17-02-2003 09:22									#1
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According to some inside information I've heard from a local fire department, the alert status for the USA will be upgraded to red on the 18th and war with Iraq will begin on the 22nd. This information isn't supposed to be public yet, but since it's gonna happen anyway, I figured I would post to see if anyone else has heard anything similar. AFAIK, only the higher up officials (fire chiefs, etc.) know about this.

Keep in mind, this isn't confirmed, but I did hear it from a reliable source.

Any thoughts? I think it sucks.

	17-02-2003 09:26									#2
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So who did your fire department buddy hear this from?

	17-02-2003 09:28									#3
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You heard it here first Apolyton!
On the other hand, I wonder why a fire department of all things would be privy to such high level top secret info.

	17-02-2003 09:29									#4
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Red means "Bend over and kiss your ass goodbye" so I doubt that anyone outside of DC would know about an increase in alert level beforehand.

	17-02-2003 09:29									#5
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Not a buddy. The chief. I guess they got a notification from... somewhere. I didn't get all the details. They were told because of the fire departments emergency response duties I guess.

	17-02-2003 09:30									#6
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Hey, I could be wrong... but lets wait 2 days and see.

	17-02-2003 09:31									#7
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I didn't think war would start for another couple weeks, but maybe this could be an alert to our Iraqi posters to start digging in to their camoflauge trenches.

	17-02-2003 09:31									#8
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I think something is going to happen though soon.

	17-02-2003 09:32									#9
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alert level is a joke

	17-02-2003 09:40									#10
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If they attack on the 22nd, then there'll be a terrorist attack before the 24th.

	17-02-2003 09:51									#11
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I seriously doubt that anybody at the Fire Chief level knows when the attack against Iraq is going to occur. Further, isn't the 22nd half moon? I could buy around March 1, but not the 22nd.

	17-02-2003 12:11									#12
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Pardon my ignorance here.........but what the frick does a half moon have to do with anything?

	17-02-2003 12:26									#13
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bush is a mystic?

	17-02-2003 12:29									#14
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but what the frick does a half moon have to do with anything?

More light during the night. We have night goggles, which makes it more advantageous for us to fight during dark nights.

	17-02-2003 12:33									#15
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I would've sworn that there was an article posted on poly before, about the attack starting on feb 22nd, but that could be my imagination.

	17-02-2003 12:33									#16
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Clarification is a wonderful thing you know

	17-02-2003 12:44									#17
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Ah yes, try this thread posted by MarkG.


edit: is that midnight gmt or est?

	17-02-2003 12:47									#18
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Well, the dates agree with each other. And yes, I know it seems unlikely that the fire chiefs would have this info, but I guess they're expecting some kind of terrorist attack and they want the emergency response to be ready. Seems like another reason not to go to war if you ask me.

	17-02-2003 12:48									#19
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quote: Originally posted by BustaMike Well, the dates agree with each other. And yes, I know it seems unlikely that the fire chiefs would have this info, but I guess they're expecting some kind of terrorist attack and they want the emergency response to be ready. Seems like another reason not to go to war if you ask me.

maybe the war is a trick to make the al qaeda cells activate?

	17-02-2003 12:54									#20
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i hope not, that would really cause a lot of havoc...

	17-02-2003 12:56									#21
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This post has reached us just in time for the threat level to be reduced from orange.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dy...-2003Feb16.html

	17-02-2003 12:56									#22
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Terror alert red means alot of government offices have to be closed, we won't go red unless its really serious, as in an imminent danger of an attack and we have a specific threat. The alert level we are now on, orange, means it is likely that an attack will occur. We won't go red unless it's REALLY serious.