France sets up new terror alert system based on color codes

AP/Yahoo via Drudge ^ | March 27, 2003 | AP

[lainie]

PARIS - France introduced a new terrorism alert system on Thursday, with four color-coded levels from yellow to scarlet to make the national warning plan more flexible and understandable.

Until now, France had only two grades of alert for its terror warning system, called Vigipirate: "simple" and "reinforced."

Vigipirate has been on "reinforced" alert since the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, and French authorities have been even more watchful since war broke out in Iraq.

France qualified the terror risk on Thursday as orange — the second-lowest of four levels. The government said an attack was "plausible," there was no imminent or specific risk. The level of threat was the same as in previous days.

The orange alert grade calls for reinforced patrols in train stations and subways, a ban on flights over sensitive sites including nuclear plants, and increased surveillance of water distribution systems.

The lowest level of alert is yellow, which calls for measures including more train station patrols.

Red, the second-highest, calls for vast stretches of France's airspace to be closed and the setting aside of drinking water supplies, among other precautions.

In a scarlet alert, the civil aviation system is shut down, faucet water distribution is limited or stopped and all passengers are searched as they board trains.

[Dialup Llama]

>I do not know the difference between red and scarlet, or how any French people will be able to tell.

French chicks know how to accessorize. The difference between those colors is obvious to them.

[Constitution Day]

"OLD YELLER" KY-86 FRENCH ARMY KNIFE

Large graphic, or I'd post it here.

[mhking]

LOL - that's about right, too...

[LibertyJihad]

PARIS - France introduced a new terrorism alert system on Thursday, with four color-coded levels from yellow to scarlet to make the national warning plan more flexible and understandable.

France qualified the terror risk on Thursday as orange - the second-lowest of four levels. The orange alert grade calls for Frenchmen to carry a white clothe or flag with them at all times.

The lowest level of alert is yellow, which calls for measures including appeasement of those who seek to destroy France.

Red, the second-highest, calls for vast stretches of France's airspace to be opened to all enemy aircraft and the setting aside of portions of the country for enemy troops to occupy.

In a scarlet alert, able-bodied French males are asked begin civil defense training by assuming the fetal position. Those unwilling to serve in Civil Defense roles are simply asked to wave their arms in an effiminate manner while sipping wine and eating cheese.


THAT IS MORE LIKE IT!

[BubbaJunebug]

PINK for the French "HOMO - CIDE" Bombers

[HEY4QDEMS]

Great, just what we need, another system resembling the side of an All Temperature laundry detergent box.

[chainsaw]

That would be various shades of pastel yellow - right?

[Nick Danger]

[CaptRon]

Until now, France had only two grades of alert for its terror warning system, called Vigipirate: "simple" "surrender" and "reinforced.""capitulation".

[Pharmer]

France's battle mottos:

Drop your guns when you see the whites of their eyes.

"I would rather have a German Division in front of me than a French one in back of me"
George Patton

[Darksheare]

Umm.. New color codes?
White flag, white flag, white flag, and white flag?

[lainie]

écarlate, rouge, jaune, orange

I still don't understand why they picked two reds in a four-color scheme.

[Beck_isright]

Too funny!

V

[El Sordo]

Now that's funny!

[laz17]

Perhaps the frogs are worried Al Qaeda will strike Paris in retribution for Chirac's inability to prevent the war in Iraq. Poetic justice.

[Bobby777]

hehe ...

[Genesis defender]

In a scarlet alert, ... faucet water distribution is limited or stopped

Am I the only one who thinks that makes NO sense?!

[Darksheare]

Bathing is stopped in preperation for the coming comments of 'Fraulein!!' and the (hoped for) improvement of their gene pool.