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WASHINGTON - The U.S. government raised its threat warning to the highest level for commercial flights from Britain to the United States early Thursday in response to a terror plot uncovered in London. Multiple flights to multiple American cities were put on alert, a western counterrorism official said.
In addition to the highest alert for flights from Britain, the alert for all flights coming or going from the United States was also raised slightly. The government said it was banning beverages, hair gels and lotions from flights, explaining only that liquids emerged as a risk from the investigation in Britain.
"We believe that these arrests (in London) have significantly disrupted the threat, but we cannot be sure that the threat has been entirely eliminated or the plot completely thwarted," said Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff in announcing that the threat level for flights from Britain to the United States has been raised to the highest "severe or red" Level.

2006-08-09 22:43:46 · 9 answers · asked by Cherries 5 in Politics & Government Other - Politics & Government

"To defend further against any remaining threat from this plot, we will also raise the threat level to high, or orange, for all commercial aviation operating in or destined for the United States," Chertoff said.

It is the first time the red alert level in the Homeland Security warning system has been invoked, although there have been brief periods in the past when the orange level was applied. Homeland Security defines the red alert as designating a "severe risk of terrorist attacks."

A statement issued by Chertoff said "currently, there is no indication ... of plotting within the United States."

A U.S. law enforcement official said there have been no arrests in the United States connected to the plot.

2006-08-09 22:45:26 · update #1

It was not believed to be connected to the Egyptian students who disappeared in the United States more than a week ago before reaching a college they were supposed to attend in Montana. Three of the 11 have since been found and the FBI has said neither they nor the still-missing eight are believed to be a threat.

The plan involved airline passengers hiding masked explosives in carryon luggage, the official said. "They were not yet sitting on an airplane," but were very close to traveling, the official said, calling the plot "the real deal."

Another Western counterterrorism official, also speaking on condition of anonymity about the highly sensitive investigation, called the investigation "very serious."

U.S. intelligence has been working closely with the British on the investigation, which has been ongoing for months, the second official said.

2006-08-09 22:47:00 · update #2

Now, this was in yahoo news. What do you think about this and what would you do if you had any say in what's going on? How do you feel?

2006-08-09 22:48:15 · update #3

WHO IS SICK OF THIS?????I AM!

2006-08-09 22:51:28 · update #4

9 answers

Thunder_Kok says must get high first.

(Oops, sorry, I am not Thunder_Kok. Some times I don't know where my brain goes)

2006-08-10 08:15:38 · answer #1 · answered by photonic_beam 4 · 0 1

Part of that (the raising of threat levels) is also due to the fact that 11 Egyptians have entered the US on student visas and then mysteriously disappeared. I believe that one has been arrested, and possibly two others, but that means that 8 more are still un-accounted for. Though the feds are saying that these "students" are not considered to be terrorists or related to terrorists, then why are they being arrested?
Some will say what they want about Bush and Blair, but there have been several attempted attacks against our two nations, and they have been thwarted.
The fact of the matter is that these terrorists make no claims of seeking peace. They have clearly stated that they wish to see America and the west destroyed. They don't want to be your friends, they don't want to be Americanized. They think we are all immoral. They are opposed to womens rights, same sex marriage, freedom, and democracy, and would love nothing more than to see an Islamic world.

2006-08-09 22:48:09 · answer #2 · answered by AirborneSaint 5 · 2 1

as a results of fact the Swedish government arrested a christian or muslim priest who replaced into preaching that gays are evil and undesirable. Many reliable christians additionally hate sweden reason they think of its the land of the fags. yet yeah, the irony of the middle jap'ers is they shag male goats and that they ***** approximately gays. I dont think of muslims are too plenty against sweden, they have planted bombs from spain to england to u . s .. in addition they hate danmark for the drawings and sweden is next to danmark and extremely comparable. And that gay factor, the place they suspect they cant exhibit their faith... actuality is they in all threat basically hate themselves. Thats why the suicide. perhaps they bomb the swedish so as that they could deliver as many exceedingly women into their heaven with them reason they understand maximum of their woman look like pigs or ghosts.

2016-12-11 11:09:26 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

I feel really bad when I hear news like this. My children and my husband are arab muslims, I am an american. I hate that these people give Islam such a bad name and I hate that my children are called terrorist just because of their race and religion. Even when we go to the states, Americans treat them differently because of their race. I thought america was a free country, free to choose your religion, and I never thought I would have to worry about my kids when they go to their own country... it is really just sad. This is not islam and it is sad that so many people automatically assume that all muslims are terrorist.

2006-08-09 22:53:34 · answer #4 · answered by UmmFaisal 2 · 3 3

It's Armageddeon

2006-08-09 22:51:54 · answer #5 · answered by Brendy 4 · 0 3

All Muslim passport must be stopped and check them thoroughly at Airport round the world.

2006-08-09 22:48:41 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0 3

would it kill to say the United Kingdom

2006-08-09 22:48:06 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0 2

The answer is in your question.

2006-08-09 22:46:57 · answer #8 · answered by TOPKICK 3 · 1 2

ok thanks

2006-08-09 22:47:15 · answer #9 · answered by freded_124 3 · 0 2

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