Chertoff: We're Preparing for Nuclear Attack

At last, our top Homeland Security guy is saying it out loud. We're expecting a nuclaer attack on U.S. soil. It's about time the official "everything is OK" line is put to rest and the American people put on notice so they can take steps to protect themselves. The first step all americans can take is to open their eyes and brains and report any and all suspicious activity they observe or hear about. Fore warned is fore armed.
FROM NEWSMAX.COM:
Chertoff: We're Preparing for Nuclear Attack
WASHINGTON -- Weapons of mass destruction, small boats packed with explosives and Islamic radicalization are the greatest terrorist threats facing the country, top U.S. security officials said Monday on the eve of the sixth anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
The officials told Congress the country is much better prepared to face terror threats than it was then, but that terrorists' desire to attack the United States remains strong — an assertion that has yet to be fully accepted by the American public, according to a new poll.
"The enemy is not standing still. They are constantly revising their tactics and adapting their strategy and their capabilities," said Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff. "And if we stand still — or worse yet, if we retreat — we are going to be handing them an advantage that we dare not see them hold."
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CIA Director Hayden Warns of New al-Qaida Attacks

In a rare public address CIA Director Gen. Michael Hayden warned of new attacks by al Qaeda. (Getty)

FROM NEWSMAX.COM:
CIA Director Hayden Warns of New al-Qaida Attacks
NEW YORK -- In a rare public address CIA Director Gen. Michael Hayden warned of new attacks by al-Qaida:
"Our analysts assess with high confidence that al-Qaida's central leadership is planning high-impact plots against the U.S. homeland."
Hayden's unusual public address was made at his request at the Council of Foreign Relations.
The newly minted CIA chief also took the unusual step of making his appearance in military uniform, though as CIA director he is not on active military assignment.
Hayden's address appears to be part of a coordinated White House public relations campaign leading up to the 6th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks next week.
Hayden also told the Council that:
"Al-Qaida has protected or regenerated key elements of its homeland attack capability. That means safe haven in tribal areas of Pakistan, operational lieutenants, and a top leadership engaged in planning ... al-Qaida's success in planting operatives in this country, is less certain."
The CIA director warned:
"We assess, with high confidence that al-Qaida is focusing on targets that would produce mass casualties, dramatic destruction and significant aftershocks."
Details on these warnings were not given, though the general was pressed for them by the audience.
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ANOTHER 9/11 ?

Here are more indicators that we will be hit in the near future. It all makes sense and remember: Fore warned is fore armed. There a number of signs appearing now that also preceded the mass murder on 9/11. Atlas' release goes into much detail.

FROM ATLASSHRUGS:
Pre 9/11 Wall Street Activity
Can't ignore this. Laid out all the signs here. And you notice there has been no mention, no follow up of this? hat tp Judith
$1 Billion in Risky Stock Market Transactions Similar to Pre-9/11 Activity...
Weasel Zippers
In the weeks preceding the 2001 attacks on America, there were very significant financial warning signs that something big – and bad – could be about to happen. Huge surges in purchases of “put options” on stocks of United Airlines and American Airlines, the two airlines used in the attacks, and “put options” on Merrill Lynch & Co., and Morgan Stanley, stocks of two financial services companies hurt by the attack were noted. Put options are essentially “bets” that a stock or stock index will drop on or before a certain date; the larger the drop, the bigger the gain for the purchaser of the option.
Fast forward to the present day, and we have the same type of trading that took place in the days that preceded the 9/11 attacks – but on a larger scale. Nearly $1 billion of “put options” have been purchased, basically betting that Standard and Poor's 500 index will fall significantly by the third Friday in September. A large number of these options have also been purchased calling for 50% decline by September 21, 2007. For example, a 5% drop in the Dow Jones Industrial Average would be the current equivalent of about 670 points. A decline of 11% would equal about 1,470 points in today’s market. Obviously, larger drops, such as a 50% decline, would cause an unprecedented market collapse. Money would be made for the purchaser(s) of the put options – but the same purchaser(s) stand to lose over $1 BILLION in the investment if the market remains relatively static through September 21, 2007.
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