Color-Coded Threat Level Advisory Under Attack

[The Straight Story]

Color-Coded Threat Level Advisory Under Attack

The often-spoofed, color-coded Homeland Security Advisory System may get an overhaul – moving from five colors to three in a bid to win the public trust.

The nation has been at Yellow, “an elevated significant risk of terrorist attacks” for three years. International and domestic flights have been at an Orange “high risk of terrorist attacks” for the same period.

A proposal by the Homeland Security Advisory Council, unveiled late Tuesday, recommends removing two of the five colors, with a standard state of affairs being a “guarded” Yellow. The Green “low risk of terrorist attacks” might get removed altogether, meaning stay prepared for your morning subway commute to turn deadly at any moment.

The Threat Level advisory system was set up in 2002 in the wake of the 2001 terror attacks and has changed 17 times — the last in 2006. It has never been lowered to Green “low risk of terrorist attacks” or the Blue “general risk of terrorist attacks.”

“There is currently indifference to the public Homeland Security Advisory System and, at worst, there is a disturbing lack of public confidence in the system,” the council wrote Janet Napolitano, the Homeland Security secretary.

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/09/threatleveladv...

[HopeHoops]

1. I thought we were at Mauve.

[Nuclear Unicorn]

3. Fuscia

Although we may have to raise it to lavender or coral if things continue to deteriorate.

[HopeHoops]

6. Maybe things will get mellow and we can lower it to burnt umber.

Always a good color to have on the palette.

[Nuclear Unicorn]

9. How do we signal that?

Stick a light bulb in Max Baucus' nose?

[Echo In Light]

2. They need colors indicating False Flag...oh, wait, already got those:

[Vidar]

4. Oh noes, the dreaded Chartreuse Threat!

[TheCowsCameHome]

5. Something like a "Boehner Orange" should be considered

Very visible, but soft as shit.

[flor de jasmim]

7. How about a color called "Be vigilant violet"?

[Nuclear Unicorn]

10. With a jazz accompaniment

Because everybody likes sax and violets.

Sorry, bad pun, wa-a-a-ay too much coffee this morning. I'm all giddy.

[FarCenter]

8. How about "normal" and "oh, shit!"

"normal" - a terrorist attack may happen.

"oh, shit!" - a terrorist attack just happened.

[Javaman]

11. Plaid Alert!!!

There are some normals problems, some big problems and some down right ape shit problems.

I'll be over here playing the bagpipes.