Terrorist Threat Level Lowered to "Elevated"

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[Brian S]

Last updated: April 16, 2003

The Homeland Security Advisory System is a means to disseminate information regarding the risk of terrorist acts to federal, state, and local authorities and to the American people. More...

•	Low = Green
•	Guarded = Blue
•	Elevated = Yellow

•	High = Orange
•	Severe = Red

For individuals interested in actions they may take in response to the increased level of threat of terrorist attack: See the Citizen Preparedness Guide or visit the American Red Cross.

[Chad Fairbanks]

"Lowered to Elevated" heh heh heh

[11th_VA]

Can I take the duct tape off my windows and outlets now? My wife worked really hard putting it up - LOL !!!

[gridlock]

I don't know about you, but I feel safer already!

[Brian S]

Oh I do, but my eyes are having a hard time adjusting to daylight!

[Brian S]

Reuters copy:

U.S. Lowers Terror Threat Level

April 16

— WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government on Wednesday lowered the country's terror alert level a notch from a high level of alert, based partly on success in the Iraq war, a government official said on Wednesday.

For most of the past month since the war began, the country had been on the second-highest level of alert, "orange." The level was reduced to "yellow" on Wednesday, which is still an elevated status.

The government official said the formal announcement would be made soon by the Department of Homeland Security.

[gridlock]

I put a skylight in my hole-in-the-ground, so I don't have that problem, so much. Is it Daylight Savings Time already?

[marktuoni]

ThisCAN'T be....Going to war with Iraq was going to INCREASE the likelihood of another terrorist attack!

[TaRaRaBoomDeAyGoreLostToday!]

I can't help but think that it is too soon to be complacent,but what do I know?

[Labyrinthos]

Does that mean I can go fishing this afternoon?

[cake_crumb]

I HOPE this means that idiot Rendell will stop sending state trooper up here from the cities to 'protect' PA's compressor stations from 'terrorists'....they don't even know what one IS. The other day, Hubby took a walk and there was a state trooper he didn't recognize sitting beside the road....he gave Hubby the third degree : name, address, etc...they're doing that to all of us.

They finally got tot he point where Hubby could politely ask the officer why he was sitting in the middle of nowhere....and the officer said he was there to guard the compressor station. They had to guard it against terrorists 24 hours a day.

Hubby then had to explain to him that the wellhead out in the bushes he was staring at was NOT the compressor station, but a head for a gas well, and then gave him directions to the real compressor station....which SHOULD be assumed to be too large to miss.

[EaglesUpForever]

Baghdad Bob has now lowered the threat to Baghdad to "negligible".

Actually, that's a step up from "non-existent": I guess in their color scheme the threat to Baghdad went from pale white to white.

[Search4Truth]

The Liberala are "deeply saddened".

[dufekin]

Is the "VICHY" French terror alert graphic still available? I can't find it anywhere, but I remember seeing it.

Want to give it to my French officemate, who insists that the French media have--gasp--NO BIAS

[Squantos]

Whew ! We dodged death again !!

Stay Safe !

[Redcloak]

I feel much better now.

[scan59]

Oh my!