US renews global terror alert

[Bosonic]

Source: AP

NEW YORK (AP) — The State Department is renewing its global terrorism alert for U.S. citizens following the attack by al-Qaida linked extremists on an upscale shopping mall in Nairobi, Kenya.

In a new "worldwide caution" issued Wednesday, the department said it continued to be concerned about threats to U.S. citizens and interests in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Middle East. It said attackers could use a variety of tactics, including suicide operations, assassinations, kidnappings, hijackings and bombings.

It said potential targets could be high-profile sporting events, residential areas, business offices, hotels, clubs, restaurants, places of worship, schools, public areas, shopping malls and other tourist destinations where Americans gather in large numbers.

The new warning follows the Nairobi mall attack in which at least 67 people, including 18 foreigners, died.

Read more: http://bigstory.ap.org/article/us-renews-global-terror-alert

[dipsydoodle]

1. That took longer than I expected

have guessed that response to be almost inevitable.

[geek tragedy]

2. It took most people a few seconds to have that thought after learning about the details

of the Nairobi attack.

To put it another way: pasty-skinned Americans looking to enjoy a safari are probably going to give South Africa much greater consideration as an alternative to Kenya (or likely Tanzania too).

[Renew Deal]

3. Bring back Tom Ridge

[Snake Plissken]

10. Oh Yes, the Red, Orange, Yellow, Blue, Green Homeland Security Advisory System

We truly are a nation of morons

[dixiegrrrrl]

4. So, possible attacks on most of globe, against US interests,

via any and all means and methods.
despite all the Democracy we crammed down peope's throats.

"No one could have foreseen..........."

[dipsydoodle]

6. The most dangerous aspect

is that these groups don't expect to negotiate.

[Crowman1979]

9. Oh! Like those poppy fields in Afghanistan that we use to fund covert operations.

I guess those are US interests.

[jtuck004]

5. Still haven't seen one for Goldman Sachs et al, and they have destroyed more lives than any

of these people, I think.

[L0oniX]

8. [phone] ^^^this^^^

[Earth_First]

7. A state of perpetual terror...

The US government has perpetrated enough of it's own brand of terror, that the result is the safety of it's own citizens abroad.

[DeSwiss]

11. K&R

- So I'll just forget about ordering those magazines I guess......

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