Officials Issue Vague Terrorist Warning

According to “intelligence” officials, there’s a possibility that terrorists might strike targets on U.S. soil to mark the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, maybe. Calling it a “specific, credible but unconfirmed” threat, the plot could come in the form of car bombs near transit hubs. The potential perpetrators, who may or may not be in the country, have “common names,” making it hard for law enforcement to track them down. The NYPD is responding with checkpoints for vehicles, random bag searches, and other measures to nab weed smokers. (Photo: Ethan/Flickr)

The NYPD’s Anti-Terrorism Deployments Snag Pot Heads Instead

An AP investigation discovered the NYPD’s Intelligence Division kept a list of ”28 countries that, along with ‘American Black Muslims,’ are considered to be ‘ancestries of interest.’” Mayor Bloomberg compared the practice to “screening for measles” with young people, and claimed they didn’t unfairly target any groups. Read more »

Media Upgrades Virtual Threat Against David Letterman

As being reported everywhere, ‘Late Show’ antique David Letterman’s life could be in danger. How do they know this? Because a single commenter on a website said so. Read more »

Norwegian Terrorist Used to Bomb Oslo … With Graffiti

In the parts of his manifesto (PDF doc) that he’s not plagiarizing from the Unabomber, Christian terrorist Anders Behring Breivik has an extensive question and answer section with himself. It’s here that he talks about the corrupting morals of hip hop and graffiti. Read more »

Trinity of News Corp Outlets Falsely Associate Oslo Terrorist With Islam

More than 90 people died in Oslo on Friday after a bomb tore through a government building and a gunman opened fire on children at a youth camp. Although authorities have arrested Norwegian Anders Behring Breivik, a 32-year-old, blond-haired, blue-eyed, anti-Islamic nationalist in connection to the attacks, three media properties owned by News Corp. linked the carnage to Muslim extremism. Read more »

NYPD’s Antiterrorism Exercise Reads Like a Screenplay

Using the terrorist attack by gunmen in Mumbai as a framework, the NYPD conducted a substantial counter terrorism exercise around the city earlier this month reports the Wall Street Journal. Read more »