Homeland Security Issues Transit Alert
Fri Mar 12
By LESLIE MILLER, Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON - Homeland Security officials issued a bulletin advising state officials, police and transit and rail agencies to be vigilant in light of the bombings in Spain.
They were asked late Thursday night to consider additional surveillance and to look out for unattended bags and backpacks, Homeland Security spokesman Brian Roehrkasse said.
Homeland Security officials were keeping close watch on developments related to the terrorist attacks that killed or wounded about 1,400 train riders in Spain.
Amtrak increased patrols of its police force and canine units, spokesman Dan Stessel said. Electronic surveillance of bridges and tunnels was intensified, he said. And the company reinforced its message to Amtrak employees to report suspicious activities to police.
"That gives you another 20,000 sets of eyes," Stessel said. The railroad is continuing to review information received from the FBI (news - web sites) and the Transportation Security Administration, he said, but there has been no credible threat against Amtrak or other railroads.
Acting TSA chief David Stone said the agency has been working with public transit systems to close security gaps.
"TSA is very much involved in all risk mitigation plans with trains, metropolitan transit systems and ports," he said.
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=542&u=/ap/20040312/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/terrorism_transit_9&printer=1 I'm looking for a poem that a FReeper posted about the time the Afghanistan campaign started.
Something like:
"I want them to cower when they hear diesel engines... hide in their holes at the sounds of jets... ten generations from now I want their mothers to threaten the children with 'if you don't behave the pale destroyers will come', and that will be enough to scare them into instant obeisance"...
Anyone know where I can find it? Or who wrote it???