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Title: U.S. Government Raised Its Candy-Colored Terror Alert Level To Red For The First Time In History
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Published: Aug 10, 2006
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Post Date: 2006-08-10 11:34:36 by Mind_Virus
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U.S. Government Raised Its Candy-Colored Terror Alert Level To Red For The First Time In History http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060810/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_terror_plot_14 U.S. raises airline threat level By LARA JAKES JORDAN, Associated Press Writer Thu Aug 10, 6:27 AM ET WASHINGTON - The U.S. government raised its threat warning to the highest level for commercial flights from Britain to the United States early Thursday in response to a terror plot disrupted in London. Terrorists had targeted United, American and Continental airlines, two U.S. counterterrorism officials said. In addition to the highest alert for flights from Britain, the alert for all flights coming or going from the United States was also raised slightly. The government banned beverages, hair gels and lotions from flights, explaining only that liquids emerged as a risk from the investigation in Britain. Multiple flights to multiple American cities were put on alert. Specifically, these airlines included United Airlines, American Airlines and Continental Airlines Inc., the two counterterrorism officials said. American and United flights were turned into terrorist weapons on Sept. 11, 2001, when they were hijacked and crashed. It is the first time the red alert level in the Homeland Security warning system has been invoked, although there have been brief periods in the past when the orange level was applied. Homeland Security defines the red alert as designating a "severe risk of terrorist attacks." "We believe that these arrests (in London) have significantly disrupted the threat, but we cannot be sure that the threat has been entirely eliminated or the plot completely thwarted," said Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff in announcing that the threat level for flights from Britain to the United States has been raised to the highest "severe or red" level. "To defend further against any remaining threat from this plot, we will also raise the threat level to high, or orange, for all commercial aviation operating in or destined for the United States," Chertoff said. A statement issued by Chertoff said "currently, there is no indication ... of plotting within the United States." A U.S. law enforcement official said there have been no arrests in the United States connected to the plot. A senior U.S. counterterrorism official said authorities believe dozens of people and as many as 50 were involved or connected to the overseas plot that was unraveled Wednesday evening. The plan "had a footprint to al-Qaida back to it," said the official, speaking on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the situation. It was not believed to be connected to the Egyptian students who disappeared in the United States more than a week ago before reaching a college they were supposed to attend in Montana. Three of the 11 have since been found and the FBI has said neither they nor the still-missing eight are believed to be a threat. The plan involved airline passengers hiding masked explosives in carryon luggage, the official said. "They were not yet sitting on an airplane," but were very close to traveling, the official said, calling the plot "the real deal." U.S. intelligence has been working closely with the British on the investigation, which has been ongoing for months, the second official said. Authorities have not yet arrested or detained all suspects who are believed to be involved in the plot, the official said, prompting Chertoff's alarm. "Consistent with these higher threat levels, the Transportation Security Administration is coordinating with federal partners, airport authorities and commercial airlines on expanding the intensity of existing security requirements," Chertoff said. "Due to the nature of the threat revealed by this investigation, we are prohibiting any liquids, including beverages, hair gels, and lotions from being carried on the airplane." He said the changes take effect at 4 a.m. local time across the United States and will be undated as warranted. The metal detector and X-ray machines at airport security checkpoints cannot detect explosives. At many, but not all airport checkpoints, the TSA has deployed walkthrough "sniffer" or "puffer" machines that can detect explosives residue. As part of the foiled Bojinka Plot to blow up 12 Western airliners simultaneously over the Pacific Ocean in the mid-1990s, terrorist mastermind Ramzi Youssef planned to put together an improvised bomb using liquid in a contact lens solution container. Chertoff said travelers in the United States "should also anticipate additional security measures within the airport and at screening checkpoints." Multiple airlines with flights to multiple U.S. airports were at risk, according to a western counterterrorism official. Another official refused to identify the airlines because they were still being notified of the threat but referred to them as the "usual suspects." In the past, U.S. cities with terrorism threats or plots have included Washington, New York, Boston and Los Angeles. Airlines whose planes were hijacked on Sept. 11, 2001, were United Airlines and American Airlines. British Airways has also dealt with numerous threats in recent years. "These measures will continue to assure that our aviation system remains safe and secure," Chertoff added. "Travelers should go about their plans confidently, while maintaining vigilance in their surroundings and exercising patience with screening and security officials." At U.S. Northern Command, the military headquarters established in response to the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks to improve coordination of the defense of U.S. territory, spokesman Sean Kelly declined to comment on any precautionary steps taken in response to the heightened threat levels. "It is inappropriate to speculate or comment on any current operational activities or discuss future force protection measures," he said. Prime Minister Tony Blair's office said in London that the prime minister, vacationing in the Caribbean, had briefed President Bush on the situation overnight. There was no immediate public reaction from the White House. Bush is spending a few days at his ranch near Crawford, Texas. The Homeland Security Department devised the alert system after the Sept. 11 attacks. The last time the U.S. government raised the terrorist risk here to orange, or high, was in July 2005 after the subway bombings in London. It was lowered to yellow a month later, the elevated risk status that has been the norm since the system was created. U.S. authorities, including the Transportation Security Administration, planned a news briefing early Thursday. In London, Britain's Home Secretary John Reid said the alleged plot was "significant" and that terrorists aimed to "bring down a number of aircraft through mid-flight explosions, causing a considerable loss of life." Police arrested a number of people overnight in London after a major covert counterterrorism operation that had lasted several months, but did not immediately say how many. Heathrow airport in London was closed for most European flights. The national threat level in Britain was raised to critical — a warning level that indicates the likelihood of an imminent terrorist attack. The threat rating was posted on the Web site of Britain's MI5 — the British domestic spy agency. ___ Associated Press writers Katherine Shrader, Mark Sherman, Leslie Miller and Robert Burns contributed to this report.
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#1. To: Mind_Virus, jethro tull, loner, christine, zipporah, skydrifter, robin, lodwick, red jones, eoghan (#0)
The US Department of Homeland Security has raised the US security level to Orange. No liquids or gels are permitted to enter the sterile areas except for a) baby formula, breast milk, or juice if a baby or small child is traveling; b) prescription medicine with a name that matches the passenger's travel documents; c) insulin and essential other non-prescription medicines. New Security Rules for the US (back to top) Domestic US Change Policy (back to top) With all the changes the lines at the airports are being very slow we will allow customers travelling within and between US, Puerto Rico, and USVI to either refund to a voucher or change travel dates up to 1SEP06, in the same inventory.
"Freedom and human rights in America are doomed. The U.S. government will lead the American people in ...into an unbearable hell and a choking life." The people are now reminded, warned, primed and conditioned. "Freedom and human rights in America are doomed. The U.S. government will lead the American people in ...into an unbearable hell and a choking life." could they be ready now to instigate WW3?
Compare this to the timing of the release of the World Trade Center movie which just opened. coincidence??????????????????? BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
"Freedom and human rights in America are doomed. The U.S. government will lead the American people in ...into an unbearable hell and a choking life." FalseFlagII is now on schedule. :( 'fraid so
"If there’s another 9/11 or a major war in the Middle-East involving a U.S. attack on Iran, I have no doubt that there will be, the day after or within days an equivalent of a Reichstag fire decree that will involve massive detentions in this country." - Daniel Ellsberg Author, Pentagon Papers They mentioned on the news this afternoon that the plan was that the suspects would combine common household items into an explosive while on the plane, and detonate it in some unspecified manner. I'm very ignorant on improvised explosives of this type; would it be enough to cause the airliner to crash, or simply kill some of the passengers?
Heck if I know. I've never read anything about that subject. It sounds like far out whacko baloney to me. Why would someone wanting to take out an aircraft in this day of security try to do so with carry on luggage. How much easier would it be to CHECK a bag containing an explosive with a timer??????? Hell, they banned lighters and kept matches OK in the cabin. I haven't seen anyone trying to burn planes out of the sky yet. And all the while the border stays open. What's wrong with this picture??????? Of course if the State allowed us to believe that explosives could be in checked bags, nobody would fly..ever. Notice how they want to scare us...but no too bad....just enough....The sheople are being conditioned to think in a certain direction. Misdirection. The sheople have been conditioned to be searched, questioned..conditioned to be PRISONERS.
"Freedom and human rights in America are doomed. The U.S. government will lead the American people in ...into an unbearable hell and a choking life." Code Elmo! Code Elmo! This is not a drill.
Good thoughts. I was thinking about why someone would simply detonate an aircraft while in the air, since it's really a very localized phenomena, with little effect anywhere outside of the plane and in the immediate vicinity of the crash zone. If 9/11 was only the Pennsylvania plane, the emotional impact would have been minimal. So even if they were intending to destroy six or eight or two thousand or every plane one earth in the air (might as well have lofty goals-they already routinely over exaggerate the actual capabilities of the terrorists), there's little real gain to any organization that might undertake such an activity. You're right, all this done while thousands simply walk across the border every day. If a terrorist organization is looking to do something here, they've got an easy point of ingress and egress that no one in the government seems to be concerned with. Makes me wonder how worried they really are about these terrorists who allegedly could take over America. I'm much more intrigued by the guys they got in Dearborn, Michigan (especially since it's only 15 miles from where I'm sitting right now) with the cash and the flight manifests who bought 600 phones. That's a story begging for more info. My expectation is that they're going to link these two events in some fashion.
I have difficulty believing this isn't another NWO scam. The timing and propaganda are clearly a precursor for another NGN invasion. The timing is way too convenient. We wait!
It's easily possible - but all they did was to teach the upcoming Islamic avengers another trick. You'd be amazed at what can be done with a few miniatures of Vodka. I'd be more clear, but that would be inviting "visitors."
Sounds like things just went from SNAFU to FUBAR at all airports worldwide, including domestic. 24 HR overtime available at work.
Law Enforcement Against Prohibition
-OBL
"Prohibition...goes beyond the bounds of reason in that it attempts to control a man's appetite by legislation and makes a crime out of things that are not crimes. A prohibition law strikes at the very principles upon which our govt was founded."
- Lincoln
All our liberties are due to men who, when their conscience has compelled them, have broken the laws of the land.
--William Kingdon Clifford
#2. To: All (#1)
FalseFlagII is now on schedule. :(
Law Enforcement Against Prohibition
-OBL
"Prohibition...goes beyond the bounds of reason in that it attempts to control a man's appetite by legislation and makes a crime out of things that are not crimes. A prohibition law strikes at the very principles upon which our govt was founded."
- Lincoln
All our liberties are due to men who, when their conscience has compelled them, have broken the laws of the land.
--William Kingdon Clifford
#3. To: Mind_Virus (#0)
#4. To: Red Jones, ALL (#3)
Law Enforcement Against Prohibition
-OBL
"Prohibition...goes beyond the bounds of reason in that it attempts to control a man's appetite by legislation and makes a crime out of things that are not crimes. A prohibition law strikes at the very principles upon which our govt was founded."
- Lincoln
All our liberties are due to men who, when their conscience has compelled them, have broken the laws of the land.
--William Kingdon Clifford
#5. To: IndieTX (#2)
(Edited)
Thursday is Tropical Punch Kool-Aid day.
Thursday is Tropical Punch Kool-Aid day.
That is all.
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#6. To: IndieTX (#2)
The people are now reminded, warned, primed and conditioned.
#7. To: IndieTX (#1)
#8. To: historian1944 (#7)
uspects would combine common household items into an explosive while on the plane, and detonate it in some unspecified manner. I'm very ignorant on improvised explosives of this type; would it be enough to cause the airliner to crash, or simply kill some of the passengers?
Law Enforcement Against Prohibition
-OBL
"Prohibition...goes beyond the bounds of reason in that it attempts to control a man's appetite by legislation and makes a crime out of things that are not crimes. A prohibition law strikes at the very principles upon which our govt was founded."
- Lincoln
All our liberties are due to men who, when their conscience has compelled them, have broken the laws of the land.
--William Kingdon Clifford
#9. To: Mind_Virus (#0)
(Edited)
#10. To: IndieTX (#8)
#11. To: Mind_Virus, Christine, All (#0)
#12. To: historian1944 (#7)
would it be enough to cause the airliner to crash, or simply kill some of the passengers?
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