LAX swarming with extra security- fighter planes in formation overhead.

[BeHereNow]

:scared:
Just got home from taking my daughter to catch
a plane back to Chicago for her second semester.
LAX had more cops than I've seen in one place
in this town for years.
Extra tightened security measures are clearly in place-
I suppose due to the latest "tape."

When I got home just now, there were four fighter
jets flying in formation over our house, I would guess
from Twenty-nine Palms?

It's all creeping me out.
Anyone else in Los Angeles noticing
the increased police presence?

I saw a ton of them on the freeways too
and I can't remember the last time I saw
a policeman on a freeway here.

Do you suppose it is all just to
scare the sheeples or do they know
something we don't?
:scared:
I hate feeling like this.
I have a sick feeling in my stomach
and it pisses me off because I don't know
if it is intuitive or just BFEE induced paranoia.
I do think they are looking for their
excuse to go after Iran and I put nothing past them
BHN

[GreenPartyVoter]

1. Anyone from the junta flying in for some reason??

[BeHereNow]

7. Good question- I'd feel better if so.

We know they won't let anything happen if
one of the elite is coming to town.
Otherwise, we are on our own, of that I
would be "New Orleans" certain.
I REALLY would not want to be in LA in a crisis.
It's bad enough here on a normal day.

BHN

[DS1]

2. Filming the next season of 24

:-)

[Horse with no Name]

3. They may know more than they claimed

And maybe the threat is on LA?

[TallahasseeGrannie]

4. Maybe there has been an incident they are

keeping quiet, and not just generalized increased security.

[havocmom]

5. Let's hope it is some sort of response exercise.

Then again, weren't there exercises going on that day in Sept?

I agree with you, nothing is beyond the PNAC Junta. They will do what ever they think will save their asses and advance their agenda. They don't like democracy one bit and don't care about people's lives.

edit: typo

[Hapameli]

6. Been hearing planes constantly, especially in the middle of the night

Drum, drum, drum!

[BeHereNow]

14. Rattles the nerves, doesn't it?

Especially with all the Iran talk...
You KNOW they are just looking for
a catalyst to get their next war on.
BHN

[Cleita]

8. I live near Vandenberg Air Base and have noticed

jets flying in formation, now and then for about a month.

:shrug:

They don't tell us very much about what is going on.

[BeHereNow]

20. I'm near the Burbank airport and hear domestics all day-

The military planes are another matter-
They are LOUD, especially when in formation.
I think I am just really creeped out by all the
drum banging on Iran, and LAX was downright
sci-fi in the security today.
BHN

[shance]

30. Im close to Burbank as well BHN. I hadn't heard about LAX.

On the other hand, there's little question how much this Administration and the president hate California and more specifically Los Angeles and San Francisco.

[BeHereNow]

33. Trust me, it was like lock down at LAX.

Cops EVERYWHERE.

And yes, I have thought about how we are not
exactly the favorites of the the BFEE.
AND the fact that they need a reason
to justify the Iran plan.
BHN

[SoCalDem]

9. Just pro-active paranoia

The news yesterday said they would be stepping up security.. :hug:. Ignore it.. There's nothing you can do, so just tune it out..

I don;t know how old you are, but I was a kid during the Missile Crisis and the Cold war, and it gets tedious to expect nuclear war every day.. You just have to put it out of your mind and live your life.

What will be, will be, and there's no reason to lose sleep over it. You have no control over it and as a few out of 300 million people here, your odds are good that nothing will happen :)

[bigtree]

19. duck and cover

[BeHereNow]

27. Yep- good thing I have lots of Duct tape, eh?

Now, where'd I put that plastic sheeting.
That'll keep us safe.
BHN

[bigtree]

34. I got my first kiss under a desk during the weekly air raid drill

Remember Bert the Turtle?

[ronnykmarshall]

42. Good ol' Bert.

[SoCalDem]

41. You big baby.. Back in MY day we didn;t HAVE any duct tape

or plastic.. We only had the walls of a creaky old school hallway and a chiseled, gum-ridden desk top... We would have KILLED for duct tape & plastic..

We had to WALK to bomb drill..5 miles..uphill both ways!..in the snow!..:)

[BeHereNow]

45. You forgot "barefoot"

The five mile walk in the snow is only
truly effective if qualified by "barefoot."
Heh-heh.
Thanks for helping me smile though...
BHN

[SoCalDem]

46. do sandals count?.. we lived in Panama..I lied about the snow too

(reminds self for future use)..:)

[BeHereNow]

32. Thanks! I feel better.

:hug:
I think my nerves are extra frazzled today
having just sent the kid back to college.
Emotional and all that.
And, I am SICK and TIRED of the
BFEE pulling this stuff on us.
I am angry at living under people who
have drug us all into THEIR mess.
BHN

[Beaverhausen]

35. Well actually knowing they are on the lookout makes me feel better

I think we in CA have more ability to look after ourselves. We are used to disasters.

:hug:
I know it's hard when you have to say goodbye to your daughter. Hang in there!

[BeHereNow]

38. Thanks BH!

And where you and I live, we can
always hop on some horses and
head for the hills, eh?
I've got tack at my house in case
we all need to ride out of here.
BHN

[tatertop]

10. Bin Laden is staking you out and they are hot on his tail!

I think they are keeping us good and scared.

[kahleefornia]

11. don't worry

I think it's just Villaraigosa covering his butt. They did talk about the increased police patrols on the news yesterday - "no specific threat", just being extra cautious.

It's good for the police -they'll get overtime!!

[Catherine Vincent]

12. No worries. It's Cheney's security detail

:evilgrin:

[BeHereNow]

22. Is he coming here today?

I'd feel better if he was-
You know they won't let LIHOP here
if he is in town.
Isn't that pathetic? That we think that way?
BHN:mad:

[shance]

24. I didn't think the emperor was flying to California.

Is he supposed to come to Los Angeles?

[Catherine Vincent]

31. I was just kidding.

[The_Casual_Observer]

13. More posturing and bluster. What possible use are fighter jets?

Seems as though the UBL has completely freaked them out, and their is nothing that they can do about it.

[fed-up]

15. LAX increased security after "Bin Laden tapes" released

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2002751712_webbinladen20.html

Friday, January 20, 2006 - Page updated at 09:26 AM
Cheney on Bin Laden's "truce" offer: " ... destroy them"
By Lara Jakes Jordan
The Associated Press

WASHINGTON – Rejecting a suggestion by Osama bin Laden of a negotiated truce in the war on terror, Vice President Dick Cheney said there was only one way to deal with terrorists. "I think you have to destroy them," Cheney said.

The vague offer of a truce — coupled with a threat of another attack on the U.S. — was made in an audiotape released by the Arab television network Al-Jazeera. It brought new attention to the al-Qaida leader after a yearlong lull in his public statements.

U.S. security officials said Thursday there were currently no plans to raise the nation's security threat level because of the new tape.

In Los Angeles, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said city police deployed additional resources at their airport and "posted signage indicating that bomb sniffing dogs and searches will occur frequently." He described the measures as precautionary."

[oneighty]

44. A few weeks ago

there was talk about bombing Al-Jazeera because they were broadcasting news *Bush did not approve of because it was not the God's own true news.

But "Oh boy!" this news is just what the *Bush ordered.

What IS one to believe.

180

[porphyrian]

16. It could be a drill. - n/t

[jobycom]

17. They warned you about posting on DU, didn't they?

The feds no likey! :-)

[Vincardog]

18. I don't know may be that one of the 'Leaders' was Passing Thur.

You know they know how much they are despised.

[Hubert Flottz]

21. Check and see if there's a Quaker convention in town!

I hear they are some extra EVIL folks!

[GreenPartyVoter]

25. *lol*

[ronnykmarshall]

23. I didn't really notice ...

but then again I sleep-drive.

[CAcyclist]

26. The Bush Administration is Behind this.

They are at it again, scaring the populace. You're more in danger every day on the freeway than you are in being a victim of a terrorist strike.

[Stephanie]

28. I thought the same thing at Grand Central yesterday but I was wrong >

Posted here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x185863

I thought the extra security was because of the tape but it's already gone today. It was for CHENEY. I doubt yours is due to the tape either. They know it's BS. Note they have not raised the threat level.

[BeHereNow]

36. Yes, I think that is strange. All the extra security but no

raising of the threat level.
Must be that some BFEE members
are coming to town...
I guess I can relax now.
BHN

[GrumpyGreg]

29. Yikes-scary stuff-thanks for alerting us ! n/t

[barbtries]

37. i drive

past lax twice a day to and from work. haven't noticed ... hmm

[BeHereNow]

40. We passed no less than 3 pull overs today!

Right on the 105 next to the Raytheon building
before the Nash exit.
Once we hit the loop around the terminals there
were no fewer than 50 cops on bikes before we passed
terminal 1.
What freeway do you drive?
The 105 was loaded with cops.
Welcome to DU btw,
BHN

[bush_is_wacko]

39. "I don't know if it is intuitive or just BFEE induced paranioa"...

Careful of this. That BFEE induced paranioa is affecting us more than most people realize. While we all have very good reasons to feel this way some of us are actually experiencing PTSD over this. In fact MANY of us are. I have even sought therapy for it and all the BFEE associated problems (i.e. financial, emotional, health, etc. etc)that have plagued me and my family since this administration orchestrated it's takeover in 2000.

I am learning to let some of this shit roll off but it really isn't easy. A lot of people have gone to unqualified doctors and gotten themselves on medication that can have serious ill effects on their psyche without realizing that they are suffering from a form of PTSD and it is related to the events of 911 and everything that has happened since then.

We all think it's just the sheeple that have been affcted by this shit but I know I have become suspicious of all sorts of things that have gone on since then. I got to the point that anytime I saw a fighter jet (I live close enough to NORAD and the Air Force Acadamy to see my fair share)it would set me to wondering.

I don't mean to lecture or minimize your concerns but I worry about the effect this is all having on us now. I guess I've replaced one fear with another but this administration is REALLY very good at psychological warfare and whether you realize it or not we are all being affected, no matter what side you're on!

[BeHereNow]

43. Agree with you 100%!

I totally feel like I have PTSD.
And it PISSES me off.
Damn the BFEE to hell.

And don't worry, I do not take your comments
as lecturing or minimalizing- you are 100% right on
in your assessment.

BHN

[Gold Metal Flake]

47. To call this paranoia is to be naive.

We visited Japan over the Holidays, and went through LAX. While I saw a great deal of security, I did not see military aircraft. I suggest that their presence is a way of reinforcing the General Fear that works so well at keeping the freeper base in line. We are not fooled, nor do we need to be.

Occasionally I will see a military helicopter over the Santa Clarita Valley, but not fighters. I will sometimes hear the rumble coming over the hills at night, but I have not noticed anything unusual lately. That's not to say that what you witnessed is not unusual.

Cops on freeways. I notice them. I often see a cop or two on the freeways I travel daily. Also, I have seen occasional increases in patrols. I have even seen several times now cruisers lined up idling five in a row next to the entrance ramp at a certain location of the 14, staged to swoop into traffic to take down a speeder. Since all they have to do is enter the freeway and flag someone who is traveling with the pack at 10+ over, it's easy money for them. I had never seen that prior to 2005, and I've been out here since late 1996. Remember that the burden for funds is pushed onto the states now, so certainly the local police and the Highway patrol will be enlisted to bring in the money.

Yes, be vigilant. They are not yet in a position to close it all down, but don't be complacent (This is a general comment, I know that you personally are not complacent!).

Can you use one of these? :hug:

[Missy Vixen]

48. My husband is flying out of there in a couple of hours

I'm calling him now. Think good thoughts for him, okay?

Julie

[BeHereNow]

51. Good thoughts for your Hubby- and tell him

To get there EARLY.
The security was way worse than usual,
except for the elite that is.
They had a special line for them to move through
quickly. Everyone else was herded like cattle
with many obstacle courses to pass through.
That was the story in the American Airlines
terminal anyway.
BHN

[Missy Vixen]

54. Thank you, BHN

He's on the road home right now. I'll ask him how it went when he gets here. Thanks for the heads-up.

Julie

[Initech]

49. Last week, I saw cops all over the freeways.

I went on the 91, I-5, I-710, and US-101 and all of them were swarming with cops. I dont know what's going on.

[BeHereNow]

50. Strange after so long...

Hubby and I are constantly bitching about the
fact that there are never any cops on the freeways
anymore. Now, all of a sudden, they are everywhere.

We get so angry at the people who are going 90
miles an hour, switching lanes, not using turn signals
and in general, creating a hazard for everyone else.
We are always saying, "Where is the CHP?
We haven't seen any cops on the freeways we use
in a LONG time. We chalked it up to state budget
cuts- totally plausible when you add the
condition of the roads lately. Arizona has nothing
on us with the Grand Canyon. We have Grand Canyons
all over the 5...
Where DOES our tax money go?
The schools are falling to shit, the roads
are falling to shit and forget about
health care in this state or any other for that
matter.

BHN

[Initech]

53. That's an unwritten rule in California

And that is - there's never a cop around when you NEED one.

[Nikki Stone 1]

52. Wasn't there a bomb threat at LAX in the past couple of weeks?

I can't remember the details, dammit, but LAX gets put in lockdown everytime they get a threat like that.