[graciegirl]

What do you think it means?

[aln]

They're winning by creating a threat of danger.

Almost the pure definition of the word:
Noun
The use of violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political aims.

[Arctic Fox]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

What do you think it means?

Isn't that just the problem, GracieGirl?

The authorities spend time and money issuing notices and warnings, and the public hasn't a clue what they mean.

It is about time they came up with a more-understandable system.

Imagine if traffic signals were not just red, amber and green, but came in a selection of twenty different colors which meant different things on different days of the week :-)

[Indydealmaker]

Closing the embassies is an example of an entire government failing to understand the bedrock values of "Standing Your Ground". We should staff the embassies and guard them as we would our own land as well as our own homes.
Walking away, turning the other cheek never makes the predators go away.

[Patty55]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

What do you think it means?

I think it means THEY are trying to divert our attention from something else.

[Madelaine Amee]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

What do you think it means?

I think it means that they believe the "chatter" they have picked up and instead of losing people they are prepared to close embassies which I think is very smart. When the embassies close the local people lose jobs, income from local purchases etc. etc. It appears that the local people have nothing to begin with so losing American dollars might make a point.

I am a firm believer that this is a war that needs to be fought from the inside out.

[ilovetv]

With this announcement being the first of its kind since before the 10th anniversary of 9-11, it seems it is "very specific".....

Embassies close in Middle East

The Al Qaeda threat that prompted the State Department to issue a worldwide travel alert and close down 21 embassies and consulates for the weekend is serious and 'very specific,' Rep. Peter King, chairman of the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence, said Friday.

“We’re not certain exactly where something might happen but it’s very specific as to when and it’s also very specific as to the fact that it is going to happen, so we have to be on alert everywhere,” the New York Republican told WINS-AM.
The travel alert was the first of its kind since an announcement preceding the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. It came as Washington prepared to close its embassies and consulates throughout the Muslim world this Sunday over security concerns.

U.S. officials have not offered many details on the nature of the threat, but apparently are taking it seriously.

A White House official said Friday night President Obama was being updated on "a potential threat occurring in or emanating from the Arabian Peninsula."

"There is a significant threat stream and we're reacting to it," said Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He told ABC News in an interview to be aired Sunday that the threat was "more specific" than previous ones and the "intent is to attack Western, not just U.S. interests."

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King, a former chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee told WINS-AM that Americans abroad should register with the U.S. consulates in the countries they are visiting.

“I would let the American embassy know where you are. Basically check in and where you are and how long you plan to stay there and what your itinerary is,” King said.

John Bolton, former U.S. ambassador to the U.N., said the alert indicates the U.S. government must have some "pretty good information" about a possible threat.

Great Britain announced Friday night it would also close its embassy in Yemen "as a precautionary measure" on Sunday and Monday and urged its nationals to leave the country.

The travel alert issued Friday warned Americans of the "continued potential for terrorist attacks, particularly in the Middle East and North Africa, and possibly occurring in or emanating from the Arabian Peninsula."......

Read more: Rep. Peter King says Al Qaeda threat is 'very specific' as US issues travel alert | Fox News

[aln]

Originally Posted by Patty55

I think it means THEY are trying to divert our attention from something else.

Yeah...... that too

[gomoho]

When they announced on Friday they would start closing embassies on Sunday because
of the potential attacks. My first thought was "so why don't they just move the attack up a day till Saturday"? Maybe they don't think that fast?

[DianeM]

I hate the world we live in now.

[janmcn]

Originally Posted by Indydealmaker

Closing the embassies is an example of an entire government failing to understand the bedrock values of "Standing Your Ground". We should staff the embassies and guard them as we would our own land as well as our own homes.
Walking away, turning the other cheek never makes the predators go away.

How do you "stand your ground" against planes flying into buildings?

State Department protocol states that the host nation provides security for foreign embassies.

[Indydealmaker]

It is worse now that we can only "talk nice" to the bad guys. We're not any better liked now, but for sure no one is afraid of us.

[wendyquat]

Originally Posted by Indydealmaker

Closing the embassies is an example of an entire government failing to understand the bedrock values of "Standing Your Ground". We should staff the embassies and guard them as we would our own land as well as our own homes.
Walking away, turning the other cheek never makes the predators go away.

I agree! Someone, somewhere is having a good laugh at us!

[janmcn]

Originally Posted by wendyquat

I agree! Someone, somewhere is having a good laugh at us!

They must have been wetting their pants with laughter the night Osama Bin Laden was murdered.

[gomoho]

Originally Posted by janmcn

They must have been wetting their pants with laughter the night Osama Bin Laden was murdered.

At that point he had probably already passed the hatred to the next guy in line - there is no stopping these people - especially since we have become so soft. They are getting more brazen and it's probably just the beginning.