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US in worldwide travel alert after 'al-Qaeda threat
« on: 02 August 2013, 22:54:23 »

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-23554652

Empty threat. Cheap way to create disruption?

Rocket attack on a plane?

Grim stuff which will no doubt create loads of disruption.  Maybe it is a smoke screen for the real target - something like the Channel Tunnel or the like. I still think the next attack will be biological.
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Re: US in worldwide travel alert after 'al-Qaeda threat
« Reply #1 on: 02 August 2013, 23:10:48 »

With all of the intelligence gathering that we know now that they do from Snowdens leaks, the warning suggests that they know something is going on, just not how and where.

And these are some of the tools of their trade, along with very fast parallel processing systems, that are used to monitor the phone systems for data and voice keywords in real time.

http://www.businessinsider.com/us-counterterrorism-agency-collects-data-on-every-us-citizen-2012-12#ixzz2SAQyfbuB

http://www.businessinsider.com/countries-with-finfisher-spying-software-2013-5
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Re: US in worldwide travel alert after 'al-Qaeda threat
« Reply #2 on: 03 August 2013, 11:16:03 »

Given that their overseas Federal sites are all being closed for Sunday with staff ordered home, rather than being available as they usually are, suggests they might have an inkling towards the likely targets :-\

Our roving reporter in Texas might get upgraded if he's flying home this weekend ::)
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Re: US in worldwide travel alert after 'al-Qaeda threat
« Reply #3 on: 03 August 2013, 11:18:11 »

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-23554652

Empty threat. Cheap way to create disruption?

Rocket attack on a plane?

Grim stuff which will no doubt create loads of disruption.  Maybe it is a smoke screen for the real target - something like the Channel Tunnel or the like. I still think the next attack will be biological.

I bloody hope not,going through that next Sunday :-X
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Re: US in worldwide travel alert after 'al-Qaeda threat
« Reply #4 on: 03 August 2013, 11:19:38 »

Ferry every time for me. You can always jump off if it sinks ::)
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Re: US in worldwide travel alert after 'al-Qaeda threat
« Reply #5 on: 03 August 2013, 12:58:16 »

Ferry every time for me. You can always jump off if it sinks ::)

Or get on the next one if it sinks on the previous crossing. :y Suffered the channel tunnel one too many times. One little niggle, everyone's screwed. ::)
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Re: US in worldwide travel alert after 'al-Qaeda threat
« Reply #6 on: 03 August 2013, 14:39:40 »

I don't understand why anyone would ever want to go through the Chunnel. It leads to France ffs. ;D ;D
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Re: US in worldwide travel alert after 'al-Qaeda threat
« Reply #7 on: 03 August 2013, 16:08:31 »


Our roving reporter in Texas might get upgraded if he's flying home this weekend ::)

Yep! Flying home tonight!  :-\ 

If the BA flight from Houston gets shot down it was nice knowing y'all!!  :o  :(  ;D ;D ;D
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