Was it a dark blue helicopter?
Didn't actually see it. Other people in the office saw it. Looking top-down, they couldn't tell what color the body was...
On a sidenote: I received some disturbing info. from a close friend who is very well politically connected (a major donor). I would consider this person a source of high confidence (I don't give anyone 100% confidence), but I had a chance meeting with this person yesterday, and given the current environment, I asked just how serious are these threats that the gov't is warning about?
This person told me, "Very very serious. It's very bad."
This person told me that the gov't is extremely worried about al Qaeda. That they are going to use our own Constitution to destroy us.
This person told me it is widely believed that there are two (2) suitcase nukes in the country.
This person told me that President Bush is not concerned about the election at all. His biggest concern is getting the warnings out.
This person told me that the gov't is trying very hard to come up with ways to keep Bush hidden in NY when he is not at the convention.
This person agreed with my assessment that the current warnings are designed to ratchet up security without creating a panic. That the info regarding the targeting of financial sites is TRUE, however, this is not the threat they're worried about...
As I said, I regard this person with high confidence. For what it's worth, this person is NOT IN INTELLIGENCE, NOR DO I KNOW THIS PERSON'S SOURCES, but, as I said, is politically extremely well connected. This person doesn't b.s., and has no reason to...
If there's anything to take away from this, it's that the powers that be are not thinking much differently than anyone here.
I'm not shilling for anyone. I have always shown a healthy amount of skepticism towards people who come here with "inside" info... Draw your own conclusions.