Just reported on CNBC- Suspicious package in Philly, man being

[converted_democrat]

questioned. In the market east station? (I don't know area) No link yet, just said it on CNBC.



Went looking and found this, not a link to CNBC, but it is worth a read. Odd that one of the authors has the last name Bush. Says station is back open now, but you have to read the article. Man in camo had the package, but it turned out to be nothing. A blow torch. -
http://www.kyw1060.com/news_story_detail.cfm?newsitemid=49746

Another link- Stating that the station is reopened.

http://www.nbc10.com/news/5069573/detail.html

[tuvor]

1. A lot of terror threats in the news today, I'll bet.

Just a hunch.

[The Backlash Cometh]

2. Has Rove declared war on the U.S.?

[Mutley]

20. Ever see Wag the Dog?

This seems eerily similar, only the war is not with another country. :hide:

[Theres-a]

23. There is no B3 bomber

We just watched it again last week!Really makes you wonder,doesn't it?

[Mutley]

25. So did I.

I felt dejavu watching the whole time!

[etherealtruth]

6. Yep ...

... and they'll pull out all the props to make it look real.

[JuniperLea]

7. oh hell yeah!

we need to be properly "terra"fied. these bastards are really getting on my nerves.

[electropop]

8. Gosh, what a coincidence.

Missing blonde found, terra in the subways, more terra in philly. Good thing there isn't anything boring happening like, oh, say INDICTMENTS OF THE WHOLE WHITE HOUSE that might distract from these important stories.

[JuniperLea]

10. bingo!

can you say 'diversion'?

so predictable.

[Oreo]

3. And so it resumes

After a long lull of terror alerts after the election (ain't that a coincidence?) once again terror alerts and supposed threats start to pop up right and left just as Rove is about to be indicted. (ain't that another coincidence?)

[halobeam]

4. What a great day to send my kid on vacation for the first time

and he's going through NYC to get off Long Island. Ughh. Figures. I'm not stopping him though, he lost out on a few trips because of 9/11. I refuse to let him lose out on everything, he doesn't deserve this, along with everyone else.

I hope there are investigations about these alerts. If these are unfounded, they should be charged with terrorism to the American people. IMO.

[tuvor]

11. Good point.

That these "alerts" are forms of terrorism themselves.

The irony never occurred to me.

[gkhouston]

15. Keith Olbermann was saying this very thing last night on Countdown

he was deliciously skeptical about the latest round of terra in NYC. It's nice to see a journalist willing to say :wtf: when a story smells fishy.

[flyarm]

27. keith ripped them a new asshole!

i was relieved to here someone with common sense..and a sense of figuring out all this bullshit on tv! he actually said everytime the bush admin gets in trouble..terra alert!! or when they need a deversion from truth..terra alert!

total bullshit!!

the *shits are in full panic mode now...but that in itself is alarming...after all they are the worlds greatest terraists!!

fly

[TayTay]

13. My son is traveling on Amtrak to NYC

and should get off at Penn Station so his sister can get him and bring him to the dorm for a nice weekend in NYC.

Gulp!

Hopefully, it will be all over by the time he gets there later on tonight. (7:00 pm ish)

[flyarm]

31. do not worry!!

its all bullshit!!

my son works on wall street..every day..he said it is a crock of crp..and my best friends daughter is in college in the city ..the mom was up in the city yesterday and said it was only a pain with travel ..but all bullshit and the cops in the street were even saying that....

do not worry mom...

i know its easier said than done..i was on phone with my son last night when he was coming out of the exchange..his company paid for limos just so the employees didnt have to put up with the bullshit...but he was so calm and said it was nothing but * crap..and that everyone in the city was saying the same thing...

if it was really bad..the yankees game would be called off..think about it!!

the bad thing about this bullshit is ..crying wolf so many times people get immune ...* is playing with peoples lives in a dnagerous way..for his own political bullshit and ass cover!

it infuriates me!

stay calm mom..he couldn't be in a safer city!!

fly

[Hobo]

5. Market East

is where the El, Broad St subway and regional train lines meet. alot like Penn Station in NYC.


Hobo

:beer:

[Roland99]

9. The RW spin machine is in overdrive!!!

[bbernardini]

12. Great. The 8th graders here went on a field trip to Philly today.

On the brighter side, I made a large group of people sing the word "smile" 39,000 times this morning. (Collectively. About 130 times per person.)

[gkhouston]

16. now *that* IS a terrorist act. :-) n/t

[bbernardini]

14. Market East station has been reopened.

http://www.nbc10.com/news/5069573/detail.html

[converted_democrat]

17. Thank you for the link, I will add it on top. n/t

[Skidmore]

18. Bet it turns out to be

half a pound of Limburger and a roll of sausages.

[Atlas Mugged]

19. They pulled the same stunt at a Rolling Stones concert last night

http://apnews1.iwon.com//article/20051007/D8D36MLGF.html

[bj2110]

21. Jezeebus... Here we go.... Fear! Can you smell the fear!

[drm604]

22. I had to get off of the R6 at North Broad

and take the subway into City Hall since they weren't letting the regional lines go into Suburban Station. That was loads of fun, packing the occupants of the R5 and R6 (and possibly others) into the subway along with the regular subway riders. Talk about sardines in a can!
Apparently a man was acting suspiciously and dogs smelled something in his backpack. It turned out to be the nozzle from a propane tank.

[Mandate My Ass]

24. Ack, I got off at University City. Was going to Market East at noon

I guess not now.

[drm604]

26. I think the situation has been pretty much resolved now,

but you may still have a problem. A friend was planning to come into the city today and I was going to have lunch with him. He called about 11:15 and said that the R5 hadn't showed up on time (at whatever suburban station he was at) and that he would have to cancel and reschedule. Apparently, even though the situation was resolved, the train schedules may be screwed up for the rest of the day (that's just my uneducated guess). You should check with Septa to find out about your particular situation, but it's obviously too late at this point for you to get to Market East by noon.

[dbeach]

28. lots of OCT surprises

pray the villains don't hurt anyone..can U say rover in handcuffs
doing the duck walk or is that froggie march??

[NNN0LHI]

29. They closed all the Amtrak and subway lines in NY for a can of soda n/t

[ProfessorGAC]

30. I Knew There Was A Reason I Don't Drink Pop

It's so dangerous, it can shut down a whole train station.
The Professor