Word: guardsmen
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...into the parking lot with nothing more than the statement, "I'm here to see the Governor." Luckily for me, this doesn't require memorizing his name. Also lucky for me is that Michael Leavitt's name is on his office door. There were no National Guardsmen in the building, no Secret Service, no bomb-sniffing dogs, none of the things that had made speed skating so exciting. In fact, Leavitt, who was wearing a really nice Christmas sweater, has himself been walking through lots of magnetometers at events - including curling, of which he is a big fan. "I find...
Terrorist hysteria has common sense by the throat. No one wants a sequel to Sept. 11, and it’s only with best intentions that we’ve deployed M-16 toting National Guardsmen to airports nationwide. But Logan Airport wasn’t the target of terrorism on Sept. 11, it was only the vehicle. M-16s would not have changed a thing. With the same well-intended logic that has soldiers in our airports, the troops could be in stadiums, malls, busy streets and anywhere else that might be associated with a terrorist threat. Then America...
...lookout for mysterious health symptoms," said health czar Tommy Thompson, but who doesn't have those? We were told last week not to panic but to be prepared; to get on with our lives, even though we barely recognize them now that there are F-16s overhead and National Guardsmen at the train station. The Vice President is in the witness-protection program, and the FBI initially coded its Thursday warning of an imminent attack "skyfall." Officials were vague about the target but precise about the timing. They had "certain information" that there would be more attacks, somewhere, "over...
...security officials across the country, “America on Alert” is more than a tag line on CNN. It’s the new way of life: the Centers of Disease Control are monitoring anthrax outbreaks, armed National Guardsmen are securing airports, fighter jets are flying combat air patrols over major cities and tall buildings have readied for quick evacuation. Vice President Richard Cheney has been moved to a secure undisclosed location...
...Attorney General John Ashcroft has asked American businesses and the general public to be on "high alert," given what he believes to be a heightened risk for more terrorist attacks on U.S. soil. Police and national guardsmen have been stationed in and around cities, providing increased security to major thoroughfares, bridges and tourist attractions. Ashcroft has also asked the FBI to temporarily suspend investigations into the September 11th attacks in order to focus on taking preventative measures against any imminent attacks...