Great.....perhaps this will stop us from buying toys!

Just another reason to shop online

Hmm...economy on the rocks, Bush's disapproval rating hits a record high, dissatisfaction with Iraq hits a record high...BOOGA BOOGA! Terror! Al Qaeda! Look over there!

Big deal...

Too far away from the election; if they stage an attack now they'll only have to stage another one next year.

Everybody needs to stay calm....they tell us this every fricken year since 9/11. It's a government scare tactic. We are close to another election, and what better way to keep the sheep behind the fence then by fear of the "maybe" happening.

Tom Clancy's book "Teeth of the Tiger" details exactly this type of attack. I believe there were four malls hit simultaneously. The terrorists enter the US via the Mexico border.

This I doubt. There is very little that can be achieved by this.

They can attack us where ever they want when ever they want thanks to our wide open borders. And when they do attack I want the heads of bush and chertoff for leaving us so vulerable.

Got a question for you....If someone connected with this planned attack was captured, would you accept water boarding this guy in order to acquire the info needed to save shoppers' lives? What if you knew the planned attack was within the next day or two?

Oh no! Not the malls! I mean, the fact that 5 political hacks and bums on the supreme court threw a federal election, and destroyed any remnant of democracy in this country, and that a mass-murdering moron continues to occupy the white house and destroy our nation is OK. But - if the terrorists destroy the malls, where will we get big-screen TVs! This must send chills down the spines of every true 'merikan.

Whatever!!! I am really sick of these guys leaking this stuff to inspire fear just about the time they want to take more freedom away or distract from some illegal thing they did that the media picked up on. I'm not buying it anymore.

Do al Qaeda really think this will discourage our economy? If anything, it will bolster already-blossoming E-Commerce. Sorry to be a downer terrorists, but this one looks like a wash.

We don't need Al Qaeda to disrupt the U.S. economy, we've got Gearge Bush!

If they blow up Gamestop before I get my Wii, man am I going to be pissed.

This report can not be true. Everybody knows that guns are not allowed in shopping malls. Al Qaeda will take one look at the "No Guns" signs and turn back in defeat!

I'm amazed that they haven't been doing this already. I really am. It would be extremely easy to do relative to a 9-11 type attack. Very glad it hasn't happened and hope our luck holds.

Dumb Idea for Al Queda. With the economy slumping deeper into the Abyss,
Do they really think there will be THAT many holiday shoppers crowding the malls of America to become potential
targets ?? What happends if they attack and nobodys home ??

al Qaeda would be better off to sit back and let China keep doing it.

If something does happen, the first thing the FBI would do is to declare that it's 'not terror related' as they have done so often in the past.

No problem in Chicago, the terrorists and illegal aliens have free rein over the state of Illinois because our borders are wide open and our immigration laws are NOT enforced. The LA info is ironic - they have the most illegal aliens and liberal law breaking immigration criminal supporting policies of all. Lack of respect for our immigration laws (by our government) is how the 9-11 terrorists were able to move freely about the country. No Changes from 2001 - except maybe worse.

Quick, Hillary, take a poll and then see what your fellow White House hopefuls have to say about this before you weigh in!

At the rate the economy is going, no worry, none of us will have any money to be at the malls shopping.

Can we blame this on 'Global Warming' or Gearge Bush too?

in LA???
They trying to take out the gangs or something out there? That would kinda help the police out then

Hmm..lets see. Once again we have information, "that U.S. intelligence officers are uncertain as to whether the information is real, and intelligence officers say there is a concern that it could be "disinformation." What the FBI & the DHS has turned into is a Ministry of Disinformation. Goebbels and Goering are laughing in their graves.

i love that last line about jihadist chat rooms saying how they boast about the attacks... You would hear the same crap in any aol chat room.

I think alerts like this are created by terrorists to distract from actual intentions. After 9/11 was shown to be on the radar for several years prior to the attack, however, you can't ignore anything anymore. Our best defense is to go about our lives and not let terrorists win with fear.

Regarding Dave J's Post: Remember the gas attack on the train system in Spain? Can't happen? Watch out, this threat is real. Oh, I forgot, we brought the towers down, and OJ IS innocent. Go back to sleep Dave.

Let's see,, we were told that Soros would ruin our economy if we put Bush back in the oval office, we did. The American dollar is under attack and it is not certainly by our friends, now have a warning that the thug nasties of the peaceful loving Islamic faith plan on attacking shopping districts during Christmas season,,,I have credit card, I have computer, and I am not afraid of using them.
Now lets find another source for our oil, such as the Gulf, or Alaska, then work to find a clean alternative fuel, and tell the Middle East a nest of vipers to continue on fighting each other till the next kingdom comes.

They say this every holiday season.
As far as the Economy on the rocks, Washington DA, check the recent reports.

It is a scare tactic, as that is the only thing that keeps people ontheir toes, but to say threats does not exist is to put your head in the (dare I say ) SAND.

This type of “disinformation” is its own type of terrorism. The FBI is damned if they do and damned if they don’t. If the FBI doesn’t share the bulletin and something happens, it is bad news for FBI and of course for us. If the FBI tells us about such bulletins then we become frighten, we stay home in fear, and our economy suffers.

Let's see, there was an planned jihadi bombing of the mall in Cherry Valley, IL and the jihadi shooting up the mall in Utah, both within the last year.

So obviously any warning from the federal government that there could be a coordinated attack at malls during the busiest time of year is obviously a plot by the Bush administration to boost their ratings.

I suppose this is planned for Black Friday - I do believe these attacks are planned on a yearly basis.
Of course no one will be in the malls this year as no one has ANY MONEY!!!
Shouldn't be a problem.
Any chance of Bush and Cheney shopping in these malls during the planned attacks?

It is not paranoia if they are really trying to kill us--and guess what--they are really trying to kill us.

Looks like the 35% of Democrats that think 9/11 was an inside job are VERY well represented here.

I'm surprised this hasn't happened already. Either they haven't tried or our security services are doing a terrific job.

I wonder what the over-under is for posts about this article calling this warning by the FBI a rightwing conspiracy to scare the public. I'd say at least 100.

It's real people. It's our reality for the distant future. Let's just hope we can stop as many of these attacks as possible.

Who the heck still shops at the mall? They have this thing called the Internet...wait a minute, is Amazon behind this latest tip?

Let's see, there was an planned jihadi bombing of the mall in Cherry Valley, IL and the jihadi shooting up the mall in Utah, both within the last year.

So obviously any warning from the federal government that there could be a coordinated attack at malls during the busiest time of year is obviously a plot by the Bush administration to boost their ratings.

Why would Al Qaeda attack before the elections. That would just make sure that their best friends, the Democrats, would lose...

My only advice to the 'terrorist': you're going to need 'Allah' just to find a parking place.

fear mongering... just in time for the primaries

"I mean, the fact that 5 political hacks and bums on the supreme court threw a federal election, and destroyed any remnant of democracy in this country..."

Gee, I guess if I were al-Qaeda's strategist this is exactly the kind of hysteria I'd be happy about in my target nation. "No, Ayman, don't you see? Whenever we attack, half the country blames a neo-con conspiracy, and nevers stops attacking the government and the culture of patriotism for us! It's brilliant!"

It's people like you, Bob, who demonstrate why "democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others." Fool.

So far, we have been warned about planes, trains, buses, malls, banks apartment buildings, places where people gather, water sources, power plants, remote controlled airplanes, limos, stadiums, baby strollers, helicopters, crop dusters, airports, gumball machines, schools, bridges, roads freeways, Walmarts and my personal favorite, 'people who walk quietly through the woods'. Terrorism is easy folks, the fact that there have been no terrorist attacks here in the last 7 years is evidence of .....#1 Our intelligence services suddenly became competent, or #2 they have not tried to attack us because we all live in fear already, the objective of terrorism has already been accomplished. Sure, some genius' out there think that AQ just want to kill ppl with no political objective, so to those ppl, I say 'watch out!!'

Who cares.....most normal people shop on the web....what, are these islamic losers gonna blow up the internet too ?

Why do liberals always think this stuff is an attempt to scare the public? Isn't it possible that this is real?

I may dislike Bush and the republicans, but I'm not dumb enough to be a democrat.

I am glad this is being treated with the contempt it deserves. Not that it might not happen, but if it does, we are not as likely to invade another wrong country.

Everyone using the boogie man of an open mexican border mmigration needs to remember that the 9-11 terrorists came through CANADA, people. Down and then through Maine. Jeez. Bigots who just want to make this about getting mexicans out of our country need to realize we've never had a problem with regard to terrorism that way.

Where is Jack Bower??????????

Remember, we must remain "vigilant", like Dubya told us...that will stop the attacks.

WHAT IS WITH EVERYONE?FIRST OF ALL, WHETHER IT'S REAL OR NOT,IT'S NO LAUGHING MATTER-I HAVE GRANDCHILDREN AND WORRY ABOUT THEIR FUTURES EVERYDAY-I HOPE AND PRAY THAT WE ARE NOT PUT THROUGH ANOTHER 9/11 OR ANYTHING EVEN CLOSE TO IT-OUR COUNTRY NEEDS TO STAND TOGETHER AND BE STRONG,JUST LIKE WE SEEMED TO BE AFTER 9/11.

I am also surprised that this has not happened before, I suspect that it may have on a small scale and been buried. I would also say that unless it is done on a massive scale, this may tweak Americans enough to tick many of us off and may actually give the War on Terror a bump in the polls - so to speak. On-line shopping gets a boost until high-tech terrorists hammer the sites. The brown truck delivery guys are going to have a whole lot of overtime pay.

You have GOT to read the sarcastic comments.

they are priceless!!!!!!

This is such a phony story. I mean, it's not like we've ever been attacked before, right?

There's no such thing as Santa Claus, Easter Bunny and Al Qaeda, right?

Right?

If these attacks take place, I as a conservative would greatly favor impeachment of Bush for he has allowed the border to stay open and God only knows how many terrorists have come in disguised as tomatoe pickers. Terrorists are here to do jobs Americans won't do too-whacko McVeigh excluded.

WHAT IS WITH EVERYONE?FIRST OF ALL, WHETHER IT'S REAL OR NOT,IT'S NO LAUGHING MATTER-I HAVE GRANDCHILDREN AND WORRY ABOUT THEIR FUTURES EVERYDAY-I HOPE AND PRAY THAT WE ARE NOT PUT THROUGH ANOTHER 9/11 OR ANYTHING EVEN CLOSE TO IT-OUR COUNTRY NEEDS TO STAND TOGETHER AND BE STRONG,JUST LIKE WE SEEMED TO BE AFTER 9/11.

Toronoman- Where are you getting that number - 30% of Dems think 911 was an inside job?? Pure B.S.

OH B.S.!
Just another Bu$hCo production of distraction.

and WELL SAID! Dave J. "Hmm...economy on the rocks, Bush's disapproval rating hits a record high, dissatisfaction with Iraq hits a record high...BOOGA BOOGA! Terror! Al Qaeda! Look over there!"

IFFFF one damned thing blows up in this country, I personally want the Military Commission's Act, the Patriot Act, FISA updates, and all the other nightmare policies Bu$hCo has enacted TRASHED IMMEDIATELY for not working.
AND I WANT THE ENTIRE BU$H CABAL GONE!

Oh! And WE CAN LEAVE IRAQ TOO, CAUSE THEY'RE FIGHTING US OVER HERE, NO NEED TO FIGHT THEM THERE ANYMORE.

of course you can blame this on global warming. everybody knows that people get angry when they are too hot, and the global warming is making the climate temperatures rise in the middle east. duh.

That dialysis machine that the CIA gave to OBL must be working ok. American health care at its best.

And if something did happen and the Bush administration didn't put out a warning, what then? I imagine all the liberals would be hollering about how Bush knew ahead and let things happen anyway. I am sure the far left would say it was a conspiracy and that Bush was behind it.

The fact is, thier are really evil people in the world. Like it or not, Bush isn't one of them.

Bush may not be a great president... may even be incompetent, but if the libs don't figure out who the true enemy is, then we really are in trouble.

What if a car pulled up to a concourse at a major airport during the holiday travel season and 6 terrorists armed with automatic weapons and grenades ran in and began killing? What or who could prevent such a horror? The local cops with their dogs and Glocks?

Economy on the rocks?? Whats a good economy in your opinion?? I hate people that claim a bad economy when they have personal money trouble. The economy isnt based on JUST YOUR SITUATION you narcisitic liberal !

We should take threats seriuosly. Those that scoff are just ignorant. We shouldnt take the other extreme either and panic like liberal girls.

We just use commen sense and keep vigilant. Why do some feel thats so unreasonable???

Perhaps all you smart people have an the answer. Our security in America is
a sham. God has protected us - yes, God, He is still in control.
The Scientists, Professors, and US Government are destroying DNA and
messing with God's creations. How about the idiots in D.C. who "PORK" us
to death? There is plenty of blame to
go around.

This highlights the real harm the Bush Admin did in lying to the world about an Iraqi threat. They can't be trusted. When there is a real threat the USA no-one will be able to believe them. I can only hope that someday justice will be done and Bush/ Cheney will be in prison where they belong.

9-11 was an inside job, and a 'terrorist' mall attack will be too. This will be the next 'false-flag' attack by the globalist cabal at the top levels of our government to expand the national security umbrella to malls, shopping areas - and every other place that isn't already under the maniacal grip of police-state control. The trucks rounding up dissidents for detention and extermination will follow. Thanks FEMA!

"al Qaeda hoped to disrupt the U.S. economy and has been planning the attack for the past two years." Maybe they should enlist George Bush - he's done more to crash-dive the economy and devalue the Dollar than any terrorist could dream of doing...

Disrupt the economy?!!? More than Bernake and the rest of those buffoons in DC?!? Gimme a damn break.

I don't know if cheney/bush can get away with pulling another 911 sham but it is timely that we're headed srt8 into a depression and they pull the old pickpocket ruse, bump and distract=TERRORISTS!! YIKES! While we all go broke and our country is ruined from the inside. Shame on us. We're letting this happen to ourselves. 911 was an inside job designed to have THIS VERY EFFECT. Be afraid while cheney/bush destroy our whole country.

Jack Bower can't help us 'cause the writers are on strike.

To aboe- what freedoms have you/we lost?

To Trillion 1- Bush/Chertoff want to contain the border, the Dems want everyone to come over and play, and vote!

When you're out shopping for your loved ones this holiday season and you see a muslim person, go give them a hug and wish them a happy holiday. Maybe buy them a present. We are all in this together.

For all the willing ostriches in America,who keep sticking their heads in the sand, after all the past attacks on the US that you said would not and could not happen--- they did happen.
Not only al queda but every other form or organization of terror wants to disrupt life in America.
So what if it is advertised many times and hasn't happened yet, the twin towers project was 'practiced' several times over the perhaps 10 years before the actual strike, so it happened.
They are not on the fast track like everything in the US. They don't care if they have to wait 10 years to get it right.
Personally, I would rather be warned 50 times and it not happen than not be warned at all and then it happen.
I am anxious to see what all the doubters and complainers have to say about it when it does happen regardless of who is in the White House and the other two Houses in the Government.
It is not just one man, Bush or whoever is up there. There are plenty of Dems and Reps in there that are not doing their jobs and then the Judges too.
If people are not warned and it happens, WHAT WILL YOU SAY?

They are coming to get us, Help me please... Just more fear mongering from Bush and Cheney.

If they were really worried they would have shut down the constant flow of illegal immigrants coming across our borders.

Bush is a liar, and his administration has used 9/11 to trample our rights in the name of Security.

Remember this quote from our forefathers...

"people willing to trade their freedom for temporary security deserve neither and will lose both"

Gee imagine that, another terror warning just as our gas prices are set to go up to $4 a gallon within the next few weeks. Nothing like taking your mind off of being raped at the pumps like another good ol Al Qaeda warning! Thanks for looking out for us Bush & Company.

Beware of shopping mall Santa's who only learned how to FLY the sleigh, but don't care how to LAND it. More nonsense paranoia from the minimal mind of George Bush, distracting his citizens from the many, many problems he's NOT addressing at home.

Don't we have enough malls anyway? Sheesh. I guess I'm supposed to go tape up my windows and prepare for Al-Qaeda (CIA) to blow up an empty mall in LA or Chicago? I'm pretty sure that this would be a non-event for our sorry economy. Way to go Bush/Cheney . . . can we have another 4 years? Not sure what we'll do without all of this "terra".

Ratcheting up the scare factor as usual...why anybody continues to believe in the myth of AL QAEDA is beyond me...the gubberment couldn't protect anything but their own interests in case of an "attack" anyway...

SCREW Al Qaeda!

Libs totally crack me up. Al Qaeda? Just a Bush ploy. Global Warming? We're all gonna die!!

If Al-Qaeda really wants to harm our economy, they'd have to set off a nuclear device, probably a dirty bomb, in one of our ports. If they are going to attack a mall, I'd think it would be some sort of bio/chem attack...not for the higher casualty count, but for the psychological factor...anyway, I don't shop, but I do live on a hill above the port of LA/Long Beach, so I'm more worried about port security.

What, "Al-Qaeda" might disrupt our economy? What economy?

This is typical I guess 3000 plus deaths every 5-10 years is an accepable amount of loss to not be an influence for change in the world. When unfortunatley its a loved on affected on a personal level then maybe it will be something to acknowled....Another thing if it did happen you same doubters will be blogging that it was Bush's fault and his inability to protect the America people..

Just some more fiction and lies from our government. Have a Merry Christmas and shop till you drop!!

As a conservative, I would be outraged if America is attacked. I would greatly favor impeachment for allowing the borders to stay open and untold numbers of terrorists to come in via Mexico.

But chocolate rations have been increased by 50 grams!

I simply love reading comments from you doubting fools. You're the same people that go off on Bush (but conspicuously not Clinton) for not doing enough about al Qaeda before 9/11. You're the same people who claim there is too much secrecy in government. Yet, here, the government releases the information they have in an attempt to keep law enforcement agencies on their toes, and you can only claim it's a scare tactic.
If you had 2 brain cells to rub together, you'd realize that terrorists are plotting, and the fact they've failed to execute a major plot in the USA since 9/11 is irrelevant. How many years passed between the WTC bombings and 9/11? EIGHT YEARS, and most of the government was barely concerned about thwarting them for that entire period.
Use a little common sense... consider what it takes to plan a terrorist attack, and what it takes to uncover the plan and maybe you'll be less likely to dismiss these reports out-of-hand. It may well be that announcing government knowledge of the threat is enough for the terrorists to postpone or even cancel it. But you'll never know, and you continue to live in your little dream worlds when there are people out there intent on killing you in any way possible. Will the next 9/11 wake you up? Somehow I doubt it.