They found a charming Somali lad who was planning to explode the Christmas tree lighting at Pioneer Courthouse Square in 2010. That was when they finally saw the light and joined with the FBI like every other major city in the U.S.
Now that the Somali lad is away for 30 years, I guess they figure they are safe again.
The day after that close call, nobody seemed to know anything about it but me, although it was on the TV news. That’s Portland.
On a larger and more serious scale, this is like putting a sign in front of your house saying there are no guns anywhere on the property.
The fallout from that was shown to be a CIA operation. (see George Webb)