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butterbean · Joined: 21 Jun 2006 Posts: 2271

WASHINGTON — A Web site is claiming that seven NFL football stadiums will be hit with radiological dirty bombs this weekend, but the government on Wednesday expressed doubts about the threat.

The warning, posted Oct. 12, was part of an ongoing Internet conversation titled "New Attack on America Be Afraid." It mentioned NFL stadiums in New York, Miami, Atlanta, Seattle, Houston, Oakland and Cleveland, where games are scheduled for this weekend.

Homeland Security spokesman Russ Knocke said there was no intelligence that indicated such an attack was imminent, and he said the alert was "out of an abundance of caution."

"The department strongly encourages the public to continue to go about their plans, including attending events that involve large public gatherings such as football games," Knocke said.

The FBI also expressed doubt about the threat.

"While the credibility of the threat is questionable, we have passed the information on because it has been carried in some open source reporting," said FBI spokesman Richard Kolko. He said the FBI was discussing the threat with the NFL as "part of our routine discussions this week."

The nation's alert level remains at yellow, signaling an elevated risk of an attack. The threat level for airline flights is at orange, a higher level, where it has been since a foiled plot to bomb U.S.-bound commercial jets was revealed on Aug. 10.

NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said stadiums around the country "are very well protected through the comprehensive security procedures we have in place, including secure facility perimeters, pat-downs and bag searches."

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Andy51 · Joined: 05 Jul 2006 Posts: 199 Location: Washington state

Hmmmmmmmmmmm, why do we get these kind of "questionable" reports just before an election? Seems to me this has happened right before every election since Bush took over, I wonder why? Confused

Oh yeah, it's the "fear and smear" tactics, the old standby, the last card in the deck if you ask me!

All I can say is that politics stink when we have to do things like this to get people so afraid they will vote for the same guys who have screwed things up for the last 5 plus years! Crying or Very sad

Take care.

Andy

butterbean · Joined: 21 Jun 2006 Posts: 2271

Andy- they found the guy who gave a false report, right after I posted it. I hear the guy is in big trouble, and he ought to be. I hope they throw the book at him! Mad