Feds Issue Warning Of Terror Attack In NYC

Law enforcement officials tell ABCNews.com, the plot involved a "Madrid-like attack," a reference to the synchronized bombing of the commuter rail system in Spain in March 2004 that killed 191 people.
Following the public release of the warning by the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security, officials in Washington made efforts to dampen public concern.
"There is nothing concrete to suggest this plot ever went beyond the aspirational or talking stage," said a U.S. official familiar with the intelligence that led to the warning.
Law enforcement officials told ABCNews.com the information was based on an FBI source who has proved "reliable and knowledgeable in the past."
Officials told ABCNews.com unspecified new information in the last 48 hours led to the public warning "out of an abundance of caution."

If you're heading to the city, expect to see lots of cops.

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1 I thought everyone was supposed to love us now that Barracky was elected.

Posted by: Barry Obamuh at November 26, 2008 12:31 PM (ivZjP)

2
This is just effort by the Obama administration to scare America into following him blindly.

Posted by: Tinian at November 26, 2008 12:31 PM (Ohodx)

3 Quick, get your Alinsky manual. Is this page 53 or 55 in completely taking over the U.S.

Posted by: free at November 26, 2008 12:32 PM (cFwGO)

4 bushitler trying to distract from obama's greatness!!!!

Posted by: that guy at November 26, 2008 12:34 PM (zl17B)

5 I question the timing.

Posted by: Jones at November 26, 2008 12:35 PM (KOkrW)

6 Great.

Right before the biggest shopping day of the year.

This'll help.

Posted by: Guy in Utah at November 26, 2008 12:36 PM (V3WTz)

7 I rather see lots of police dogs, they're a little better at sniffing out explosives. Plus, you can put little elf hats on them for the holidays without pissing off the union.

Posted by: Jean at November 26, 2008 12:37 PM (HVRSA)

8 Sheesh, can't Bush just resign and let Obama take over already? Then we won't have to put up with these stupid alerts anymore. Like, yeah right, Muslims attacked us before. Put on the tinfoil hat, wingnuts!

Posted by: Another Stupid Typical Fucking Moonbat at November 26, 2008 12:37 PM (YmPwQ)

9 An obvious attempt by the Bushitler McChimpy Helliburton conspiracy to scare Amerikkkans.

55 days and counting down to the new administration and the closing of Guantanamo bay.

Posted by: liontooth at November 26, 2008 12:42 PM (n3pxb)

10 A fed warning just means that it will never occur.

Posted by: Vic at November 26, 2008 12:42 PM (Qd7GC)

11 THese are not the terrorist threats I knew

Posted by: Barry the O at November 26, 2008 12:42 PM (waaUg)

12 I understand Bush wanted to get this our before the election, but the post card got lost in the mail.

Posted by: ATNorth at November 26, 2008 12:49 PM (3h3kv)

13 This is obviously a ploy for Bush to invade Iran.

Posted by: robtron12 at November 26, 2008 12:49 PM (gue+Q)

14 How long before Olbermann breaks into programming for a "Special Comment" decrying the timing?

Posted by: eddiebear at November 26, 2008 12:52 PM (wnU1W)

15 I didn't see any cops this morning on the train ... and I go through Grand Central.

Posted by: ken at November 26, 2008 12:53 PM (qx+Vq)

I didn't see any cops this morning on the train ... and I go through Grand Central.

See, they know something's up. Their Unions told them to stay away. They can't afford another decrease in dues-paying members like after 9-11.

Posted by: Gunslinger at November 26, 2008 12:57 PM (7FA9S)

@ 15

That you didn't see the cops might have meant that they didn't want to be seen...

Posted by: abgbulldog at November 26, 2008 12:58 PM (z1C58)

18 Another NYC holiday. Meh, maybe it will reduce the PETA freaks on friday.

Posted by: Penfold at November 26, 2008 01:07 PM (lF2Kk)

19 Waiting for the moonbats, leftards, and libertarians to whine about their rights being violated.

Posted by: Paid for by the Justice For Kat-Mo Committe at November 26, 2008 01:09 PM (0a8xk)

My, my my. This is the perfect "opportunity" Rham talks about. What an excuse to make the Domestic Military Force...to protect the people from things lilke this, How convenient it all works out! An attack on US soil or thwarted attack is the only thing possible that this idea doesn't sound totally Gestapo and has any chance of taking hold. Funny how the circumstances hhelp it along eh?

Wouldn't be surprised if there is an actual terrorist attack that precipitates this. Like long time "guy in my nieghborhood" Bil l Ayers says "In revolution, innocent people have to die"

Posted by: john K. at November 26, 2008 01:11 PM (B/Y39)

21 Homeland Security has it wrong again. This isn't a potential terrorist attack, it's peaceful Muslim jihadists in NYC using the subways and trains to travel, weapons in hand, to DC to lay down their arms at the feet of the Messiah, to proclaim 'peace in our time.'

/the world now loves us. Did Homeland Security not get the memo?

Posted by: shibumi at November 26, 2008 01:14 PM (tZB/c)

I'm surprised we haven't seen lots of comments yet about how the Bushitlers will engineer a crisis before inauguration day so that they can hold onto power forever.

I always thought that was funny, the way lefties for years have had 1-20-2009 signs and bumperstickers, as a way of celebrating Bush leaving office. That is so dumb-- if Bush was 1/8 as evil as he has been proclaimed to be these many years, he wouldn't LEAVE office. Or at least, you certainly couldn't assume he would.

So those signs and bumperstickers were a tacit admission that they fully realized their rhetoric was complete bs.

Posted by: arminius at November 26, 2008 01:17 PM (OxI/Y)

These guys will enter the country? Yeah right! The muslim terrorist jihadis, uh, I mean the misunderstood practicioners of the religion of peace will just take the PATH from Jersey City. I'm not kidding...

Posted by: Sloth at November 26, 2008 01:18 PM (W0B71)

24 Obvioulsy, McChimpy BusHitler is just trying to scare people in order to affect the MN recount.

Posted by: Another Stupid Typical Fucking Moonbat at November 26, 2008 01:34 PM (wWwJR)

25 CNBC is reporting that there has been a terror attack in Mumbai, India. They say that Mumbai is India's financial capital. Several of there floor traders said this may affect the market.

Posted by: minnie at November 26, 2008 01:40 PM (zplc6)

26 their not there....sorry cooking and cleaning and reading all at once lol!

Posted by: minnie at November 26, 2008 01:41 PM (zplc6)

27 Did I hear CAIR just served with a Federal RICO case?

Posted by: Jean at November 26, 2008 01:45 PM (HVRSA)

28 The main railway terminal Victoria has also been attacked.

per CNBC

Posted by: minnie at November 26, 2008 01:46 PM (zplc6)

29 I'm still astonished that no shopping mall was ever attacked; seems like the perfect, perfect target: soft, large, a nerve of American commerce... The subways here? very scary, but not likely to have the same leverage...

Posted by: FloofyParisParamus at November 26, 2008 01:54 PM (rbLHc)

30 Sloth@23..so true. Seen "Journal Square" lately? I'd be more worried
about a "don't block the box" ticket. Jus Sayin'..

Posted by: sickinmass at November 26, 2008 02:00 PM (/i4dU)

31 I just KNOW Bush will declare marshall law, remain in office forever and deny The One his place in history!

Ohhhhhhh...

Posted by: Barry Obamuh at November 26, 2008 02:01 PM (ivZjP)

32 Heh. Fox web site says "terror attack." CNN says "Gunman attack."

Mustn't rush to judgment here, right CNN? Certainly wouldn't want to assume that 7 coordinated attacks in one city might be an act of terror.

*spit

Posted by: wiserbud at November 26, 2008 02:06 PM (wWwJR)

33 Darth Cheney makes his move

Posted by: toby928 at November 26, 2008 02:07 PM (evdj2)

34 These terrorist have completely misread America if they think a mass transit attack is going to have any political impact - other than helping keep the demand for gas high.

Over and over, they seem to think America is defined by New York and Washington.

Posted by: Jean at November 26, 2008 02:07 PM (HVRSA)

35 I refuse to give them the hits, but I wonder if MSNBC will even mention, except maybe to blame the tourists for getting in the way of these brave freedom fighters as they attempted to open a dialogue with the government leaders?

Posted by: wiserbud at November 26, 2008 02:08 PM (wWwJR)

Yes, CAIR has been hit with A RICO Suit, but not by a gov agency. Hahahaha, discovery should be interesting.

Posted by: Vic at November 26, 2008 02:09 PM (Qd7GC)

And people who think all us country folk are stupid rednecks: we don't have subways & we don't have "commerce" centers. but most importantly, because we don't have a TV station, we will not be attacked.

of course, any attack on this nation is an attack on all of us. however, the rednecks won't be at the epicenter of the kill zone.

Posted by: kelley in virginia at November 26, 2008 02:09 PM (/6V78)

38 I will meet with the brave men and women who have made these important, albiet noisy, statements in India today without preconditions.

Posted by: Barry H. Obama at November 26, 2008 02:10 PM (IHbof)

39 what will obambi have for Thanksgiving dinner? tofu? arugula?

Posted by: kelley in virginia at November 26, 2008 02:11 PM (/6V78)

40 ``I always thought that was funny, the way lefties for years have had 1-20-2009 signs and bumperstickers, as a way of celebrating Bush leaving office. ''

Wouldn't surprise me if Pres. Bush has one too. I bet he and Laura are counting the hours until they can get the hell out of Washington and back to the United States.

Posted by: Annalucia at November 26, 2008 02:16 PM (xYeJ1)

41 No man will know the hour when the real terrorists come, they will come as a thief in the night, and they'll probably be carrying suitcases.

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

Posted by: The Haimster at November 26, 2008 02:21 PM (82DKu)

42 Only problem with hitting a mall is folks are carrying there. Unless you're from one of those sissy states.

Posted by: Cautiously Pessimistic at November 26, 2008 02:24 PM (ltwze)

Didn't take much organization to kill half a dozen folks at the Trolley Square Mall in Salt Lake City.

And some punk kids have killed dozens in various schools.

We've been lucky, so far. Only defense is citizens carrying.

Posted by: Richard Aubrey at November 26, 2008 02:49 PM (Kmc+C)

44 Floofy 29 - I've always wondered about city buses as well for the possible number and panic value.

As for malls, I'm more afraid of the gangs that shoot each other up. Happened again a couple of days ago here.

Posted by: Shannon at November 26, 2008 02:57 PM (q0Z3p)

45 As Right Wing Hate monger(tm), and Hippy kicker, I find N.Y. s' lack of support for a wartime president and general fucking hate for our troops to be disgusting. Maybe they need a wake up call. I wish no harm on anyone, but if an attack occurs, let it be NYC...After all the liberal bitching about silly shit like FISA, healthcare, same sex marriage, all during a war on terror, I believe fly over country will give them a big "heh"...Great, healthcare will cover Anthrax vaccines, and FISA doesn't care to tap Bruces phone, to listen to him make wedding plans with his fiancee' Larry. Let's see if Barry can unite the USA to fight this scourge and well as Bush did. Although it was a short lasting coming together, at least for a while we were all on the same team. Glad I live in culturally backward Podunk. If they come to bang our goats, I'm ready for them! Stay safe NY. I'll pray this is just a precaution, and you enjoy a safe Holiday.

Posted by: hutch1200 at November 26, 2008 04:55 PM (j0rux)

You know, the ultimate soft target in the USA is our schools. I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if al-qaida is planning a Belsen type attack somewhere. As for NY, yes an attack is possible but if al-qaida sticks to their previous MO they will try to attack whateve targets they missed last time. So if Flight 96 was supposed to hit the Capitol building or the White House, then that's where they will try - unless they figure those places are too well defended now and want the soft target option - like Sidwell school, perhaps.

We live in interesting times.

Posted by: BattleofthePyramids at November 26, 2008 05:04 PM (tk9fc)

47 I'm sorry for the angst in my previous post. I truly hope this is just Homeland being extra cautious. I wish no harm on any US citizen. I just wish NY'ers were allowed CCP's to deal with a jihadist in a split sceond. Even with a concealed weapon, who's to say they could/would use it. Who's to say anybody would, to help a stranger. Our service men and women not withstanding....It would be a real kick in the ass if some armed gang banger were to shoot a suicide bomber before he/she pulls the cord.

Posted by: hutch1200 at November 26, 2008 05:56 PM (j0rux)

48 I thought the story was worded very wierd. After reading it, what struck me is it sounds like another thing said to "scare us into line"

Posted by: Jody C. at November 26, 2008 07:10 PM (B/Y39)

49 the ultimate soft target in the USA is our schools.

If you aren't looking for a flashy body count and just want to cripple us pretty bad, its our power distribution infrastructure. Nobody guards transmission lines and substations.

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