NYPD on lookout for terrorist takeover of TV outlets (Operation Atlas)

Associated Press | March 19, 2003 | Tom Hays

[Timesink]

"Roker! We have you surrounded! Put down the microphone and step away from the doughnuts!"

[Fabozz]

"The New York Police Department has stepped up security outside major television news outlets in Manhattan to prevent possible takeovers by terrorists who may want to broadcast anti-American messages."

Damn, that's an insidious scheme. Why, the terrorists could be holed up in those studios for weeks before we realized what they were doing!

[apeman81]

"The New York Police Department has stepped up security outside major television news outlets in Manhattan to prevent possible takeovers by terrorists who may want to broadcast anti-American messages."

The Cops want to keep the democrats off the air?

[Keith in Iowa]

Please...anyone with half a brain about the technology is NOT going to take over a studio - they're going to hijack an uplink facility and insert their propaganda there.

[kayak]

I know what you mean. I was wondering how we would ever know.

[Redcloak]

Question: How would we know the difference between terrorists spouting anti-American propaganda on a hijacked station versus the usual Hollywood types spouting anti-American propaganda on a non-hijacked station?

[U S Army EOD]

Anyway we could get them to come down to Atlanta and check out CNN? If they can, make sure and bring a lot of men because the bad guys have been entrenched there for years.

[Mo1]

The New York Police Department has stepped up security outside major television news outlets in Manhattan to prevent possible takeovers by terrorists who may want to broadcast anti-American messages.

The peace nics are already doing this with their protests

[stripes1776]

The New York Police Department has stepped up security outside major television news outlets in Manhattan to prevent possible takeovers by terrorists who may want to broadcast anti-American messages.

It's time the news media gets it correct. It's not terrorists. It's Muslim extremists.

[JustPiper]

What does worry me for New Yorkers is hearing the info from Bobby Kennedy Jr. tonight on Indian Point Nuke Facility. He said they are not protected, as the owners of it and our government are all passing the buck on who is responsible for protecting it.

This seems to be the problem basically at all nuke plants, which I personally did not know. They have rent-a-sops who say they will flee at the first sight of terrorists.

Now with Indian Point. 21 million are in the 'zone' for 35 miles and he said, Joe agreed, that NYC would virtually be unihabitable if it was hit. I plan to read more on this and other nuke plants, for the issue of our home security, funds not being released and unprotected plants is unacceptable to me.

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

Because the terrorists have threatned to air good programming with quality shows that don't insult the viewer's intelligence. It would finish TV.

[thunders]

There is no difference, in my opinion.

The only thing that would change this situation is if it were a violent takeover, in which people were injured or killed...

[HitmanLV]

I agree with you, Keith, but breaking in and holding a gun to some talking head to get him to read a statement, and killing him and others in the room, on live worldwide TV, would be a lot more dramatic.

[Keith in Iowa]

Sorry, but the minute there was a breach of security at the studio, they'd pull the plug to the uplink, transmitter, or whatever - and they'd never be seen.

[kayak]

LOL!

[laz17]

I'm sure See BS would willingly hand over their facilities to terrorists. No need for terrorists to take them over. They wouldn't even need to put a gun to Blather's head to get him to cooperate. He does that already, and gets paid for it.

[Norman Arbuthnot]

to prevent possible takeovers by terrorists who may want to broadcast anti-American messages.

If the terrorists took over CNN how would we know?

[HitmanLV]

I don't know much about it, I'll take your word for it. I'm just thinking of the drama of it all - Al Queada's style!

[Petronski]

Please! Not Regis and Kelly!

[Enduring Freedom]

On the lookout?

Look no further than ABC World News Tonite.

Petey "I hump war sluts" Jennings is a spokesmouth for Radical Muslim terrorists.

The LEFT-WING ABC has already been compromised, and needs liberation.

Call the FBI, Homeland, and your local pest control officers.