CNN learns recent intercepted message among senior al Qaeda operatives triggered threat concern.

[The Straight Story]

An intercepted message among senior al Qaeda operatives in the last several days raised alarm bells that led to the closing of embassies and consulates Sunday across the Middle East and North Africa, CNN has learned.

CNN has agreed to a request from an Obama administration official not to publish or broadcast additional details because of the sensitivity of the information.

Several U.S. officials also emphasized they have been watching growing threats emerging from Yemen for weeks.

Those threats, combined with the coming end of the month of Ramadan, plus the concern over several major prison breaks in the region, all contributed to the U.S. decision to shut down diplomatic installations.

The shuttering of 22 U.S. embassies and consulates for the day Sunday amid fears of an al Qaeda attack is an unprecedented move.

http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/04/politics/us-embassies-close/index.html

[Aerows]

1. They monitor everything

and just now, days after the NSA has come under scrutiny and ridicule they stumble onto some "senior Al'Qeada" messages?

Hell, I'm shocked that they don't find something. Like bombers. Like people on planes in explosive underwear they were warned about. Like people blowing people's legs off at the Boston Marathon that they were warned about. Like operatives in the US to do...

[IDemo]

6. A false flag operation wouldn't surprise me

Anything to tamp down all that chatter..

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023402240

[cantbeserious]

2. Terror, Fear, Terror, Terror, More Fear - And On - And On - It Goes

eom

[Logical]

13. Be afraid. Very afraid! n-t

[L0oniX]

3. It's just meta data ...they don't look at or listen to the content. Yea right!

I doubt the domestic NSA had anything to do with this but they will gladly take the credit ...just in time too.

[KeepItReal]

4. So with metadata gained they know origin and destination of the message

As well as everyone they communicate with.

Drone strikes and special operations raids to follow, right?

Problem solved, right?

[Turbineguy]

5. Obama should have done what Bush did.

Ignore warnings.

[Luminous Animal]

7. Certainly the investigation of this leak will be vigorous and the eventual prosecution

of the leaker will be rigorous.

[The Straight Story]

9. Probably not, it is in the past now so we should move on and only prosecute future crimes

based on what people google and text on their phones

[IDemo]

8. It looks like numbers 2, 2, 2, 2 and 2 are communicating

[kentuck]

10. What does monitoring calls out of Yemen have to do with spying on all of America??

Sounds like apples and oranges to me.

[newfie11]

11. CNN's track record hasn't been stellar with breaking news

Just saying.

[Motown_Johnny]

12. CNN also reported that the Supreme Court had struck down the ACA.

Let me know when a reputable source reports this.

[Savannahmann]

14. What a coincidence that it comes less than a week after polling shows more people object to the NSA.

Come on, it's so obviously a set up that we shouldn't even have to comment on it.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

15. The NSA should hire Colin Powell to be their mouthpiece..er...spokesman.

[matthews]

16. So, today CNN is a credible new source? What days does that happen?

Or is it only when it makes the administration look good?

Just curious. I can never keep up.