Friday, February 07, 2003
WASHINGTON — The Bush administration raised the national terror threat level from yellow to orange Friday, meaning the country is at "high risk" of a terrorist attack.
Attorney General John Ashcroft said there was an "increased likelihood" that Al Qaeda terrorists would attack American targets, either at home or abroad, in mid-February. He said "specific" intelligence has been received that Al Qaeda may be planning attacks on hotels, apartment buildings and other "lightly secured targets."The attorney general also said terrorists might seek "economic targets, including the transportation and energy sectors, as well as symbolic targets and symbols of American power."Fox News learned that the decision to raise the alert level was based on three factors:• An increase in intelligence pointing to a possible Al Qaeda attack timed to coincide with the hajj, the annual three-day Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca that begins on Saturday.• An increase in the "sheer volume" of terrorist activity or "chatter." An official said this "chatter" was rivaling that seen before the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks.• U.S. preparation for a possible war with Iraq.Senior White House, Justice and Homeland Security Department officials had considered raising the level for several days, and President Bush approved the decision in a meeting early Friday.Ashcroft announced the decision at an afternoon press conference. He was accompanied by Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge and FBI Director Robert Mueller."We are not recommending that events be canceled," nor should individuals change their travel, work or recreational plans, Ashcroft said.Even so, Ridge urged Americans "in the days ahead, take some time to prepare for emergencies." As an example, he suggested that families devise plans for contacting one another if separated by an emergency."Terrorist attacks can really take many forms," he said."This decision for an increased threat condition designation is based on specific intelligence received and analyzed by the full intelligence community. This information has been corroborated by multiple intelligence sources," Ashcroft said."Since September the 11th, the U.S. intelligence community has indicated that the Al Qaeda terrorist network is still determined to attack innocent Americans, both here and abroad," Ashcroft said.He said that recent intelligence reports had indicated that "Al Qaeda leaders have emphasized planning for attacks on apartment buildings, hotels and other soft or lightly secured targets in the United States."Ashcroft said the recent bombings of a nightclub in Bali, Indonesia, and of a resort hotel in Mombasa, Kenya, "demonstrate the continued willingness of Al Qaeda to strike at peaceful, innocent civilians."He also said the global terror network could even try to mount a chemical, biological or radiological attack.Ridge said that local and state law enforcement agencies, the nation's governors, many mayors and Congress had been informed of the change in the alert status.Ridge also plans to talk to congressional leaders and to several dozen business leaders who control critical infrastructure, which could include electric power grids, dams or nuclear plants."We're asking all these leaders to increase their security and vigilance wherever necessary," he said.The public will likely see some changes, such as delays at some facilities and events, and increased security at some buildings. Other precautions, however, will be secret and go largely unnoticed by the general public.The alert level has been at yellow, or "elevated," which is the middle of a five-point scale of risk developed after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. It was last raised to orange, the second level, on Sept. 10, the day before the first anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, and it stayed at that level for two weeks.
Shalom v'khesed b'shem Y'shua HaMesheack aleyick! = Grace and peace to you all in the name of Y'shua thee Messiah
Justice Felix Frankfurter -U.S. Supreme Court "The real rulers in Washington are invisible and exercise their power from behind the scenes."
World War III is being fought NOW. It is being fought with "Information Warfare" using psychological warfare, sophisticated mind control techniques, propaganda, misinformation, intimidation, fear, and manipulation. It is, in fact, a usually quiet war being fought mostly with silent weapons... but it will become very loud and very destructive. "Ordo Ab Chao" dictates that the old order be completely and thoroughly destroyed before the "new order," the Third Wave, or Third Way, can be established.
WILLIAM COOPER IN his WEB-SITE HOUR OF THE TIME 2,001.
ON YOUR WALLS, JERUSALEM, I HAVE SET WATCHMEN. DAY OR NIGHT THEY MUST NEVER BE SILENT --- Isaiah 62:6
(THE JERUSALEM BIBLE )
BO RUACH ELOHIM ----COME SPIRIT OF G*D ! !
Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. (2Peter 1:20)
All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work. (2Timothy 3:16,17)
PSALM 105:15, EPHSNS 6:12;
1 JOHN 2:26,27;
REVELATION 3:7-13; 14:14;2 THESS. 2:10-12; JAMES 4:4; REVL. 14:14-16, REVL. 20: 1, 4 & 5, 10; 1 JOHN 2:26,27
TRULY READ HIS WORD IF YOU DARE ! ! ! ! ~
