Al Qaeda again threatens New York, Washington and Los Angeles (thread 2) Daily Terror Threat

DEBKA ^ | 11/03/03

[Mossad1967]

Al Qaeda again threatens New York, Washington and Los Angeles

Link to Thread #1

[appalachian_dweller]

Hi Liz,
Could you, would you provide hightlights for us cube-dwellers?

[Domestic Church]

"Putin's viagra"

ROFLOL
Priceless..need some lyrics for that one.

[Mossad1967]

Wake up, Americans, and prepare for terrorism
Wed Feb 4, 7:44 AM ET Add Op/Ed - USATODAY.com to My Yahoo!


By John D. Solomon

One recent morning, I was in line in a crowded men's room at the Castle Clinton National Monument near the World Trade Center site in lower Manhattan. An Israeli tourist, spotting a leather briefcase standing seemingly unattended against a wall, asked loudly whether it belonged to anyone. When no one answered, he yelled, "Everyone out! Everyone out!" A few people left, but most just went about their business. A few seconds later, a man returned to claim the briefcase he innocently had left behind.


Shaking his head, the Israeli said, "Aren't people here taking terrorism seriously yet?"


It's a fair and generally overlooked question - one that becomes even more pressing as poison shuts down U.S. Senate office buildings and the Department of Homeland Security grounds flights, including one headed to Houston, the Super Bowl host city.


Yet, despite the alarms and Homeland Security's year-old civil-defense campaign, Ready.Gov, few Americans are prepared against terrorism. A survey by Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health found that while 75% of the public expects more terrorist attacks soon, less than 25% has made any basic emergency preparations.


Just do it


Americans have been receiving confusing, tentative and incomplete messages from their government. For instance, the introduction of Ready.Gov's Web site ominously warns that the possibility of a biological, chemical, nuclear or radiological terrorist attack is "very real." But in the department's public service announcements, Secretary Tom Ridge soft-pedals action: "To ultimately be the victor in the war against terrorism, we need all Americans to be engaged, down to the point where we ask mothers and fathers to think about doing some simple things at home to protect themselves and protect their children."


The government should be telling citizens to act, not asking them to "think" about it. Civil defense is being sold as a choice, not a duty - as the anemic compliance numbers reflect.


But the problem goes beyond tone. The government isn't even clear about what it wants the citizenry to do. Strikingly, President Bush (news - web sites) never has addressed Americans on personal civil preparedness in a major speech. The only action that Ready.Gov definitively recommends is storing the same basic supplies one would keep in case of any natural disaster, such as a flood. It does not instruct citizens to do anything special to prepare for terrorism. The vast majority of its ideas are couched in qualifiers such as "think about" or "consider."


Prepared vs. frightened


Granted, the task is hard. Authorities don't want to scare people unnecessarily. But leaders must prepare the public for a variety of terror possibilities unmatched in human history. They also must deal with Americans' pre-disposed skepticism about "civil defense," which conjures up old images of kids hiding under desks to protect against nuclear bombs.


Experts say keeping people in the dark only increases their nervousness. A recent Carnegie Mellon University study found that nearly 80% of the public believes authorities should "provide Americans with honest, accurate information about the situation, even if the information worries people."


Maybe the government is beginning to agree. At Ridge's request, former media executive Steven Brill recently created the America Prepared Campaign, an effort to get the private sector to help the government improve preparedness. Planned activities include ads, brochures, TV specials and an affordable home-safety kit.


Ridge's implicit acknowledgement that the administration needs assistance is a good first step. But the subject still requires far more attention and clarity from government leaders. And all Americans also need to be held accountable for treating terrorism preparedness as one of their basic civic responsibilities.


To answer the Israeli man's question: No, Americans probably don't need to be as serious about terrorism preparedness as his countrymen; so far, lost briefcases here still are being claimed by their owners. But that doesn't mean that when it comes to civil-defense readiness, Americans shouldn't be moving closer in that direction.


John D. Solomon is a New York-based journalist.

[texasbluebell]

Also, are you familiar with the Project For The New american Century?

Project for the New American Century

"The Project for the New American Century is a non-profit educational organization dedicated to a few fundamental propositions: that American leadership is good both for America and for the world; that such leadership requires military strength, diplomatic energy and commitment to moral principle; and that too few political leaders today are making the case for global leadership."

Very interesting, and timely, stuff. Tons of articles to read there.

[Cindy]

Yes, the pipe bomb itself didn't catch my attention to this article, in fact I almost didn't post a link to it. But the snippet I provided to the article is the verbiage that did catch my attention.

Pardon the expression, but someone was trying to get the most bang for his buck and maximize the potetial damage. I hope whoever did this is caught sooner than soon.

[Cindy]

I have to admit, I am fascinated by these accounts.
It's hard to believe that this type of thing still occurs --
and on a weekly basis.

[texasbluebell]

Speaking of JFKerry and botox...

link to very funny photoshop image of JFKerry and his new look

[Cindy]

It could be rat poison, but time will tell where this investigation leads to.

[Cindy]

Link for post no. 6136...

http://www.freerepublic.com/forum/a3a33b0424856.htm

[Indie]

if Russia really did want to take over the US, would they tell us weeks in advance to prepare?

I will answer this one logically at least.
It is because it gives them an excuse to prepare without making us suspicious. If they did all of this and stayed out of touch, we'd be on a hair trigger. [It's to keep our guard down..."it has to be a test..why would they warn us?"] We indeed, will NOT be prepared, since it is only a "test." It's just a chess game. The checkmate attack is disguised as something else. Do you play chess? If so, you'll understand.

[Cindy]

JESUS said: "And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female, And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh? Wherefore, they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder." -from THE BIBLE: Matthew 19:4-6

International Healing Foundation

[appalachian_dweller]

Thanks Liz!

[ContemptofCourt]

Are you aware of the US's typical military response to nuclear wargames by Russia?

[Cindy]

NewsMax.com: "KERRY TOOK CASH FROM CHINESE MILITARY INTELLIGENCE" by Carl Limbacher and NewsMax.com Staff (February 2, 2004) (Read More...)

INA TODAY.com - INTERNATIONAL NEWS ANALYSIS -- TODAY by Toby Westerman: "RED CAPITALISM -- CAPITALIST MEANS TO COMMUNIST ENDS" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "In 1997, then-Chinese President Jiang Zemin (who remains in charge of China's military) and then-Russian President Boris Yeltsin agreed to establish a "multi-polar new world order" to replace the purported "uni-polar" world under U.S. domination. As recently as January 25, 2003 during an official state to France, Chinese President Hu Jintao vowed to work for a "safer, more diverse and united world" - an implicit attack upon what China and France term U.S. "unilateralism," and support for a "multi-lateral" world. To dislodge the U.S. from its current position of strength, Beijing must have the military power to successfully challenge America. China's military expansion is designed to accomplish this goal.") (February 2, 2004) (Read More...)

NewsMax.com: "BLOOD-RED PARIS Chirac Wants to Sell Arms to China" by Charles R. Smith (January 29, 2004) (Read More...)

[appalachian_dweller]

>> Are you aware of the US's typical military response to nuclear wargames by Russia? <<

I'm not. What is our response? If any.

[Indie]

Are you aware of the US's typical military response to nuclear wargames by Russia?

You asked for a logical response which I provided. Why another question? As a matter of fact I am aware of what we will be doing this time, second hand, from multiple relatives and friends. [Answer: Nothing that would help us if it were real beyond our own little secret shows of force you will never hear about on CBS] It does not invalidate my answer. Nobody expects it to be more than a simulation.

I think I've covered that one quite well.

[ContemptofCourt]

Nobody expects it to be more than a simulation.Don't you think that (a) we will be watching very closely; and (b) we will be at a heightened state of readiness "just in case" something odd happens?

[Cindy]

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