Jville | Tuesday, September 10, 2002 - 10:38 am     News reports indicate the U.S. Homeland Security Office is raising the nationwide threat level to Orange, signifying a high risk of terrorist attacks. This level specifies the additional steps of preparedness listed below be considered over the previously assigned Yellow threat level: Coordinating necessary security efforts with armed forces or law enforcement agencies Taking additional precaution at public events Preparing to work at an alternate site or with a dispersed workforce, restricting access to essential personnel only Early press releases and related stories can be found at: http://www.cnn.com/2002/US/09/10/ar911.threat.level/index.html http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,62613,00.html http://www.cnn.com/2002/US/09/09/fbi.threats/index.html |
Silksmoke | Tuesday, September 10, 2002 - 11:31 am     Just heard it announced on Fox that VP Cheney has been sent to the "undisclosed" location he spent a few months at last year. His speaking engagement for tomorrow has been cancelled. Also, Americas' 5th fleet has been put on Delta alert. (this is the highest level of alert for the military) Apparently we are still at "threat level Orange" here at home. |
Mystery | Tuesday, September 10, 2002 - 11:32 am     I really believe that Cheney died some time last year and we've just been seeing a highly developed version of the Disney animatronic robots made famous in the Hall of Presidents and the Country Bear Jamboree.
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Whowhere | Tuesday, September 10, 2002 - 11:35 am     OK........well, he didn't.
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Goddessatlaw | Tuesday, September 10, 2002 - 12:19 pm     From what I just heard, they are arming the surface-to-air missiles around the Pentagon and other locations in Washington for the first time. Whatever the specific and credible threat is, they've connected the dots. Also, troups around Bahrain are on Threatcon Delta (highest alert) based on threats. Good lord, can't we just have a day of remembrance for our dead without having to worry about more dead? |
Curlyq | Tuesday, September 10, 2002 - 12:27 pm     That would be nice Goddessatlaw, but unfortunately what we call a day of remembrance, others around the world probably view as a holiday to be celebrated with even more displays of carnage. Meanwhile my aunt is living in Bahrain and working at the Embassy school. We're watching the news for any more updates from that area, but I guess it's one of those "no news is good news" situations. |
Silksmoke | Tuesday, September 10, 2002 - 12:34 pm     Curlyq, hope everything is ok with your Aunt. I thought I heard they were closing the embassy in Bahrain and moving everyone to safety .. please keep us posted. |
Kaili | Tuesday, September 10, 2002 - 01:54 pm     I am nore concerned about Sept 13- Friday the 13th- as a day to have another attack if we are to have that happen. Security will be extra high for the one year anniversary. Once we get through that day we will brobably let out our breath a bit. I don't know if the whole friday the 13th significance is known worldwide though. I hope nothing happens though. |
Faerygdds | Tuesday, September 10, 2002 - 02:11 pm     Sounding off - What got me is that the pres said that the threats they are recieving now are the same type of threats we received last year... only THIS year we are paying attention... so tell me... why does that make me ANGRY??? |
Goddessatlaw | Tuesday, September 10, 2002 - 02:16 pm     I don't know, Faerygdds - wouldn't you say we've all learned alot in a year? |
Grooch | Tuesday, September 10, 2002 - 02:28 pm     I read a few days ago that even though the chatter is high right now, it isn't as high as it was around the 4th of July. I also read something about if Bush was going to attack Iraq he would do it within a few days of his UN speech. I haven't seen those two facts again in the paper. But it does make me curious if the orange alert is because Bush is planning on attacking very soon and not because of the chatter. I guess we will find out soon enough. |
Faerygdds | Tuesday, September 10, 2002 - 03:21 pm     Goddess.. the thing that gets me is this... howmany times does the playground bully have to threaten to beat you up before it's a viable threat??? What makes me mad is that obviously when it comes to our leaders they have to actually hit you before you can call it a threat... that's why it makes me mad... I don't call that learning... I call that denial... that is until you can't deny it anymore. Is that what is running this country??? Are we a country that counts on plausible deniability rather than awareness and responsibility??? I remember after 9-11 people looked to the gov't and asked if they knew... they said they didnt... that they had VAUGE threats that didn't amount to anything, or so they thought. I guess now those threats aren't so vauge huh??? I guess it took almost 3000 people dying to realize what we should have already known... idle threadts can become reality at any moment... Sorry if I'm bitter and angry, but I don't think that lesson is worth 3000 lives... |
Goddessatlaw | Tuesday, September 10, 2002 - 03:56 pm     Personally, I can think of hundreds of different directions in which to point the finger of blame for 9/11. But it doesn't fix anything, nor does anger with the failures of our system. Not one life will be brought back because of it. We are human and mistakes are made. The people who made the mistakes are not the ones who did the murdering. I am glad for the new systems designed to help keep us vigilant, and I hope to see more. All we can do is work toward making sure no more lives are lost. |
Wcv63 | Thursday, September 12, 2002 - 05:30 am     Any news on how long this threat level will be maintained? |