Ok....so intelligence such as that mentioned in the article can be uncomfirmed threats, and true threats are confirmed. I get it now..thnx!
Not exactly. Gathering intelligence is like collecting little pieces to a puzzle that eventually make up a picture. It is only confirmed when you have direct evidence, such as a terrorist standing at the east end of the LAX runways with a missile launcher perched on his/her shoulder.
A direct threat is what Osama bin Laden liked to make in his infamous videos. I guess you could call that confirmed.