It feels like the end of an era.

[undeterred]

This has to be one of the more bizarre things the Bush administration came up with.


U.S. unveils new terrorism alerts, scraps colours

(Reuters) - The Obama administration on Wednesday unveiled a new warning system to alert Americans about specific terrorism threats, formally pushing the much-ridiculed colour-coded warnings into the trash bin.

The new alerts will warn of either an "imminent threat" or an "elevated threat" with a summary of the potential threat as well as an expiration date. They could be extended, but unlike the old system there will not be an over-arching warning.

"The terrorist threat facing our country has evolved significantly over the past ten years," Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said in a statement. In February she warned the terrorism threat was at its greatest since 2001.

Several attacks have been either disrupted or uncovered in the past few years, including an attempt by al Qaeda's affiliate in Yemen last year to detonate toner cartridges packed with explosives aboard U.S.-bound cargo planes.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/21/uk-usa-security-alerts-idUSLNE73K04G20110421

[Hannah Bell]

1. That is like a saturday night live skit.

[virgogal]

2. And wasn't there something about duct tape and foil or something?

[undeterred]

3. Batteries.

Stock up on batteries and duct tape. That will protect you from the terrorists. The foil is to keep aliens from reading your thoughts.

[Newest Reality]

4. We need to create

a financial terrorism warning system of our own. It is far more realistic and practical, compared to the fear-mongering reminders of why we have to give up liberty and pay dearly to the alphabet agencies and the Pentagram for it.

Most of us know what the REAL threat to our security in life is.

[RaleighNCDUer]

5. Was the 'threat level' ever raised in response to any real threat?

Or was it only raised during election times and at times when they wanted to bull through certain legislation?

[Arugula Latte]

7. It was a very accurate reflection of perceived political threat to Bushco.

[undeterred]

10. It was raised when they thought John Kerry might be elected.

Freaking unbelievable.

[Ishoutandscream2]

6. Remember when that came out and literally laughing my ass off

Especially at folks who took it seriously. We as a nation had become the biggest chicken-shits in the world.

[Myrina]

8. ... its all because of the de-funding of Public Television ...

:shrug:

[Renew Deal]

9. They should get this guy to be the spokesman

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y54yESyq6Io