FBI: No credible threats to inauguration activities

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Source: CNN

As law enforcement agencies finalize security preparations for Barack Obama's second inauguration, an FBI official said Tuesday authorities have "no credible corroborated threats to any of the activities."

Debra Evans Smith, the FBI's acting assistant director in charge of its Washington field office, said the FBI will have specialized personnel ready to go to meet any security challenge.

"We will have our SWAT team, pretty much all of our specialty teams will be available and on standby to include (weapons specialists), our dive team, our intelligence team -- working around the clock -- our hostage negotiators, (and) our special agent bomb technicians will also be available," Smith told reporters.

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/15/us/inauguration-security/index.html

[rightsideout]

1. Whew! Glad I'm not a paranoid wing-nut

The thought of potential threats never even crossed my mind till I saw this.

Since I'm in DC, it's usually the weather I think about for the inauguration. It could be mild, rainy, snowy or freezing.

[stultusporcos]

4. I lived in the area and went to a number of inaugurations and other public events and SWAT and FBI

are everywhere, we would sit there and count them. They are on every roof and they can see every window that opens along the parade route.

[Terra Alta]

2. Good.

I always worry about Obama's safety during major public events. Glad to know his safety is in good hands.

[They_Live]

3. This whole news story seems odd

If there were credible threats, why would they announce that to the public? Why list all of the team resources?

[Posteritatis]

5. Who says they're listing all of them? (nt)

[They_Live]

6. not me

I just mean all the specifics that are listed. I find it strange that anything is listed in a CNN story for a high security event. It's almost like intentional misdirection.