US Fears Stolen ID, Uniforms May Be Used in Attacks

[Nottingham]

US Fears Stolen ID, Uniforms May Be Used in Attacks
Thu July 24, 2003 09:34 PM ET
By Deborah Charles
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has warned that would-be terrorists may try to use stolen identification, uniforms or vehicles to enter sensitive facilities to plan or carry out an attack.

In an information bulletin distributed this week to law enforcement and the private sector and obtained by Reuters on Thursday, the department urged vigilance against such tactics.

"The (bulletin) is meant to advise the owners and operators of the nation's infrastructures about the possible use by terrorists of official identification, uniforms, or vehicles to gain access to sensitive facilities for purposes of planning or carrying out attacks," it said.

The bulletin said the department had no information on any organized effort by "extremist elements" in the United States to steal such items, but it had identified the recent theft or disappearance of large numbers of official identification, uniforms and vehicles.
"Attempts to acquire official identification, uniforms or vehicles would be consistent with the tactics and techniques of al Qaeda and other extremist groups," the bulletin said.

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[librechik]

1. wha, did they catch an episode of McGyver on cable?

I guess no cops or security types ever thought someone might do that!
If they're not already watching for that in a "yelloe alert level" then they weren't paying attention.
Sheesh, that's like afternoon session day one of what to watch for.

more distraction and fear.

[Nottingham]

4. don't ya wonder how with all this Security they got the uniforms

and what Uniforms are we talking here!
Police Military Security What uniforms???????????????????

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[AnnabelLee]

2. Locking--Dupe

Please continue discussion here

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=33315&mesg_id=33315&page=

[Pallas180]

3. that's what they did last time-stole Am.Airlines uniforms from Italy

hotel where pilots were stopping over.