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grahamhgreen

(15,741 posts)
Thu Aug 28, 2014, 05:40 AM Aug 2014

OMG!!! Threat Level ORANGE!!!!!

Last edited Fri Aug 29, 2014, 08:18 AM - Edit history (1)

From the White House: The Intelligence Community believes that terrorists will attempt multiple attacks against U.S. targets worldwide in the event of a U.S led military campaign. A large volume of reporting across a range of sources, some of which are highly reliable, indicates that terrorists probably would attempt to launch terrorist attacks against U.S. interests claiming they were defending Muslims.

http://www.dhs.gov/homeland-security-advisory-system




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OMG!!! Threat Level ORANGE!!!!! (Original Post) grahamhgreen Aug 2014 OP
How orange is it? Xipe Totec Aug 2014 #1
ROFL!!!!!!!!!! onecent Aug 2014 #14
DUzy for the win! nt Javaman Aug 2014 #15
FTW, baby!!!! grahamhgreen Aug 2014 #24
LOLOL!! Segami Aug 2014 #25
Swear if there are still DUzies libodem Aug 2014 #27
It's like, how much more orange could this be? Maedhros Aug 2014 #32
What's wrong with being sexy? n/t reflection Aug 2014 #36
It's worse than you think. reflection Aug 2014 #35
Agent Orange? Xipe Totec Aug 2014 #37
If only he had a brain! Rex Aug 2014 #45
claiming they were defending Muslims malaise Aug 2014 #2
It's from 2003 (nt) muriel_volestrangler Aug 2014 #20
True but it's Benghazi time again malaise Aug 2014 #22
"probably" Barack_America Aug 2014 #3
or bend over and kiss your butt good bye level. whistler162 Aug 2014 #9
"Theat" level? LloydS of New London Aug 2014 #4
Don't panic until "Teat level bellybutton" jberryhill Aug 2014 #11
HA! LloydS of New London Aug 2014 #13
This reminds me of, "help me Obi Wan Kanobi you're my only hope" a kennedy Aug 2014 #16
So they're admitting that all that dough we spend on defense isn't doing squat to make us safer. Scuba Aug 2014 #5
Better get out the duct tape and plastic sheeting. hobbit709 Aug 2014 #6
Must be bad since we all know that whistler162 Aug 2014 #7
fear factory cranking up. time for another tax cut and aircraft carrier KG Aug 2014 #8
Good try! davidpdx Aug 2014 #10
LOL! FSogol Aug 2014 #12
More specifically, the OP is an altered version of the March 2003 alert under Bush: muriel_volestrangler Aug 2014 #19
You might be waiting awhile. There is a lot more disingenuous outrage to be spread. FSogol Aug 2014 #21
Oops, I forgot my sarcasm thingy! Fixing! grahamhgreen Aug 2014 #33
I hoped, i changed AngryAmish Aug 2014 #17
I don't get concerned until it reaches Threat Level Purple pinboy3niner Aug 2014 #18
No need to go making hay out of this. NuclearDem Aug 2014 #23
Nice strawman. nt msanthrope Aug 2014 #39
Looks like a lot of people on this thread want their picture added next to gullible. conservaphobe Aug 2014 #26
Theat?? cwydro Aug 2014 #28
The colors are long gone....POTUS realized that some people are MADem Aug 2014 #29
Is this meant to intentionally mislead? still_one Aug 2014 #30
The militaristic police are more of a threat to us than Isis is at the moment. Initech Aug 2014 #31
Americans are 8 times more likely to be killed by a law enforcement officer than VanGoghRocks Aug 2014 #34
Agreed. nt ecstatic Aug 2014 #44
I kind of miss the terrorist threat mood ring... Wounded Bear Aug 2014 #38
what's so funny? ecstatic Aug 2014 #40
Fool me once, Shame on you, fool me twice, grahamhgreen Aug 2014 #42
while I'm not worried, I'm not confident enough to mock ecstatic Aug 2014 #43
The Brits are on RED now jakeXT Aug 2014 #41

malaise

(267,817 posts)
2. claiming they were defending Muslims
Thu Aug 28, 2014, 05:58 AM
Aug 2014

Huh?

So the US can attack anywhere on the planet with impunity- based on its interests?

Seriously I want to jump off the planet.

Barack_America

(28,876 posts)
3. "probably"
Thu Aug 28, 2014, 05:58 AM
Aug 2014

Doesn't that just say it all about this "threat level" system? Not "certainly", or "likely", just "probably". Good enough!

hobbit709

(41,694 posts)
6. Better get out the duct tape and plastic sheeting.
Thu Aug 28, 2014, 07:02 AM
Aug 2014

When in danger or in doubt
run in circles, scream and shout.

FSogol

(45,357 posts)
12. LOL!
Thu Aug 28, 2014, 07:08 AM
Aug 2014


Edited to add:

"Last Published Date: September 5, 2013
Current Alerts

There are no current alerts."


From the National Terrorism Advisory System
http://www.dhs.gov/national-terrorism-advisory-system

PS Nice try at a Thursday Outrage!

muriel_volestrangler

(101,154 posts)
19. More specifically, the OP is an altered version of the March 2003 alert under Bush:
Thu Aug 28, 2014, 08:45 AM
Aug 2014
March 17, 2003 – Raised from Yellow to Orange

From the White House: The Intelligence Community believes that terrorists will attempt multiple attacks against U.S. and Coalition targets worldwide in the event of a U.S led military campaign against Saddam Hussein. A large volume of reporting across a range of sources, some of which are highly reliable, indicates that Al-Qaida probably would attempt to launch terrorist attacks against U.S. interests claiming they were defending Muslims or the Iraqi people rather than Saddam Hussein’s regime.

I await the return of the thread starter, with an explanation of what the thread is for, with interest.
 

conservaphobe

(1,284 posts)
26. Looks like a lot of people on this thread want their picture added next to gullible.
Thu Aug 28, 2014, 12:58 PM
Aug 2014

And don't bother to click links before going full simpleton.

MADem

(135,425 posts)
29. The colors are long gone....POTUS realized that some people are
Thu Aug 28, 2014, 01:12 PM
Aug 2014

both intelligent and color blind, I guess...

The National Terrorism Advisory System, or NTAS, replaces the color-coded Homeland Security Advisory System (HSAS). This system will more effectively communicate information about terrorist threats by providing timely, detailed information to the public, government agencies, first responders, airports and other transportation hubs, and the private sector.



http://www.dhs.gov/national-terrorism-advisory-system
 

VanGoghRocks

(621 posts)
34. Americans are 8 times more likely to be killed by a law enforcement officer than
Fri Aug 29, 2014, 08:20 AM
Aug 2014

they are by a foreign terrorist.

Sorry, the actuarlial statistics simply do not lie.

 

grahamhgreen

(15,741 posts)
42. Fool me once, Shame on you, fool me twice,
Fri Aug 29, 2014, 01:29 PM
Aug 2014

Shame on me.

Here are some of the terra threats we went through:

Terrorists would be disguised as: Homeless people, women with baby carriages, Santa Claus....

They would attack with pen guns, water, any bottle of liquid, shoes.


I find it quite amusing that we are getting fooled again

ecstatic

(32,566 posts)
43. while I'm not worried, I'm not confident enough to mock
Fri Aug 29, 2014, 02:14 PM
Aug 2014

the warnings. Our intelligence is pretty good--the problem is, the cia,fbi,etc. isn't organized enough to put the intelligence to use to prevent certain attacks. For example, 911, the Boston bombers, etc.

jakeXT

(10,575 posts)
41. The Brits are on RED now
Fri Aug 29, 2014, 09:33 AM
Aug 2014
UK terrorist threat level raised to 'severe', Theresa May says

The UK's terror threat level is being raised from "substantial" to "severe", Home Secretary Theresa May has said.

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-28986271


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