Be Careful...

'Credible But Not Specific' Threat of New Terrorist Attack

US and European officials said Tuesday they have detected a plot to carry out a major, coordinated series of commando-style terror attacks in Britain, France, Germany and possibly the United States.

A senior US official said that while there is a "credible" threat, no specific time or place is known. President Obama has been briefed about the threat, say senior US officials.

It's the "soft target" part that concerns me. They've shown no compunction about slaughtering school children, among other things; we've seen multiple attacks on public transportation; and recently they've been opening fire in crowded areas as part of their terrorism campaign. There hasn't been a follow-up attack on US soil (or even against US targets abroad) since 9/11; with the changing of the guard in the White House it's folly to think that they have given up the "Death to America" rhetoric.

I harbor no John McClane-style fantasies about taking on an all-star team of terrorists, let's get that right out in the open. My plan for dealing with such attacks consists mainly of trying to not be anywhere near where tangoes are likely to strike; anything other than that is p*ssing into the wind. An attack could occur pretty much anywhere at any time using a wide variety of weapons and tactics, and there's simply no way for the average person to adequately train for even a tenth of all possible scenarios.

What we can do, though, is be alert; keep our eyes and ears open and just BOLO for anything out of the ordinary. I'm not suggesting we get all tinfoil hattie paranoid, just use common sense and the same situational awareness we use in our daily lives at all times. Get used to the idea that "condition white" simply does not exist any more - yellow should be the lowest form of alert, and even then only in the safest of safe spots (mental note: a second, concealed gun safe for the ground floor is long overdue...)

Don't go crazy looking for Black Bart in your back yard, but keep a sharp eye out regardless...

That is all.

Link thoughtfully provided by PISSED. Thanks for the warning buddy - now let's get to the range for some more carbine practice!