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| Obama told on Thursday night of potential terror threat from planes -- White House |
| 2010-10-29 |
(KUNA) -- The White House said on Friday that President Barack B.O.Obama was notified late on Thursday night of a potential terrorist threat on two planes in transit to the United States. "The President directed U.S. intelligence and law enforcement agencies, and the Department of Homeland Security, to take steps to ensure the safety and security of the American people, and to determine whether these threats are a part of any additional terrorist plotting," said the statement from White House press secretary Minister of Information Robert Washington BobGibbs. "The President has received regular updates from his national security team since he was alerted to the threat". Intelligence and law enforcement agencies on Thursday night discovered potential suspicious packages on two planes in transit to the United States, Gibbs said. "Based on close cooperation among U.S. government agencies and with our foreign allies and partners, authorities were able to identify and examine two suspicious packages, one in London and one in Dubai," he said. "Both of these packages originated from Yemen". As a result of security precautions triggered by this threat, the additional measures were taken regarding the flights at Newark Liberty and Philadelphia international airports, Gibbs said. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #8 OOOOSPIES, forgot SAME > US WARNS PAKISTANI LEADERS [Govt]: FIGHT TALIBAN OR LOSE THE FUNDING. ISLAMABAD may lose the $$$ Moullah, MAD MULLAHS NOTSOMUCH. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2010-10-29 21:57 |
| #7 ION BAMMER, PAKISTANI DEFENCE FORUM > INDIA FEARS MILITANT ATTACKS DURING OBAMA VISIT. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2010-10-29 21:54 |
| #6 A friend from the UK is in the states and tried to carry on a jar of Skippy Peanut butter on a flight from Memphis to Boston that she wants to take back to the UK. You'd think it was a thermo-nuclear device!! This is ridiculous!!!!!!! And, yes her husband (not with her) really likes Skippy. |
| Posted by: Alan Cramer 2010-10-29 20:18 |
| #5 pretty soon we won't even be able to carry-on toner cartridges. The terrorists have won! |
| Posted by: Frank G 2010-10-29 19:13 |
| #4 I'm going with Glenmore's assessment. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2010-10-29 18:46 |
| #3 They probably spent a couple hundred dollars on this "attack," including parts and air freight, and they're costing us much much more money as we run around making sure everything's "safe." It's just another round of low-grade economic warfare, that we pay for to begin with. |
| Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2010-10-29 18:43 |
| #2 a 3AM call? Hillary must be so pleased |
| Posted by: Frank G 2010-10-29 18:34 |
| #1 October surprise! |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2010-10-29 18:29 |