Author Topic: FBI Issues Alert Against Almanac Carriers (Read 820 times)

Ozark · « **on:** December 29, 2003, 09:30:55 PM »

WASHINGTON (AP) - The FBI is warning police nationwide to be alert for people carrying almanacs, cautioning that the popular reference books covering everything from abbreviations to weather trends could be used for terrorist planning.

In a bulletin sent Christmas Eve to about 18,000 police organizations, the FBI said terrorists may use almanacs "to assist with target selection and pre-operational planning."

It urged officers to watch during searches, traffic stops and other investigations for anyone carrying almanacs, especially if the books are annotated in suspicious ways.

The FBI said information typically found in almanacs that could be useful for terrorists includes profiles of cities and states and information about waterways, bridges, dams, reservoirs, tunnels, buildings and landmarks. It said this information is often accompanied by photographs and maps.

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midnight Target · « **Reply #1 on:** December 29, 2003, 09:32:47 PM »

I got an Almanac for Christmas..... Am I on the "LIST" now?

udet · « **Reply #2 on:** December 29, 2003, 09:35:30 PM »

it's called paranoia. FBI is FUBAR

Mini D · « **Reply #3 on:** December 29, 2003, 09:52:00 PM »

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Originally posted by midnight Target
I got an Almanac for Christmas..... Am I on the "LIST" now?

Don't worry MT... it's not a list you weren't already on.

MiniD

Regular · « **Reply #4 on:** December 29, 2003, 09:54:43 PM »

wth hell? i get those ghey books from my rich uncle every year.

Guess I am a terrorist this year for x mas.

Chairboy · « **Reply #5 on:** December 29, 2003, 09:59:08 PM »

NEWS FLASH!

Terrorists are believed to have read newspapers to keep track of current events and plan their attacks. Be alert for anyone reading or buying newspapers, they may be THE ENEMY!

Yeager · « **Reply #6 on:** December 29, 2003, 10:05:41 PM »

obviously just "another"scare tactic used by the bush regime to scare the ignorant public with false pretense.

The horror......

Gunthr · « **Reply #7 on:** December 29, 2003, 10:09:13 PM »

You know, that kind of stuff comes over the teletype almost everyother day now. Its of some interest to law enforcement, particularly those who are right down where the rubber meets the road, but I wish it weren't published in newspapers and the media. It sounds stupid to half the general public and needlessly scary to the other half.

Gunslinger · « **Reply #8 on:** December 29, 2003, 10:10:37 PM »

actualy an almanac is a GREAT tool for relaying coded mesages as long as both parties have similar almanacs. Think about it, if both of you had "calenders" that both had specific information and specific dates that would be nearly perfect for planing.

more than likely this report was generated because some suspected terrorits had almanacs with certain dates circle or somthing.

LePaul · « **Reply #9 on:** December 29, 2003, 11:30:54 PM »

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Originally posted by Yeager
obviously just "another"scare tactic used by the bush regime to scare the ignorant public with false pretense.

The horror......

I dunno what's worse....the fact you THINK that..or BELEIVE it

maslo · « **Reply #10 on:** December 30, 2003, 02:10:52 AM »

bu bu bu bu they are after you

but dont worry we, super cool fbi, cia gonna protect you by non spoken way
just pass us few billions of mickey mouse money and belive in us

Fishu · « **Reply #11 on:** December 30, 2003, 02:12:19 AM »

Terrorist conspiracy, I tell you...

Maniac · « **Reply #12 on:** December 30, 2003, 02:18:05 AM »

Arrest the Almenac makers...

And hang em.

Animal · « **Reply #13 on:** December 30, 2003, 02:28:13 AM »

LETS BURN ALMANACS!!!

GRUNHERZ · « **Reply #14 on:** December 30, 2003, 02:47:37 AM »

So some think it sounds silly and vague and pointless. Perhaps almost as silly and vague as saying on September 10, 2001 that you should watch out for people with GPS devices or boxcutters... In other words, you never know what is important or where this info came from and those of you who are ridiculing this should really consider that...