Homeland Security Officials Report Possible Terror Threat on Inauguration Ceremony

Fox News ^ | Tuesday, January 20, 2009

[deaconjim]

WASHINGTON -- Authorities monitored a rush of intelligence leads Tuesday at the largest security operation in presidential inauguration history, including a possible threat from an East Africa radical Islamic terrorist group.

Law enforcement and intelligence officials received information that people associated with a Somalia-based group, al-Shabaab, might try to travel to the U.S. with plans to disrupt the inauguration, according to a joint FBI/Homeland Security bulletin issued Monday night. The information had limited specificity and uncertain credibility, said Homeland Security spokesman Russ Knocke.

U.S. counter-terror officials have grown concerned in recent months about the threat posed by the militant al-Shabaab group and a cell of U.S.-based Somali sympathizers who have traveled to their homeland to "fight alongside Islamic insurgents," the alert reported.

[deaconjim]

Haven't seen this posted yet

[neodad]

Bush’s fault.

[penelopesire]

Prayers Up!

[Trueblackman]

Dang you beat me to it.

[Dallas59]

But...but...Obama! Change! Hope!...?????

[Badeye]

Those of us that post here at FR obviously voted for somebody other than Obama. For good reasons.

That said....I can’t think of much else that would piss us all off than some kind of attack on this day.

[Longdriver]

Why would an East African Islamic terrorist organization want to threaten one of their sympathizers?

[netmilsmom]

I’m saying prayers that nothing happens in Washington today. There are just too many kids there who had nothing to do with this.

Even stupid people who voted for the big 0 don’t deserve to die.

[Will88]

East Africa radical Islamic terrorist group.

Okay, but remember, no racial or ethnic profiling allowed. And certainly no stereotyping or displays of Islamophobia.

[Perdogg]

I am sure Bambi has a plan.

[Fido969]

Oh, so it’s not the Christian right “domestic terrorists”?

Hey, there’s a surprise.

For the next 4 years the idiots at HS will be looking at the Baptist churchs and monitoring the Lions’ Clubs while the Muslims walk through the airports unchallenged.

[Perdogg]

They deserve to suffer under 0 for all 4 years for their mistake.

[Velveeta]

ping

[Gatún(CraigIsaMangoTreeLawyer)]

I’ll keep my fingers crossed.

[onemiddleamerican]

Law enforcement and intelligence officials received information that people associated with a Somalia-based group, al-Shabaab, might try to travel to the U.S. with plans to disrupt the inauguration

Hell, the Somali Islamists are already in the US; in every major city, including DC.

They are the cabbies, hot dog and tee shirt vendors on every street corner.

(only half-joking)

[avacado]

"I am sure Bambi has a plan."

Indeed he does. First order of business is to arrest the people who wire-tapped the phones of those terrorist who are making plans to attack.

[jiggyboy]

The API guy waving his videotape around, finally?

[goodnesswins]

YES...my 17 yr old niece is there....from Alaska....with a Social Studies class (or some such class)...I do NOT want anything to happen.

[Aggie Mama]

Well, perhaps all the lefties that denied there was a clear and present danger will begin to understand that there is indeed an immediate threat from Islamic terrorists.

[RetiredArmy]

WHAT??????????? A group of black Africans are unhappy with the chosen one? Gotta be a lie. Just gotta be. Heck, 6 or 7 out of 10 republicans think he is great and wonderful.