Breaking "Terror Alert" on local 11 P.M. newscast (Grand Rapids, MI)

[Obamarama]

They interrupted the regular broadcast to announce "breaking news" that a terror alert has been issued for LA, Chicago & New York. Report said Al Queda could be using fuel trucks as weapons. Anyone else hearing similar "breaking news" reports?

Looks like Bush is trying to create diversions again.

[DoYouEverWonder]

1. Time to scare the sheeple

They need another dose of fright to keep them in line.

[GreenPartyVoter]

2. They are trying to stop the truckers from blocking the roads in protest

of gas and diesel prices. That's all this is.

[KyndCulture]

3. this was expected... post links everyone.

I was sure that there would be a "swift" terror alert coming.

[Obamarama]

4. I'd post a link but it just came across our 11 P.M. news broadcast...

I checked their website and they didn't have it posted.

[Not_Giving_Up]

5. Watching 10 PM News now....

Nothing so far (Houston news)

[madeline_con]

6. Breaking at 11 PM?

Geez, are they ever out of the loop!

They were talkig about that at around noon on CNN.

[Obamarama]

13. LOL....Really? (I don't watch CNN)

[madeline_con]

50. (I don't watch CNN)"

It's the only thing available when I'm not online.

I can tell from another room if Hubby's been fooling around with the remote. The anchors will be spouting seriously insane nonsense, and I'll find the channel's on Faux.

I remember whe the Pope was on death's door, Faux said he was dead the day before it happened, bound and determined to get the scoop.
:eyes:

[karlrschneider]

21. I heard a snippet of that channel surfing this morning...probably was CNN

...
:eyes:

[brettdale]

7. They must be so shit scared of Cindy

Boy the repugs must be so sh*tscared of Cindy.

[sakabatou]

8. Haven't heard this

[Ouabache]

18. me neither and I watched some tv news today

I will watch some local Indianapolis at 11 our time (central in the summer) and see if anything is being said.

[SammyWinstonJack]

9. And yet they couldn't warn us about the threats leading up to 9/11.

Where are the lobster boat captains when we need them?

[nadinbrzezinski]

10. Yep this is why

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x4322968

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x4322492

[Dave Reynolds]

11. Must be why gas went up to $2.59 today. nt

[Obamarama]

15. I filled up for $2.46 here in Kzoo

[Dave Reynolds]

This was a Speedway in Jackson,

all others on that end of town follow suit.

[Bumblebee]

12. Of course he is. It's an FBI alert with no specifics whatsoever

and no evaluation of its credibility. Has Rove's fingerprints all over it.

[patrioticliberal]

14. QUICK! LOOK OVER THERE! WHILE WE ARREST CINDY!

[In_The_Wind]

16. I didn't catch the news ... but I'll look , now.

However - I would have to agree you about it only being diversionary tactics.

[brettdale]

25. fauxnews now has it

fauxnews now has it, but lets be honest, this is all because of CINDY. Thie false terror alert that they have issued is so the media will forget about CINDY.

They are doing the FEAR FEAR FEAR thing again.

[KyndCulture]

27. could it backfire???

[In_The_Wind]

32. I looked at all of the news stations last night ~ nothing about Cindy.

That's why I returned to DU to find out the real truth.

[jojo54]

17. I wasn't watching my local news, but does this surprise me???

NOT!!!

The truckers, Cindy, low poll numbers....it all adds up.

[forintegrity]

19. why I heard today that terrorist threats against oil refineries

is the reason for our high gas prices. I say that's BS. It's because the big rich oil men are running out of time (we're on to them and their crap) to line their pockets with every last cent they can possibly gouge out of every one of us. It has nothing at all to do with terrorist activity. So are we going to blame everything on terrorists from now on?

[KyndCulture]

24. *rolls eyes* oil was 28.00/barl on Jan 20, 2001.... sigh

[donco6]

31. Have you seen Terry Gilliam's "Brazil"?

That's the premise of the whole movie - everything bad is due to terrorists. And it turns out there aren't any. Well, except for the people in charge.

[KyndCulture]

33. YES! Great movie!

[uppityperson]

20. dupe, LBN a bit ago, here's link. ps-boo

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=1695403

[NightOwwl]

22. I'm sure he interrupted his vacation...

and flew straight back to Washington due to this important development.

Riiiight. :eyes:

[MichiganVote]

23. Grand Rapids? Nothing happening here.

[Bluebear]

26. The drivers may be carrying almanacs!!!! OMG!!! nt

[nadinbrzezinski]

29. They carry ... GPS units standard

but most people don't know this

[soup]

49. "And dressed in scuba gear!!! OMG dittos" n/t

[patrioticliberal]

28. LINK TO STORY

http://cbs5.com/topstories/topstories_story_223230915.html

[KyndCulture]

34. How telling is this line...

"Though intelligence bulletins usually describe how reliable the information is, this one carried no such statement."

[Obamarama]

30. We're going to Chicago for the weekend...

Going to see the Toulouse-Lautrec exhibit at the Chicago Art Institute and lunch at the Signature Room on the 95th floor of the Hancock Building.

I'll be sure to be on the look out for stray fuel trucks! :sarcasm:

[Mr_Spock]

35. FIRE!!!!!!!!!!! FIRE!!!!!!!!!!!! RUN FOR YOUR LIFE!!!!

Fuckin morons.

[KyndCulture]

36. It's such a joke now isn't it....

[nadinbrzezinski]

37. Hey on the plus side I suspect my hubby may get overtime

tonight, working in emergency services in San Diego, close enough for the terra alert.

;-)

[redacted]

38. Yeah, and there's "Suspicious Videotaping" at the Santa Monica Pier

This happened July 22 and just gets reported today.

WTF?

[UrbScotty]

39. Which channel? WOOD8 or WZZM13? (nt)

[Obamarama]

41. WOOD. "Alert" was delivered by Helen Thomas's niece

The one and only Suzanne Geha

[FreedomAngel82]

40. I haven't seen anything

but then again I don't have the "news" on.

[rumpel]

42. I guess Cindy is getting too hot!

[Eloriel]

43. Getting ready for Aug. 17??

Plans for August 17th -- Terrorist Drill -- Gen. Byrnes, Tell us More!
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x4320805

Four Star General Fired For Organizing Coup Against Neo-Cons?
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x1692645
Link: http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/august2005/100805fourstargeneral.htm

General Kevin Byrnes: Fired for arguing with the Rumsfeld neo-con clique
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x4307795

Removed from Duty
(see post #10 and this link:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x4307593#4307648
and: General Kevin Byrnes: Fired for arguing with the Rumsfeld neo-con clique
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=


How to tell if the next attack on US soil is MIHOP (Lerkfish)
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=132&topic_id=1957520

[Kool Kitty]

44. I just copied the article from

"Prison Planet" to show to my husband. I have to say that it truly scared the shit out of me. Too plausible and sounds so like something that this bunch of thugs would do. When is this exercise supposed to take place? I'll read the other links that you posted and see. Damn.

[Norquist Nemesis]

45. In Chicago...Nope!

Well, Western Subs to be exact, just a few miles from Bush's little stop yesterday. But I didn't listen to local news tonight. No Civil Defense warnings or anything breaking in like when there's a storm coming. :shrug:

[ultraist]

46. NYT: Officials Warn of Possibility of Attack around Sept 11

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/12/national/nationalspecial3/12terrorr.html

Officials Warn of Possibility of Attack Around Sept. 11

By ERIC LICHTBLAU and WILLIAM K. RASHBAUM
Published: August 12, 2005

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 - A group of F.B.I. counterterrorism analysts warned this week of possible terrorist attacks in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago around Sept. 11, but officials cautioned on Thursday that they were skeptical about the seriousness of the threat.

The warning grew out of intelligence developed from an overseas source indicating that terrorists might seek to steal fuel tanker trucks in order to inflict "mass casualties" by staging an anniversary attack, officials said.

The information led F.B.I. joint terrorism task forces in Los Angeles and Newark to alert other government and law enforcement officials privately this week about the threat, law enforcement officials said. Several government officials in Washington who were briefed on the threat said it was described as credible and specific enough to warrant attention.

But other law enforcement officials in Washington and New York said that while they were aware of the warnings and were concerned about the Sept. 11 anniversary, they remained somewhat skeptical about the latest threat. The Federal Bureau of Investigation was planning to send out another confidential law enforcement bulletin on Thursday to qualify the earlier one and emphasize that the threat of a possible tanker attack had not been verified. Con't...

[earth mom]

47. KICK!

:kick:

[dbeach]

48. be scared

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playing his favorite game

'button button who got the button>>"