Just what we all wanted for a holiday gift, a transit threat! New York increased security in subways and trains today after the government announced a possible threat of al-Qaida suicide bombers during the holiday season. The FBI received a “plausible but unsubstantiated” report that al-Qaida terrorists in late September may have discussed attacking the subway system.
Rep. Peter King, the top Republican on the House Homeland Security Committee, said authorities “have very real specifics as to who it is and where the conversation took place and who conducted it. It certainly involves suicide bombing attacks on the mass transit system in and around New York and it’s plausible, but there’s no evidence yet that it’s in the process of being carried out.” -Associated Press
Alright folks, just be sure to do what the sign says-see something, say something.
Yesterday at 5pm Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) went into Rhode Island courthouses and rounded up 31 cleaning employees who were also illegal immigrants. This comes on the heals of a dispute between the cleaners and their contractor, he was apparently not paying wages and they were beginning to organize.
On Wednesday The New York Times (and many other news outlets) reported on an immigration/borders story that I worry many folks missed. The below paragraph really says it all: