ALERT! ALERT! Terrorists may pose as HOMELESS!

[Bluebear]

And "W" said we are "not safe yet" today!!! Break out your duct tape and do NOT help the homeless! :eyes:

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Asking for increased vigilance in the wake of the London bombings, the government is warning that terrorists may pose as vagrants to conduct surveillance of buildings and mass transit stations to plot future attacks.

"In light of the recent bombings in London, it is crucial that police, fire and emergency medical personnel take notice of their surroundings, and be aware of 'vagrants' who seem out of place or unfamiliar," said the message, distributed via e-mail to some federal employees in Washington by the U.S. Attorney's office.

It is based on a State Department report that was issued last week. The State Department had no immediate comment Monday.

The warning is similar to one issued by the FBI before July 4, 2004 that said terrorists may attempt surveillance disguised as homeless people, shoe shiners, street vendors or street sweepers. The e-mail stresses that there is no threat of an attack and that it is intended to be "informative, not alarming."

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/T/TERROR_THREAT_HOMELESS?SITE=NVLAS&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

[xray s]

1. soon they will say they are posing as anti war protesters

mark my words...its coming

[Bluebear]

2. Ooooo right... beware people carrying anti-Bush signs!

Taser on sight!

[seriousstan]

7. Anti war protesters are too obvious. They purposefully stand out in a crowd

I also think the average terrorist has too much pride to act homeless. I also think they have too little brains to see why they should.

[LuckyTheDog]

29. No... wait...

I think soon they will be "warning" that the terrorists are recruiting young African-American men and illegal immigrants. :puke:

[BikeWriter]

3. Oh shit, I'm in trouble now!

[DanCa]

4. My priest told me a parable once of how a big city priest

Dressed up like a begger in front of his local parish on a Sunday morning. No one from the parish said booh too him. When the sermon started the beggar approached the altar and then showed the congregation who he was. I.E. That he was the priest of that parish. Everyone was dumbstruck at the congregation. I dont know why the heck i am relating this story it just seems apapro. Sorry it's late and I just took my nightly dose of dopamine.

[Bluebear]

6. Very relevant. Gives the selfish one more reason not to help them

Unless it's "faith-based" of course!

[DanCa]

17. Dubya must've misread the bible.

Didn't it say give alms to the poor and not arms?

[YellerdawgFlorida]

35. Now you are assuming

he can read!

[seriousstan]

14. Dopamine? Well, you won't be awake to read this...

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

:bounce:

[DanCa]

18. Lol you should see my medical card in my wallet.

It says that I am not drunk I am legally medicated. Symptoms may include slured speech and walking irregularity.

[seriousstan]

22. I don't believe you. Send me a copy on the same paper stock.

NOW!!!


DAMN!! ...on edit..it just occurred to me that isn't a legitimate excuse for DUI. Damn this gin.

[unrepuke]

23. Apapro? The QuickeeMart guy on The Simpsons?

[DanCa]

25. some people write like a chicken

I type like one. :D

[renate]

34. I love that story, DanCa

"What thou doest unto the least of Mine, you do unto Me...."
What a great way for that priest to make a beautiful point.

[blue sky at night]

5. shit if we had been thinking at all..........

we would have eliminated homelessness years ago........oh, fuck! that would have required having a brain or better yet a heart.

[etherealtruth]

28. How many BILLIONS of dollars have we spent ...

...doing whatever we've been doing (very poorly) in Iraq? Seems we could have alleviated homelessness, hunger and probably the health care crisis.

[Mairead]

37. We could certainly have provided a lot of jobs building small-footprint

mass transit or other goods.

[Mr_Spock]

8. Next they'll pull the 'ol "he looked like one of them" gunshot to the head

like the dude in London. Don't doubt it.

[Mr_Spock]

13. Don't be afraid either.

That's what they want. We are not CNN and we won't be intimidated...

[SammyWinstonJack]

9. In that case, the way bush** is taking this economy, we'll all be

terraists soon.

[dweller]

27. and there will be more of us

than of them.

one more 'mission accomplished' notch in the belt of the nekkid emperor.

dp

[Deja Q]

10. Police state is nigh. Especially with the increase of offpeopling and

offshoring.

And you know what? There will come a point where being dead might be preferable to living. Long may that particular day be.

[yankeefanatic3]

11. Another scheme n/t

[RaleighNCDUer]

12. "...intended to be "informative, not alarming."

Not to alarm you, but BOOGA BOOGA BOOGA!!!

[Bluebear]

33. Gaaaaaa

You scared me!

[growlypants]

15. Damn homeless!!!!!! I knew it!!! Get a job!

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[Bluebear]

19. hehehehe

Sorry . . . "how might fucking handy" made me laugh :)

Welcome to DU, joe!

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[Cleita]

20. Well, he could solve that in a jiffy.

Create those programs that will end homelessness, and when there are no homeless, anyone who poses as a homeless person would be suspect. It's so easy sometimes to solve problems.

[Ian David]

21. Since we don't really have gypsies to round-up, I guess vagrants will do

And thanks to the new bankruptcy laws and other trickle-down voo-doo economics running the working and middle class into the ground, more and more of us will become homeless.

[buddysmellgood]

26. Terrorists are already posing as president and VP.

[Whoa_Nelly]

30. Just wait until the homeless are our returning troops!

Then, who will you kill? Then who will you be "on guard" to be "watchful" for?

on edit: What assholes! Pretty soon there will be inner city "Minutemen" to "stop" these "suspects".

[Corgigal]

31. increased vigilance in the wake of the London bombings

BUT the terrorist of London were never homeless. They even had jobs and families and had a regular life. Until they got together one morning ..

They make this shit up.

[nadinbrzezinski]

32. goody so all them crazies (some truly are) should be kicked

out of the stations in winter so they can freeze? I am betting this is the exucse they will use folks

Oh and for the record I do understand most Homeless are people undergoing some rought times in their lives, but as a former EMSer I did happen to encounter one or two (of at least hundreds) who were in needs of their meds. This is before somebody says I am being anti homeless...

[BlueJac]

36. With shopping carts too????

[Wind Dancer]

38. You just can't make this shit up!

Why am I not surprised?

:grr:

[screembloodymurder]

39. Or someone w/o a job and health insurance.

In fact, if you don't contribute to a 401K, you may be mistaken for a terrorist.

[jmm]

40. I hang my head in shame

Instead of trying to help the homeless in my city the police are harassing them for being from a country of interest.

I wish they'd just admit they were racially profiling and get it over with.

[SoCalDem]

41. Yep.. watch out for those "street people"