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    Exclamation The BCE's plan to make sure you buy $3/gal gas this summer

    Gov't Warns of Summer Bomb Plots in U.S.

    By CURT ANDERSON, Associated Press Writer

    WASHINGTON - Terrorists might try to bomb buses and rail lines in major U.S. cities this summer, according to a government bulletin issued to law enforcement officials nationwide.

    The FBI and Homeland Security Department sent a bulletin Thursday night saying terrorists could attempt to conceal explosives in luggage and carry-on bags, such as duffel bags and backpacks.

    The bulletin cites uncorroborated intelligence as indicating that such bombs could be made of ammonium nitrate fertilizer and diesel fuel, similar to what was used to blow up the Oklahoma City federal building in April 1995.

    A senior federal law enforcement official, speaking Friday on condition of anonymity, said recent intelligence, coupled with the deadly March 11 commuter train bombings in Madrid, has increased the level of concern about a potential attack in the United States.

    The bulletin did not specify a particular city that might be targeted.

    Al-Qaida and other terrorist groups have "demonstrated the intent and capability" to attack public transportation with a variety of bombs, including suicide bombers, the bulletin says. Such attacks have occurred in Israel, Greece, Turkey, Spain and elsewhere.

    In Spain on Friday, police found a bomb connected to a detonator with a 450-foot cable under the tracks of a high-speed train railway between Madrid and Seville. Bomb disposal exports disarmed the device and no train was in the vicinity when it was discovered, Spanish officials said.

    The U.S. bulletin says that a "viable" explosive constructed of ammonium nitrate and diesel "could be concealed in standard luggage."

    British authorities earlier this week arrested eight people on suspicion of being involved in a possible terrorist plot that included the discovery of 1,000 pounds of ammonium nitrate.

    The warning follows by one day an FBI bulletin to state and local law enforcement agencies raising concern that terrorists might try to use cultural, artistic or athletic visas to slip into the United States undetected.

    The new bulletin lists a number of suggestions for city transportation systems to enhance security. These include close monitoring of parking lots, removal of trash receptacles, limiting access points, improving lighting and beefing up overall law enforcement presence.

    Barriers should be deployed at key points to prevent terrorists from parking a bomb-laden vehicle, possibly disguised as a delivery truck, close to entrances and exits.

    "Question drivers and direct them to move immediately," the bulletin says.

    In addition, the bulletin recommends passenger screening steps such as random security sweeps, positive matches of bags and cargo to passengers, and reminding passengers to immediately report any unattended bags or suspicious behavior.

    Keep em in fear and buying the deliberately overpriced gas..... How can people be so GODDAMNED STUPID not to see through this bullshit??
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    Keep reading into your paranoid delusions.. It will be the death of you...
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    High gas prices are a simple case of basic economics.............supply and demand. There's less supply with OPEC countries reducing production so prices are starting to reflect that.
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    And the OPEC guys aren't doing this as a favor to Junior?

    Or perhaps a threat of invasion from him?
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    Rising gas prices are a bad thing for the short-term but a good long term thing for the alternative energy industry. Perhaps even the doubters will get interested enough when they end up paying $4 a gallon. Long term will cripple the petroleum industry and will end up hopefully backfiring on the neo-conservatives.

    But for now, they've got us.
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    The best thing for alternative energy (and lower gas prices) is to keep Texas oil politicians the fuck out of Washington DC

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    Well, the only way to do that is to bankrupt the oil industry to keep them from buying their way into office.

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    Who worries about funding his campaign. With 170 million in the bank and plenty of donations from normal guys like me, W is in the drivers seat.


    Its gonna be fun to see this place in November, when Kerry is sent back to MA, totally bitchslapped like Dukakis!

    BTW, ever hear of OPEC?
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    I'm willing to bet a lot, if not most of Shrub's donations will be corporate in origin. Not from ordinary guys like you and Sammy Hagar.

    Its gonna be fun to see this place in November, when Kerry is sent back to MA, totally bitchslapped like Dukakis!
    I'm sure our resident Kerry supporter, BigBadBrian will be devastated.

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    Yeah, Dubya's gonna have NSA ops blow up a couple of Amtraks so he can line his pockets.


    When is your mothership supposed to beam you back up?
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    Our refineries are operating at capacity, it's not like there's not enough oil. They just can't get it done to meed the demand. If they would ease restrictions and allow more to be built, it would be better for the American consumer.
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    I agree with that...

    It will create jobs as well...

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    Originally posted by diamondD
    Our refineries are operating at capacity, it's not like there's not enough oil. They just can't get it done to meed the demand. If they would ease restrictions and allow more to be built, it would be better for the American consumer.
    If the American consumer would stop buying gigatantic SUVs that get about the same gas mileage as a school bus, we wouldn't need such a demand. And get this, gas prices are up and so are SUV sales. Go figure.

    No more oil refineries. The oil industry should be phased out, not encouraged. We need to move onto something more easily renewable like hydrogen.

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    Get this too, I bought one of those SUVs last Oct and love it.

    Don't want more refineries? Get used to paying $2 a gallon and more in the future.

    As long as they are selling gas burning cars, you gotta have plants making gasoline.

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    I hope you also love paying $80 for a tank of gas.

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    Oh, and another thing, more oil refineries would only be a short term solution. It will be blind luck finding new sources.

    Edited to add: But that's where invading Iraq comes in, doesn't it?
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    Bottom line is because the BCE has been involved in every Republican administration since WWII, the oil industry has far too much influence in Washington DC.

    It's not that the technology to build more effecient vehicles doesn't exist. It's that they keep it surpressed because you can't "own" hydrogen and solar power like you do oil wells.

    Hybrids are a step in the right direction. Logically, they should be completely outselling the SUV's. But then, the BCE isn't giving anybody a tax write off for a Prius like they are for a gas guzzling Hummer.

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    Originally posted by Pink Spider
    I hope you also love paying $80 for a tank of gas.
    I'm a capitalist. I wouldn't have bought it if I couldn't afford it.

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    Originally posted by Pink Spider
    Oh, and another thing, more oil refineries would only be a short term solution. It will be blind luck finding new sources.

    Edited to add: But that's where invading Iraq comes in, doesn't it?
    That has nothing to do with finding new sources because Iraq's already a member of OPEC and there's known plentiful supplies.


    When there's money to be made, you can bet someone will find a way to make affordable luxury hybrids.

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    Originally posted by Pink Spider
    And get this, gas prices are up and so are SUV sales. Go figure.

    Is that a reflection of the bad economy that you liberals are trying to shove down americas throat ??

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    What do you drive FORD ??

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    What do you drive FORD ??
    my guess is a modified yugo thats powered by the self rightous speeches of howard dean and looney tune babbalings of internet conspreracy theorist bullshit. so in other words it's wind powered.
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    I drive a FORD, of course

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    Originally posted by ELVIS
    Is that a reflection of the bad economy that you liberals are trying to shove down americas throat ??
    It's called credit. Consumer debt is at a record high.

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    That's a personal responsibility...

    You liberals are full of shit...

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