Posted on 01/20/2009 7:47:36 AM PST by 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.
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It was mostly Democrats killed in 9-11. Still celebrating that one?
No matter what you think of the politics, any action against the office would be a declaration of war against the US. Prayers for our vigilant people in law enforcement.
“Ill bet you those 50 cents that woman was an Obama voter”
by the looks of her, I’d say you were right. Probably first time she’d ever voted.
Nope, just posted a thread, today, they decided to drop the whole scam thing.
Authorities would have to have a 100% positive ID on the RPGs, and then obtain permission from CAIR and Jesse Jackson before proceeding further.
Allegiance is a funny thing. The shoe bomber was a westerner too. A guy who holds his balls while others recite the Pledge of Allegiance is a not one that I think you can be sure of.
ML/NJ
Sounds a heck of a lot like the plot of this season of 24-”Twenty Four”
Those in attendance today are rabid RATs.
Here are some of the suspects that have already been detained...
I’ll say an extra prayer for her.
>>Haven’t seen this posted yet <<
I’ve got two TVs flipping between channels and still would not have known without your thread. The networks don’t seem to be covering this.
To create chaos. Certainly after the antigovernment 9-11 truther movement, there would be yet more conspiracy theories about how it wasn't really Somalis etc.
Lots of school trips there. I hope your daughter is dressed very warm.
There are no innocents!
Lol, looks like they've been cross-training with airport security.
Currently watching the coverage on Fox.I’m not sure if i’m still in shock or just numb from all the hype but i’m watching and listening to the commentators on Fox and everyone is so positive.I feel rather detached.Anyways-I certainly hope the inaguration and swearing in proceed safely,orderly and w/out any difficulties.However-only hypothetically speaking(!)-a terrorist attack or attempt would highlight the threat from terrorism.I’m assuming BO will want to close Gitmo,restrict electronic surveylance,and at the same time nueter our intelligence organizations.Pretty hard to deny or minimize the threat when the entire media are present.
No shi’ite?
“Those of us that post here at FR obviously voted for somebody other than Obama. For good reasons.
That said....I cant think of much else that would piss us all off than some kind of attack on this day.”
Amen....
May everyone there be safe...
Exactly
“We might argue amongst ourselves, but you outsiders had best leave us alone’
Charlie Daniels
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