They would say it was "chatter" that could not be verified. You know the drill. Reading "chatter" may give us a heads up that could save our lives and those of our family members. What may be insignificant to some, may be quite relevant to others. I agree with you 100%,
Did some research about dogs in the Muslim world for you, Kimmie7 and Myrddn
I suspect that the gov meets and talks, much as we do here.
They get a warning, but not all of the facts.
We are on watch -expecting- something, from now to 9-11 and by then there will be a new date.
Look at the Lodi story link that i posted just now......
Three years the FBI listened, did they learn any dates, or was it "wait for the 'go' signal", then do this or that.
The FBI listened and did as the local Deputies did in Wellton, let the small fish continue to swim, while waiting for the larger one........
The warnings are out there, now to find them.
Be safe.
And give Clyde a hug for me.
I think if they have some idea that a specific area will be hit by conventional attacks, they'll raise the alert levels to RED for those specific areas. But if the big event is WMD, I have to agree with you AD. They won't give a whisper to the citizenry. But I'll bet they warm up the birds on the subs and in the silos. At least I hope they do. If we're hit by a nuke, let alone several, we should turn the ME into oil under glass.