Fear creeps up a level across U.S.-NY mayor deflects charges that info old

[54anickel]

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Today, Mayor Michael Bloomberg waved aside suggestions that the intelligence was outdated and that the city overreacted in enacting new security measures.

"The only thing you ever know about security measures is when you didn't take enough," he said on NBC's Today show.

"Some of this information is old, but what is clear is it has been updated and more of it became available to the intelligence community on Friday."

On Good Morning America, Frances Townsend, who heads the office of counterterrorism at the White House, said casings originally done in 2000 and 2001 appeared to have been updated as recently as January.

"From what we know of Al Qaeda's method ... they do (casings) years in advance and then update them before they actually launch the attack," she said.

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[leftchick]

1. and just how much is this political spectacle costing your city?

What an idiot!

[aquart]

2. "Updated" means what?

Someone looked at the file in January? Changed a comma? Substantially altered the size of the file?

[jpgray]

3. Ah, so we know they were attacking this week?

Otherwise why bring it up now? The motivations here are so blatant.

[mad_hatter]

4. A Credible Threat

I suppose "updated" information can be interpreted as the latest poll numbers. With the exception of CNN/Gallop, things aren't really looking too peachy for El Busho. Therefore there is a "credible threat".

[newyawker99]

6. Hi mad_hatter!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[librechik]

10. welcome MH--your reasoning is flawless n/t

[saigon68]

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[TrogL]

7. We are at war with Eastasia. We have always been at war with Eastasia

[anakie]

8. and al Qaeda = Goldstein

n/t

[Robb]

9. er... NPR: "Alerts based on years-old reports"

Too little, too late. Heard on NPR just this afternoon

"Intelligence officials say much of the information that led to a heightened terror alert level for financial districts in New York and Washington, D.C., was several years old, and they're unsure whether planning for attacks continues."

[Cha]

12. Bloomie better watch out or he's going to lose his street cred

with New Yorkers...aren't we a skeptical bunch?

[allalone]

11. WTF

"From what we know of Al Qaeda's method ... they do (casings) years in advance and then update them before they actually launch the attack," she said.

Oh Yeah, we know all about those pesky guys and how they operate. That's why we have them all in prison!

[Rebellious Republican]

13. Well it couldn't be updated info from Valarie Plames operatives

because they have all been outed, and are probably dead! But wasn't paying back Joseph Wilson worth giving up national security. Jeesh, no wonder why we are working with old information, what a bunch of idiots.

[Mighty Undecided]

14. Good ol' Mike! trying to make us feel we are getting laid when in fact

we are getting f*ed! No one listens to the scmuck anymore...