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« on: October 18, 2006, 08:42:16 PM »

At this point--w/ all of our situations, I say yes, but I'm not in intel.


Government skeptical of threat against NFL stadiums
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A website is claiming that seven NFL football stadiums will be hit with radiological dirty bombs this weekend, but the government on Wednesday expressed doubts about the threat.
The warning, posted Oct. 12, was part of an ongoing Internet conversation titled "New Attack on America Be Afraid." It mentioned NFL stadiums in New York, Miami, Atlanta, Seattle, Houston, Oakland and Cleveland, where games are scheduled for this weekend.

The Homeland Security Department alerted authorities and stadium owners in those cities, as well as the NFL, of the Web message but said the threat was being viewed "with strong skepticism." Homeland Security spokesman Russ Knocke said there was no intelligence that indicated such an attack was imminent, and that the alert was "out of an abundance of caution."

"The department strongly encourages the public to continue to go about their plans, including attending events that involve large public gatherings such as football games," Knocke said.

The FBI also expressed doubt about the threat.

The nation's alert level remains at yellow, signaling an elevated risk of an attack. The threat level for airline flights is at orange, a higher level, where it has been since a foiled plot to bomb U.S.-bound commercial jets was revealed on Aug. 10.
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« Reply #1 on: October 18, 2006, 09:12:32 PM »

I highly doubt the threat is real. Having said that, I don't believe we should be taking any chances. Any threat of this magnitude should be met with at least a higher level of security and awareness.
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« Reply #2 on: October 18, 2006, 10:32:57 PM »

While I tend to believe that Al Qaeda is always trying to find ways to take shots at the US I don't at all believe that this threat is credible.  It was posted on a website that apparently is not Arabic language and not at all Islamic (let alone Islamic Fundamentalist).  When the person who posted it was questioned about how they knew about it they responded "I've told you too much already".

Sorry, sounds stupid to me.
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« Reply #3 on: October 18, 2006, 11:06:17 PM »

If this really was in the works, why would someone post it on a website? They wouldn't want to blow their cover.

If they had credible information and were trying to stop the attacks, they'd have gone straight to the police.
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« Reply #4 on: October 19, 2006, 12:31:24 AM »

Unsure, you can never know so you should take every threat seriously.
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« Reply #5 on: October 19, 2006, 07:23:33 AM »



They can attack Oakland (no real loss).  Just leave the Meadowlands alone.  Tongue
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« Reply #6 on: October 19, 2006, 08:36:44 AM »



They can attack Oakland (no real loss).  Just leave the Meadowlands alone.  Tongue

They can attack anywhere except Green Bay. Smiley
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