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Nation Goes Back on Yellow Alert
FOX ^ | 9/24/02

Posted on 09/24/2002 9:50:57 AM PDT by Tumbleweed_Connection

Edited on 04/22/2004 12:34:45 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

Two weeks after putting the nation on high alert, President Bush lowered the level from code orange on Tuesday because of disruptions in the Al Qaeda terrorist network.

The president left the decision with his senior advisers, Attorney General John Ashcroft and Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge, who decided in a Tuesday morning meeting to recommend lowering the threat level.


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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: yellowalert

1 posted on 09/24/2002 9:50:57 AM PDT by Tumbleweed_Connection
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To: Tumbleweed_Connection
What an opportunity for a terrorist to make a mockery of this system when it is downgraded. The purpose of the terrorist is to terrorize under unexpected conditions.
2 posted on 09/24/2002 9:55:11 AM PDT by Maringa
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To: Tumbleweed_Connection
Why don't we just make it a red alert, run the light and go kick some butt! Semper Fi
3 posted on 09/24/2002 9:55:47 AM PDT by kellynla
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To: Tumbleweed_Connection
Already posted here HERE courtesy of Crayola Crayons. ;-)
4 posted on 09/24/2002 10:13:48 AM PDT by areafiftyone
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To: areafiftyone
I'm not convinced we've fallen from orange to yellow. I think we need a middling color, say "Melon" or "Tangerine."

Melon Alert!

5 posted on 09/24/2002 10:45:51 AM PDT by Shermy
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To: Shermy
How about warm and fuzzy brown alert.
6 posted on 09/24/2002 11:01:31 AM PDT by areafiftyone
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