Miami Police Unveil 7 Signs Of Terrorism
MIAMI — With the head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s “gut-feeling” that the country could face another terrorist attack, the Miami Police Department on Friday unveiled its seven signs of terrorism to educate the public about how to properly identify a potential threat.
The seven signs of terrorism are listed below:
No. 1) Surveillance: Someone recording or monitoring activities. This may include the use of cameras — either still or video — note-taking, drawing diagrams, annotating on maps, or using binoculars or other vision-enhancing devices.
No. 2) Intelligence Gathering (Elicitation): People or organizations attempting to gain information about an important place, “critical structure,” its operation or workers. An important place might be a power or water plant, bridge, school, stadium or shopping mall. Terrorists may ask what the building is used for, about building operations, deliveries and security-related information. Elicitation attempts may be made by mail, fax, telephone or in person.
No. 3) Tests of Security: Any attempts to measure reaction times to security breaches or procedures in order to assess strengths and weaknesses.
No. 4) Acquiring Supplies: Purchasing or stealing explosives, weapons, chemicals, ammunition, etc. Also includes acquiring military uniforms, decals, flight manuals, passes or badges or the equipment to manufacture such items, or any other controlled items.
No. 5) Suspicious Persons Out of Place: People who don’t seem to belong in the workplace, neighborhood, business establishment or anywhere else. Includes people wearing conspicuous clothing such as jackets or sweaters in hot weather. Also includes stowaways aboard ships or people jumping ship in port and suspicious border crossings.
No. 6) Dry Run/Trial Run: Before carrying out the final operation or plan, terrorists typically conduct a dry or a trial run. A trial run consists of putting people into position and moving them around according to the plan without actually committing the terrorist act. It could also include mapping out a route to determine traffic flow.
No. 7) Deploying Assets: People and supplies getting into position to commit the act. This could be a person’s last chance to alert authorities before the terrorist act occurs.
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Was the hummus bad?
SALMONELLA | 126 sickened, 10 in hospital as officials try to trace Taste outbreak
July 13, 2007
BY JANET RAUSA FULLER Staff Reporter/jfuller@suntimes.com
A sesame seed paste called tahini, used to make the popular Middle Eastern dip hummus, may be at the center of a salmonella outbreak linked to the Taste of Chicago, the owner of the restaurant that served the hummus said Thursday.
Max Pars, owner of the Pars Cove restaurant at 435 W. Diversey, said health officials were zeroing in on tahini, which the restaurant purchased in late June. Pars bought the tahini from Ziyad Brothers Importing, a Cicero distributor whose products are in 48 states and six countries.
Nemer Ziyad, one of the company’s owners, said they import tahini from several countries, including Guatemala, Turkey and Egypt. Ziyad said health officials had not contacted him, but he doubted there was a link between the tahini and the outbreak. (snip)
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