Tom Ridge on Way To White House-Threat Level Expected Raised after Meeting

FOX News ^ | May 20, 2003 | David Asman

[John W]

Not to give them ideas-if its Indy its already planned-but,what could they do there?It would seem to me a difficult environment to pull off a spectacular,but I could be way wrong.

[ewing]

Both of them!!??

[Ciexyz]

I have to admit, this news is making me nervous.

[ewing]

They probably think an Auto race would difficult to protect.

[freeper12]

>>Threat Level Expected Raised after Meeting

Damn...guess the next bad unemployment report has been leaked already...

[meenie]

Did Ridge take his crayolas with him to the White House? This would be a sure sign that something on the home front was out of whack.

[commandante_zero]

Hugh Borg

I know his brother Sy.

[headsonpikes]

One must admit that 500K people in one location is an event worth protecting.

A blimp, a plane, a truck, parachutists, hell, those Islamo-Psychos have a raft of options.

[taxed2death]

Incorrect title

It should read as follows:

"Tom Ridge on way to White House, Bull$hit level expected to reach an all time high."




Homeland security = Open, unprotected borders.

[Marysecretary]

When are you and TLBShow planning to meet in Cooperstown? I talked to Rich about it and he didn't seem to mind. Let me know and perhaps we can get there, at least to say hello! Love, Maryxxx

[Marysecretary]

You have the right strategery...

[Fred Mertz]

Wilco (will comply)!

[mewzilla]

Press conference on the raised threat level at 3:45 pm EDT.

[Marysecretary]

We need to be alert. This country NEEDS more lerts.

[Calpernia]

Ridge Lowers Threat Level, But Nation Remains On Guard

http://www.dod.mil/news/Jan2004/n01092004_200401095.html

Although the nation's terrorist threat indicator level was lowered from Code Orange to Yellow, America remains on guard, Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge said here today.

"The (terrorist) threat conditions that we've been following have diminished," Ridge noted to reporters at a press briefing.

Code Orange, which was implemented Dec. 21, indicates a high risk of a terrorist incident, and is the second-most-severe threat index of a five level, color-coded scale.

"We have not let our guard down," Ridge asserted, pointing out there's still an elevated risk of a terrorist attack on the United States.

"We will maintain particular vigilance around some critical resources and locales" across the country, to include airports, Ridge said. Intelligence data, he noted, says al Qaeda exhibits "continued interest" in using commercial airplanes as weapons.

Consequently, officials for now want to maintain the high security at the nation's airports that was provided during the orange alert, Ridge explained.

He noted that more coordination is needed between the United States and countries like France, Great Britain, Spain and Mexico "to establish a better protocol to deal with the kind of threat information that led" to recent international flight delays or cancellations due to terrorist concerns.

"There's a growing awareness in the international aviation community," Ridge continued, "that we need to establish standards by which we can deal with this kind of threat information, and we will."

[Calpernia]

Ridge Lowers Threat Level, But Nation Remains On Guard

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

Cal, perhaps you could post it here, though it is good to have a historical perspective: (^:

8 Terror Alert Level Lowered to Yellow  ~ Fox News | 1/09/04

[blackie]

Be Ever Vigilant!

Be Well ~ Be Armed ~ Be Safe ~ Molon Labe!

[BOBTHENAILER]

"We have not let our guard down," Ridge asserted, pointing out there's still an elevated risk of a terrorist attack on the United States.

Maybe a ruse to get the al Qaeda overconfident and let their guard down.

BTW, great tagline, reminds me of Hillary.