ISIS activity prompts threat level increase at bases

[erpowers]

Source: CNN

Security conditions at U.S. military bases were raised Thursday night, because of growing concern of a jihadist threat in the U.S.

It comes hours after FBI Director James Comey raised the prospect there are thousands of ISIS followers online in the U.S.

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Davis declined to specify the new security measures. But a U.S. official confirmed to CNN that U.S. military bases are now at "Force Protection Bravo," which is defined by the Pentagon as an "increased and predictable threat of terrorism." US bases generally have not been at this level since the tenth anniversary of the 9-11 attacks the official said.

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The change could mean more checks of vehicles entering bases, and 100% identity checks of all personnel. Davis emphasized "this is the new normal that we are going to have increased vigilance and force protection. We seek to be unpredictable."


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[Demeter]

1. terra, terra, zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[Fred Sanders]

2. Iran is fading from being able to terrorize Americans....oh no, who is left? Quick, make it ISIS!

What happens to media influence if the folks are no longer terrorized??

A trillion dollars a year, surrounded by oceans and friendly nations.....and still America is Afraid.

[Jeff Murdoch]

3. "So call you congresscritter NOW,

and tell them to reauthorize the PATRIOT act TODAY!"

The color of the day is pantload brown.

[bigworld]

4. I certainly hope they were doing identity checks before now

[jtuck004]

5. Looking at the specials on Vietnam, and our TPP gift to them, it makes me wonder how long

it will be before we start making trade deals with ISIS.

[Fred Sanders]

7. Wow.......TPP off topic double stretch of the day!

The Monty Python "What have the Romans ever done for us?" classic comedy skit comes to mind.

[RussBLib]

6. amazing, and just AFTER that surveillance program ruled illegal

So, one of the intelligence gathering activities that Edward Snowden exposed just got declared unconstitutional by a federal judge, and less than 24 hours later, we get a threat level increase.

Coincidence?

[Sunlei]

9. the keeping of phone records, names and numbers called only. However, the court said congess has to

stop it. And this Congress will never stop, they ignore "the people"

[Demeter]

10. No such thing as coincidences

just catapulting the propaganda.

[Sunlei]

8. FBI says, "there are thousands of ISIS followers online" twitter & facebook followers.

Makes the FBI job easier.