Something to keep an eye on...
how’re your reserves?
Terrorists will try to carry out an attack on the United States within the next 90 days, a former Israeli counterterrorism intelligence officer predicts.
Juval Aviv, head of the New York-based intelligence company Interfor and a special consultant to the U.S. Congress, told Fox News his information is based primarily on intelligence “floating in Europe and the Middle East.”
An event is “imminent and around the corner here in the United States,” he said. “It could happen as soon as tomorrow, or it could happen in the next few months. Ninety days at the most."
There is an up-side, though:
in the last two to three years, based on information we have, the terrorists have realized that they cannot hijack a plane in America soon because the passengers are going to fight back.
Buncha Cowboys we are! Brits’ll give ya a stiff upper lip—Yanks’ll give ya a stiff upper cut.
The terrorists are aware...that they have been successful over the last 50 years in Madrid, London, Iraq and Israel in demoralizing the public when they commute to and from work.
“What they’re going to do is hit six, seven, or eight cities simultaneously to show sophistication and really hit the public,"
It would be s ahocker. But wait!! There’s more....
But this time, he emphasized, it will not only be big cities.
“They’re going to try to hit rural America,” Aviv said. “They want to send a message to rural America: ‘You’re not protected. If you figured out that if you just move out of New York and move to Montana or to Pittsburgh, you’re not immune. We’re going to get you wherever we can and it’s easier there than in New York.’"
Well, ok—Pittsburgh as rural America is a stretch, but still…
There are some things we oughta keep in mind:
...terrorists use certain tactics that the public could be made aware of. Terrorists in Israel, for example, often set a bomb to explode then time another five minutes later when the situation has calmed down and rescue teams have responded.
The article is written in such a way as to hint that there are other useful bits left out. I wonder why that might be.
"If your gut feeling tells you when you walk on to a bus there is something unusual or suspicious, get out and walk away,” he said. “You may do it 10 times for no reason, but there will be one time that saves your life. Let your sixth sense direct you."
Don’t be bashful, he says. I’d interpret that as Don’t worry about hurting anyone’s feelings. Walking off a bus or train or plane—out of a cab—whatever, is not rude if it saves your life. Reporting anything weird is not ‘racist’ if it saves the lives of strangers.
...precautions for those who travel mass transit, Aviv advised taking along a bottle of water, a small towel and a flashlight.
“What happened in London is exactly a point to look at,” he said. “Those people who were close to the bombs died, then others were injured or died from inhaling the toxic fumes or getting trampled. The reason you take a bottle of water and a towel is that if you wet the towel and put it over your face, you can protect yourself against the fumes and get yourself out of there."
Do you know where your towel is? Don’t Panic.
The Moslem conquest of Europe in 25 years’ time is one of the most amazing bits of history. Worth a look-up.
“They want to send a message to rural America: ‘You’re not protected.
Rural America… does that include I-Dee-Ho?
Posted by Retired Geezer on 07/11/05 at 10:53 PM
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