WH says no terror threats for New Year's (No, I'm not kidding)

[Lone_Star_Dem]

28 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - Americans should ring in the new year without undue worry about a terrorist attack, the White House homeland security adviser said Thursday.

"People ought to come, have a good time, they ought to feel confident," Frances Fragos Townsend said in a nationally broadcast television interview.

Townsend said that while the Bush administration takes every threat seriously, it has heard of no plot or plan that should cause alarm as the nation celebrates New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.

"We hear statements all the time" from the al-Qaida terrorist network, among others, she said on ABC's "Good Morning America." But Townsend added that "rarely are they attached to actions."
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061228/ap_on_go_ot/new_year_s_terrorism


First they hype false terror warning for ratings and publicity, exploiting the level of fear in Americans until they've become numb to their "warnings." Now it appears they're trying a slightly new approach by showing Americas that there's no "warning" because they're 'doing a heck of a job'.

These are strange days.

[hlthe2b]

1. Sounds like a "double dog dare..."

to the terrorists....:eyes:

[acmavm]

4. No kidding. With this bunch this tidbit worried me more than

any of their warnings that they've issued.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

12. Or even a "double black dog dare"

The ultimate of all dares, or so my Great Grandfather used to say.

[Javaman]

15. Or the ever dreaded "Triple Dog Dare!"...

I watched "a christmas story" too. ;) LOL

[papau]

2. At least there are no terror threats planned by Bush for political reasons -eh? n/t

n/t

[Junkdrawer]

3. OK, now I'm worried...

:scared:

[itsmesgd]

5. uh oh, watch out.

Now I'm going to be more worried than had they changed colors on us.

[flordehinojos]

6. "the bush administration has heard of no plot or plan ..."

o, really! i think they mean: :the bush administration is not issuing any plots or plans YET to ensure that the bushit boy stays in the oval office beyond the time appointed to him by the stealing of his second sit-in at the oval office.

[HeeBGBz]

7. NOW, we should worry

Ah yes, party hardy. And be SURE to party in this one specific location, ok?

[Javaman]

16. Party in small dispersed groups...nt

[Solly Mack]

8. hmmmm

Don't know whether to snicker or hide.

[KeepItReal]

9. What about the threat to the Channel Tunnel? It was supposed to be hit for sure, right?

Was that just crying wolf again?

[verse18]

10. In Republic newspeak this means-

"Once again, we're desperate and we will do and say anything to keep the proles in line."

[demnan]

11. Well, who listens to them

they were oblivious to "Bin Laden determined to attack U.S."

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

13. Is it because New Year is a secular holiday and teh terraist only hate Christianity? -nt

[Javaman]

14. Or they are smearing blood on the chicken house for the wolves...

I will never ever trust them with anything, about anything or on anything.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

17. How can anyone ever trust them?

All they've done is lie and manipulate to achieve their goals. That's not exactly conducive of trust.

I'm still at a loss as to why they felt it was necessary to make this announcement. Does this mean we can now look forward to negative terror alerts in the future. Next they'll have to create a whole new color system to depict the levels of negative risk.

[blues90]

18. Is this a warning in code or ?

A way to keep the stores going ? If it's a warning they can at least say they tried just after a huge mall blows up or a city . This is how they will spin this . I am staying home so I can be vaporized with my wife .

[MiniMe]

19. No problem, go shopping. Idiots