Posted on 07/28/2008 6:57:33 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Government officials have been quietly stepping up counterterror efforts out of a growing concern that al Qaeda or similar organizations might try to capitalize on the spate of extremely high-profile events in the coming months, sources tell ABC News.
Security experts point to next month's Olympics as evidence that high-profile events attract threats of terrorism, like the one issued this past weekend by a Chinese Muslim minority group that warned of its intent to attack the Games.
Anti-terror officials in the U.S. cite this summer and fall's lineup of two major political parties' conventions, November's general election and months of transition into a new presidential administration as cause for heightened awareness and action.
This is what the Department of Homeland Security is quietly declaring a Period of Heightened Alert, or POHA, a time frame when terrorists may have more incentive to attack.
According to drafts of government memos described to ABC News, the period would run roughly from this August through July 2009.
During this time, homeland security analysts will be asked to redouble efforts to study terrorism leads. And a number of agencies will be asked to review emergency response plans to a variety of attacks, from improvised explosive devices (IEDs) to biological weapons.
Officials also are being asked to make sure they are prepared for all contingencies during the transition from the Bush administration to that of the next president.
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There are important shiite holidays this week.
Yep, they will blame any attack now to the election on President Bush, swearing that Blackwater was behind it in order to invoke fear against their candidate.
The sad thing is that even THEY admit that dealing with a terrorist attack is not their strong suit in an election, yet swear they are better to deal with it than we are.
I have given up trying to figure out how those people think.
They're happening now. Unfortunately, so are some of the expected reactions.
Heard the noises earlier today. Al Qaeda's busy.
How am I supposed to know how to act if they don’t tell me what color alert it is? Sheesh.
1992: we changed Presidents
1993: America attacked (WTC bombing)
2000: we changed Presidents
2001: America attacked (WTC destroyed)
2008: we change Presidents
2009: anyone else see a pattern here?
And the surge was a success because ..........”
1] It reduced casualties in Iraq.
2} It allowed our troops to stand down.
3] It decreased the number of terrorists.
3] We no longer have airport lines.
Oh no! Elmo!
Al Qaeda wants Obama and his surrender schedule.
Are shiite holidays sponsored by Charmine
bunch of bombs in turkey india and iraq in the last 24 hours.
Any raising of the threat level would immediately be denounced as a ploy by Bush to help McCain. The left refuses to see the threat.
Any raising of the threat level would immediately be denounced as a ploy by Bush to help McCain. The left refuses to see the threat.
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IMHO, the radical left would like to see another 9/11 while Bush is still in office...suits their agenda. They know, and continue to support, the fact the borders are really still WIDE OPEN...so they keep hoping. Just like “no drilling” to make our economy and energy situation as bad as possible, they keep the borders open as much as possible and they just keep hoping.
Bad is good for the radical socialist libs.
Sounds a little fishy to me.
Keep your head down and your powder dry.
not if they kill McCain...
Thanks. Used to it. {sigh...}
We're OK here. We halfway expected something like this due to the pilgrimage.
It’s likely to get very nasty all over between now the election. Witness India, Turkey, et al.
If BO is elected (or succeeds in stealing the election), we will hit HARD. (just a test, ya know..........MHO)
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