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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forumshmmmmmmmmmmm, interesting sentence in the story on AQ's terra threat
The official also said authorities were stunned that the group broke "operational security" - meaning they talked likely knowing it would be picked up by intercepts.
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2013/08/senior-u-s-official-intercepted-al-qaeda-communications-indicate-planned-attack-big-strategically-significant/
cynical me, i know,
peace, kp
Autumn
(45,120 posts)Nothing like this chatter since before 911. I think it was Chambliss who said in on MTP a while ago.
House of Roberts
(5,219 posts)A ruse to subject us to 'alert fatigue' in advance of 9-11?
wandy
(3,539 posts)1) The terrorists and everyone else know about the US government's spying methods and are going to start jerking my chain on a daily basis.
2) My government now knows that I and everyone else knows about US government's spying methods and are going to start jerking my chain daily basis.
Either way, looks like I'm going to have to stock up on plastic rolls and duct tape.
Are those silly refrigerator magnets that tell you what color today is, in stores yet.
Here the FU** we go again.
MrMickeysMom
(20,453 posts)The more sunlight and refusal to be manipulated into the fear-ridden days of Bush Cheney-speak, the better.
To guide, see how many times a news reader echoes the terms, "terror, terrorism, 9-11, danger, fear, and go-inside-your-house-until-law-enforcement-tells-you-it's-clear".
millennialmax
(331 posts)cherokeeprogressive
(24,853 posts)Brigid
(17,621 posts)Boom!
Dumbass. -- Walter the Ventriloquist Dummy
hobbit709
(41,694 posts)bahrbearian
(13,466 posts)IF you are going to use the Repugs fear message you should use their color code
whttevrr
(2,345 posts)Is it yellow, orange, or red?
I need to know how much I should panic. Is it palpitations or full on heart attack?
Does Vegas have odds? Am I more likely to die by terrorist or automobile accident, lightning, carcinogens... Fuck, what am I supposed to fear today?
Brigid
(17,621 posts)Level 1: Find a helmet.
Level 2: Put on the fuckin' helmet.