Citing the “continued potential of terrorist attacks,” the US State Department announced the single-day closure of 21 embassies across Asia and Africa and issued a “worldwide” travel alert that will extend through the end of the month.
A testimony of the non-specificity of the “threat,” the worldwide travel alert is exactly what it sounds like, warning Americans that they are at risk if they travel literally anywhere.
While the embassies closed are in Muslim nations and will take a day off Sunday nominally because of al-Qaeda, the travel alert insists that al-Qaeda might conceivably get you anywhere in the world because they want to get Americans, and that travelers should avoid “tourist” spots.
House Intelligence Committee member Rep. C.A. Ruppersberger (D – MD) defended the travel alert, saying “we got intelligence,” and that there might be an attack on “Americans or our allies” somewhere on the planet.
This is even worse than alert status red. Seriously, they undermine themselves with their own BS. Even id an attack of some kind does happen somewhere this kind of alert only serves to display their attempt to curb liberties by mongering a general fear. If there is a general we need an expansive far-reaching power to thwart it, so they say.
Everyone ignore state rhetoric and fear tactics.
What is something nasty is in the making, like bombing Iran?!
bombing, coups, unilateral sanctions, threats… all kinds of terrorism. and if anyone cares, violations of human rights and international law.
Is his the mighty America it seems as everyone wants her hide.
"Mama, kin I ride my bike down to the 7-11 to buy me a Slim Jim ?" "No you cain't ! them's owners is Muslims. You'll be blowed up '" "But mama, they are American" "That don't mean nothin'"
The ones that provide the impetus behind that kind of stereotyping are the Ivy-League elites clamoring in proper English about the "Existential Muslim Threat".
the US government is single handily responsible for the resurgence of al-qaeda through its support of terrorists in Syria, Lebanon, Iraq and Iran and now they are warning of attacks against us???
ironic or just sheer stupidity? …
I would say stupidity. They seemed to have learned nothing from 911 and the terrorism they breaded against ourselves after supporting al-qaeda against Iran and russia in the 80's
Not stupidity if your strategy is to increase instability and fear in order to justify growth of MIC.
Well here we go after world terrorism, Ooops turism.Now good Americans since you can't go anywhere just go to Disney world…that's the mean rheme this time behind all this BS.
The part of the brain that distinguishes you from a reptile shuts down with fear arousal. Watch carefully what they're selling your neighbors and family when such states are entered or evoked.
very good to know! government people are obviously well aware of this since at least the 50s when they really got to work using nazi scientists to experiment on people
This is "revenge" for Snowden being seen by Americans as a whistleblower and not a traitor. That people were wiling to stick up for Bradley Manning also infuriates the security bureaucracy as well.
The government doesn't seem to realize that things like this make it look stupid or petty, especially because Al Qaeda has given up on the movie-style terrorism and become another
Islamist insurgent group.
All this is due to Al-Quds day or Jerusalem day celebrated by all Muslim countries to commemorate the occupation of the holy city by the zionists. The American government knows they are not liked by the people of those countries but they do not want to publicize that day due to pressure from their handlers in TelAviv. America is in a sorry state.
Another HOAX WARNING to divert attention from the critism of their evil behaviour. Al Qaed is in bed with USG and is their own terrorist pawns who kills only Muslims. Everyone knows that. Whom do they want to fool??????
SHUT these dens of PERVERSION PERMANENTLY! SAVE BILLION$$$
GWB already let the cat out of the bag when he informed us that the terrorists 'hate us for our freedom'. The solution is so obvious it's ridiculous- just take away every American's freedom and they won't have any reason to attack us, right?
I miss the Cold War when we knew who The Enemy was and we didn't have to make up a new one every few months.
As a Muslim it is really heartening to see that there are thoughtful and intelligent people out there who question and deride this blatant nonsense. The alert-threat is everything that has been mentioned previously and more. 1) It is part of a continuing pattern manufacturing fear to justify the "terrorism/security" industry and all the billions of tax dollars that are being wasted to maintain pax Americana. 2) Its timing is for the specific purpose of desensitizing the American public to the massacres that are going to be committed in Egypt as the military solidifies its coup and 3) by extension all the instigation against Islamists in Turkey, Tunisia, Libya, Palestine and even Bangladesh. It is quite sad of how brutal America is to the two legged animals of the Middle East; call for democracy and elections. When the wrong group wins overtly and covertly support coups (Egypt), manufacture dissent (Turkey), and instigate hatred against Islamists by murder (Tunisia and Libya). When the majorities of these countries defend themselves against this declaration of war and violence ensues call all of them animals who are killing themselves and don't deserve our lofty "democracy". Its a self fulfilling prophesy that America and Israel is trying to sell us. The problem though is the unprecedented blow back that is going to humble America to its knees and destroy Israel in the process.
This alert is total BS and i don't believe a word of the alleged threat. Sounds more to me like it's a reaction to the Snowden affair. When Americans found out what the NSA is up to, they rose up in protest and the House almost voted to dismantle most of the spying apparatus. In response, and to save the spying program, the government is stirring up the fear mongering and will at some point declare that the alert is a response to something the NSA found out by its spying.
Well, how could this be? Aren't these our best friends in the world, the Liberators of Bosnia, Kosovo, Libya and Syria?
Wow.., what goes around comes around. So it has come to this by closing 21 embassy's where USA interests is more of a militarism-economic interests then just closing embassy's, above that, warning people traveling to countries is another sign that US government needs to change its animosity toward the world and start acting as "civilized" and understand that this is 2013 and people are for democracy, a functioning one not a falsified one.
Murka's new foreign policy strategery and official world view is best described with
"EEEEEEEEEEEEYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!" translation: we're losing it.
The sky is falling! The sky is falling!
Be afraid – be very, very, VERY afraid!
You beat me to it. Fear is the essential ingredient for domination.
Empire builders, don’t give up your plundered wealth just now, for our killer drones may yet out-terrorize the terrorists.
Is this the same Al Qaeda they are funding and training in Syria or the bad guys,i'm confused