The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security have issued nationwide advisories about possible al Qaeda threats from small airplanes, less than a week before the 10-year anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks on New York and Washington.
Despite assurances there are no credible expectations of any specific attack, a bulletin released Friday said terrorists have considered renting private planes and loading them with explosives.
“Al Qaeda and its affiliates have maintained an interest in obtaining aviation training, particularly on small aircraft, and in recruiting Western individuals for training in Europe or the United States, although we do not have current, credible information or intelligence of an imminent attack being planned,” according to bulletin quoted by the Associated Press.
In anniversaries past, similar warnings have been issued only to introduce another peaceful yearly remembrance of that day. In fact, the National Safety Council has recently found that Americans are 1048 times more likely to die from a car accident than from a terrorist attack.
The warnings come across dire to many, starkly contrasting CIA Director-turned-Defense Secretary Leon Panetta who consistently downplays the strength of al Qaeda. But the national security state has a habit – and an interest – in inflating the terrorist threat to an historically paranoid American population.
More fear mongering.
A ploy to control general aviation.
Fear, fear, fear, fear…we will protect you…trust us.
Building Seven laughs in their faces.
Authorities issue their annual 'please don't cut out budgets, see, we really are important' warnings.
Pretty much by definition, if they've got the time and resources to issue these warnings, then their budgets should be cut.
"Where's the kaboom? There was supposed to be an Earth-shattering kaboom!" –Marvin the Martian
Beware of the US government, and another false flag attack aka: 9-11, and Oklahoma City…
Jhons right if anything fdoes happen it is an inside job like 9/11.People that have looked at the facts no the truth and the people that have not shame on you.
The good thing is DHS is saying that AlQaida is recruiting Western individuals, that way all those who call for profiling will get profiled. Now 100% of the US population will fit one profiling criteria or another.
Wonderful..!!! Now another shoe drops and the mechanisms to abuse the mainstream are in place. Are they going to complain now that the tax fattened finger of the TSA is fondling their junk and not just Moosleems? What goes around comes around.
Except, of course, those elected officials (the scum in Congress) and other highly placed politicals and senior Executive Service people. They are exempt from the gropings and humiliations we peons must endure – for the good of the country, of course.