Posted on 09/08/2011 9:20:28 PM PDT by blam
DHS, FBI: Al Queda To Target Bridges With Car Bombs; SPECIFIC AND CREDIBLE THREAT; US Capitol & New York on Alert; Status: Heightened Level of Vigilance; Massive San Diego Power Outage Related?
Mac Slavo
September 8th, 2011
SHTFplan.com
UPDATE: September 8, 2011, 22:45
…CBS NEWS: Possibly a terror group from Pakistan (source)
…”Perhaps five to ten individuals” involved
…NYPD will step up towing of illegally parked cars
…Governor Cuomo: “No reason to panic”
…Mayor Bloomberg: “Federal authorities have received credible information that terrorists may be planning an attack in the coming days” … ”we must take these threats seriously”
…Related? : San Diego Power Outage: More than 1.4 million San Diego Gas & Electric customers were without power as well as those in Orange County, Mexico, and Baja California.
…Report: outage was triggered after a 500-kilovolt (kV) high-voltage line from Arizona to California tripped out of service, according to the California Independent System Operator. (source)
CBS NEWS VIDEO REPORT:
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ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED: September 8, 2011, 22:25
The National Terror Advisory System (NTAS), which has replaced the original color coded terror alerts, remains at a “heightened level of vigilance” amid reports that a specific and credible threat was identified Wednesday evening by U.S. intelligence personnel. Homeland Security has as of this writing advised that the threat is as of yet unconfirmed, and the office of the Secretary of Homeland Security has not issued an elevated or imminent alert at this time.
U.S. officials said Thursday they were investigating a credible but unconfirmed threat that al-Qaida was planning to use a car bomb to target bridges or tunnels in New York City or Washington to coincide with the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, the first tip of an “active plot” around that date.
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Law enforcement officials were investigating three people who recently entered the U.S. The threat was received by the U.S. intelligence community late Wednesday night, officials said.
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“There is specific, credible but unconfirmed threat information,” said Janice Fedarcyk, the assistant director in charge of the FBI’s New York division. “As we always do before important dates like the anniversary of 9/11, we will undoubtedly get more reporting in the coming days.”
Security has been enhanced around the country in the weeks leading up to the 10th anniversary. Law enforcement officials have been wary, particularly after information gleaned from Osama bin Laden’s compound in May indicated that al-Qaida had considered attacking the U.S. on the anniversary and other important dates.
The threat came in a single piece of information and was so specific — and came at such a time of already heightened alert — that it could not be ignored. The officials described the threat to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive security matters.
Source: Associated Press
I hope no one’s rights are violated!
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What is specific and credible but unconfirmed?
I would believe it was credible if the Obama Administration was credible.
Why would they attack two cities that they’ve already partially psychologically defeated? Look for these attacks elsewhere. And the authorities will be surprised. Texas might want to really step up awareness, would be my guess.
Specific : Someone told them what was being plannned.
Credible : The source was reasonable and possibly provided previous information.
Unconfirmed : No one is in the crosshairs at the moment.
Its OK!!
Obama has a shovel ready program to rebuild bridges!
Bridges, tunnels aren’t the easiest targets in terms wof casualty numbers and total destruction. Takes a pretty potent bomb to collaps a tunnel or devastate a bridge.
We have
I’d be looking at San Diego.
The Coronado Bay Bridge would be a tempting target to the Jihadis because of it’s numerous access points from the San Diego side and it’s strong military presence on the Coronado side.
Dates mean little to AQ. The upcoming 10th year date is not really significant to the group regardless of what people want to believe. IF it is this would indicate a big shift in the thinking of their “movement”.
Bridges, tunnels aren’t the easiest targets in terms wof casualty numbers and total destruction. Takes a pretty potent bomb to collaps a tunnel or devastate a bridge.
Terror is the name of the game. They don’t need to destroy a bridge or tunnel. Panic and paralysis is what they want.
Complete defeat is more profound than another partial defeat. It’s the difference between two headlights out on one car and both working on another, vs one headlight out on each of two cars: in one case one car is useless at night, while in the other case both cars are still usable at night.
Some of them a fascinated with numbers (they think they invented them) Look out for 11/11/11
I’m sure our DOJ will set up a sharia court to properly “deal” with anyone responsible.
I suspect Obama has raised the alarm, wrapped himself in concern, and that he will bag him some shady suspects in the next few days. Thereby cementing his position as the concerned leader on the heals of his jobs speech.
Yessir...
The man is a human dynamo...
Could also mean, “Be alarmed.... and don’t pay any attention to the power outage on the southwestern border....”
I guess the Muslims enjoy us dropping hundreds of thousands of pounds of high explosive ordinance on their cities. It’s almost as if they want us to kill them. That’s the message I’m getting anyways.
An Administration capable of selling guns to Mexican drug cartels and covering it up, from the Attorney General on down, is perfectly capable of fabricating a “credible but non-specific” terrorist threat to claim competence in national security matters. What better occasion than the anniversary of 9/11 to leak the story?
I’m getting the oddest urge to take a shower.
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