Report suggests overhaul of terror-warning system

[matcom]

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WASHINGTON (CNN) --A new report prepared for Congress says the color-coded national terrorism warning system is too vague, lacks specific protective measures for law enforcement and costs an extraordinary amount to be implemented.

"While the need for terrorist threat warnings seems to be widely acknowledged, there are numerous issues associated with and its effects on states, localities, the public and the private sector," says the report, which was compiled by the Congressional Research Service and released last week.

The system, which is operated by the Department of Homeland Security, went into effect in March 2002 in the wake of the attacks of September 11, 2001.

The system has been maintained at "yellow," or "elevated," since then. On four occasions, it has been raised to "orange," or "high," which requires law enforcement agencies nationwide to prepare contingency operations and take extra protective measures at public events and other sites that might be susceptible to attack.

Seattle Police Chief Gil Kerlikowske said the system was a "good initial step" after the September 11 attacks, but he and other police chiefs want "more specificity" about the nature of the threat.

"It does need to be overhauled," he said. "People want confidence in their public safety professionals to be on top of this issue, and right now this isn't the system getting us there."

http://edition.cnn.com/2003/US/08/11/terror.threat.report/

[izzie]

1. Maybe flags? Like the navy uses, Bush could fly colors.

Is that not more ineresting?

[Spentastic]

2. I'd go audio

Speakers everywhere playing a high pitched whining noise. The higher the pitch the higher the threat. You could keep the colour system so as not to discrminate against the blind.

[GOPisEvil]

3. Hell, it took them 6 months to design a system that is obsolete in a year?

I am SO GLAD the adults are in charge. </sarcasm>

[underpants]

8. Uh-oh better get another Focus group

The one that liked that system is obviously flawed.

[Corgigal]

4. damn

just went I got my color cordinated clothing together. I mean you never could be too safe and I thought it was a nice way to make sure others knew what color code we are today.

[dbt]

5. The present system would work just fine

If the regime would simply leave out all the BULLSHIT. But I repeat myself...

:evilgrin:
dbt

[JM]

6. It is a moot point...

since DHS basically admitted* they are not ready, and cannot be ready under their present configuration. From what I have heard, Congress is almost to the point of dismantling DHS, not just the Garanimal Terror Alert System.

*All information above is based on hearsay from a friend who met with a very high up member of DHS last weekend.

Later,
JM

[tom_paine]

7. They don't realize what the Terror Color-Codes were actually designed to

do.

It is a "Fear Delivery System" to help insure complete Bushevik Control over the Empire.

And it fufills it's twin functions of fear ratcheting and media story-displacement quite nicely.