Court members used? Just apply it to these "students".
They've been missing for a MONTH, they evidently spread out (one caught in MI two caught in NJ) and they have had to been enabled by Muslims here. I am an American and I couldn't wander around in a foreign country without help.

Why can't we see their pictures? How about a BOTL or a APB for people who use Arab gas stations and convenience stores?
Is the new guy at Qwikie Mart, JUSTIN, who looks just like Mo Atta and glares at you with open hatred, one of these "students"? Two of the missing were caught yesterday, now look at the news this a.m. When FBI Mueller came on my TV with his weak lies, I almost put my foot through it. Let us see who these Egyptian males 19-21 yrs, student visas, never showed up to university, have melted into the vile Arab Muslim subculture and are probably part of this bombing plot. Let's see those pictures!

FBI: DO YOUR JOBS WE DON'T NEED ANOTHER MOUSSAWI BS TRIAL.

[not2worry]

I've also almost kicked the TV when the spokeswoman from the university in Montana gave her rhetoric on why they have a multicultural course that invites and accepts these profiled individuals.

Geez, the course only last one month! I suspect their visas are for a much longer time than 30 days. AND what can they learn about the USA in 30 days, other than how to stay and stray.