Bill Sykes' Newsletter
from America.
(October 2002)
An ex-Brit gives his views-(without fear
or favor)---of the American Scene
September Eleventh, 2002, came and went without
undue incident.
On the 11th of September, 2002, the first anniversary of
the 2001 terrorist actions against the United States, everything
went without obvious incident. This could be expected with
the intensive security precautions being taken.
 Terrorists
may be vile, and murderous groups of individuals, but they
obviously are not stupid enough to disregard the warning
signs of intense security. They plan to commit their murderous
acts when such actions are least expected and when security
has become lax due to the lack of incidents.
The highest level of alert, condition “RED”
was designated in the days before, during, and after the
anniversary date, and is still in effect several weeks later.
The following color-coded alerts also apply to US interests
overseas.
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Red: (Severe condition), This is declared when there
is a “severe risk” of terrorist attack.
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Orange: ( High condition), This is declared when there
is a “high risk” of terrorist attack.
-
Yellow: (Elevated condition), This is declared when
there is an “elevated risk” of a terrorist
attack.
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Blue: (Guarded condition), This condition is declared
when there is a “general risk” of terrorist
attack.
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Green: (Low condition), This condition is declared
when there is “low risk” of terrorist attacks.
These conditions include other verbiage, which outlines
additional emergency precautions and procedures.
One would have thought that High, (RED), Medium, (WHITE),
and Low, (BLUE), would have been sufficient, and also patriotic
into the bargain. Trust the USA to go overboard with all
the colors of the rainbow. With the addition of black, white,
and brown we would have a complete snooker set.
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Color
Coded Alerts
