For Immediate Release
November 14, 2002
Deputy Press Secretary Discusses Threat Level
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> While there is no plan at this time to raise the threat
level, > we do remain concerned about recent intelligence reporting, as
well as > the audio tape received earlier this week, no matter whose
voice it is > that is on that audio tape. > =09 > Because of
this concern, federal agencies are taking a variety > of additional
steps to ramp up our protection and prevention measures, > as well as
communicating with state and local law enforcement and the > private
sector to inform them of our assessment of the latest > information.
=20 > =09 > If you'll recall, in early October, there was a
release of tapes > recorded by bin Laden, as well as Zawahiri, and
increased intelligence > reporting against our critical infrastructure,
transportation systems, > and the American people and our friends and
allies. That led us to > issue several public warnings about the
heightened possibility of > either a large-scale or several small-scale
attacks on the United > States at home or against our interests
abroad. At that time, we > began a coordinated effort among all levels
of the government and the > private sector to reduce our vulnerability
and increase our > preparedness levels, based on the new threat
information. And that > information has not stopped and will be
ongoing for the foreseeable > future. =20 >=20
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Deputy Press Secretary Discusses
Threat Level
While there is no plan at
this time = to raise the threat level, we do remain concerned about
recent = intelligence reporting, as well as the audio tape received
earlier this = week, no matter whose voice it is that is on that audio
= tape.
=
= Because of this concern, =
federal agencies are taking a variety of additional steps to ramp up
our = protection and prevention measures, as well as communicating with
state = and local law enforcement and the private sector to inform them
of our = assessment of the latest information.
=
= If you'll recall, in early =
October, there was a release of tapes recorded by bin Laden, as well as
= Zawahiri, and increased intelligence reporting against our critical =
infrastructure, transportation systems, and the American people and our
= friends and allies. That led us to issue several public
warnings = about the heightened possibility of either a large-scale or
several = small-scale attacks on the United States at home or against
our = interests abroad. At that time, we began a coordinated
effort = among all levels of the government and the private sector to
reduce our = vulnerability and increase our preparedness levels, based
on the new = threat information. And that information has not
stopped and will = be ongoing for the foreseeable future.
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