Feds pooh-pooh Web-terror threat vs. football stadiums

[rodeodance]

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/wn_report/story/463134p-389683c.html

Feds pooh-pooh Web-terror threat vs. football stadiums

WASHINGTON
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"On Sunday, October 22nd, 2006, there will be seven 'dirty' explosive devices detonated in seven different U.S. cities," read the anonymous message by "javness" on thefriendsociety.com.

The posting predicted Al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden would claim responsibility for the blasts, and civil wars and economic collapse would follow.

NFL officials were notified of the threat, which FBI spokesman Richard Kolko said was of "questionable" credibility.

The original threat was posted Oct. 2 on Justcurio.us by a user claiming to be in Australia, according to terrorism expert Rita Katz of the SITE Institute in Washington.

The Web site is not used by jihadists and the threat was likely false, she said.

[lse7581011]

1. Yup, Must Be An Election Coming Up!

terra! terra! terra!

[Sherman A1]

2. Oh, they would NEVER do that.

Just ask our good Republican leadership (or our own Committee of Public Safety).

[lse7581011]

3. Of Course, You're Right!

What was I thinking!

[hippiechick]

4. But I thought Preznut George and the GOP made us SAFER ???

:shrug: I'm cornfuzed.

[Jawja]

5. Ok, then, why did

Homeland Security issue the warning to organizations like the Atlanta Falcons if the threat is not credible?

I know from a sports talk radio program yesterday afternoon that the Falcons had been contacted about a threat to the Georgia Dome. If the threat was of questionable credibility, then why announce a very public warning?

Just asking.

[Kagemusha]

6. Feds pooh-pooh terror threat after spreading it far and wide

Not rodeodance's fault the original title was... incomplete.

[noonwitch]

7. I just hope that they are making Comerica Park in Detroit safe this week

For the World Series.

[MidwestTransplant]

8. They can probably track it to an IP address of somebody who frequents

FreeRepublic....or perhaps the Whitehouse.

[rocktivity]

9. One of the seven cities is Oakland

which blows my theory--unless it's included as a red herring to divert suspicion...

According to USA Today, "Homeland Security notified officials in New York, Miami, Atlanta, Seattle, Houston, Oakland and Cleveland that an English-language website called thefriendsociety.com had posted a warning on Oct. 12 about "dirty bombs..."

P.S. By the way, New York doesn't have an NFL stadium. Did the poster confuse it with New Jersey's Giants Stadium, or did he confuse it with Buffalo (Bills) New York? Then again, maybe he figures that no one would notice if a dirty bomb went off in Buffalo or New Jersey...

:evilgrin:
rocknation

[stella]

10. SCARE TACTICS

Cheny put the posting up to scare people not to vote for the democrats.

[warrens]

11. FBI just busted some kid in Wisconsin

Appears to be a hoax, which is what anyone sane thought. 7 dirty bombs. Riiiiiight. Warning in advance. Riiiight. Naming the damn stadiums. Riiiight.

[President Jesus]

12. ...as well they should. This is the equivalent of "Mall-o-Ween"

I'm supposed to be 'outraged' because the Feds appropriately call bullshit 'bullshit'? Give me a break.