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You are here: Home / Politics / War on Terror / War on Terror aka GSAVE® / R.I.P. Color Coded Terror Alerts

R.I.P. Color Coded Terror Alerts

by John Cole|  May 19, 200511:43 am| 5 Comments

This post is in: War on Terror aka GSAVE®

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I hardly even knew ya:

The U.S. House of Representatives voted to replace the color-coded warning system used to alert the public to terrorist threats with a program that offers specific information about risks and suggested actions.

The change, passed 424-4 today as part of a bill authorizing the Homeland Security Department’s programs for next year, would require “regional and economic sector-specific warnings” and information on protective measures that should be taken.

“The color-coded system does not work well and has undermined the department’s credibility,” said Patrick Kennedy, a Rhode Island Democrat. “What we have now is a system that tells us to be scared. That’s it.”

More here. In other news, duct tape and plastic sheeting won’t help much in the event of a terrorist strike.

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  1. 1.

    pfrets

    May 19, 2005 at 12:22 pm

    Number of days, since introduction of the color system, spent at terror level green: 0

    ’nuff said

  2. 2.

    Steven

    May 19, 2005 at 12:46 pm

    Bill Maher got a great line from Norm Coleman on the terror alerts (transcript follows):

    MAHER: Okay. [laughter] Well, you know, speaking of the election, during the election, you know, it seemed to strike a lot of people that there was an inordinate amount of terror alerts, especially when John Kerry started to do well or get in the news. And this week, Tom Ridge , our former Homeland Security Director, was out there saying,

  3. 3.

    bg

    May 19, 2005 at 1:40 pm

    This gives me hope. Perhaps slowly but surely the country will excise the absurdities 9/11 spawned. The color coded alert system was probably the most ridiculous.

  4. 4.

    caleb

    May 19, 2005 at 3:29 pm

    Great…now what am I suposed to do with all this duct tape?

  5. 5.

    Stormy70

    May 19, 2005 at 4:50 pm

    I guess I’ll have to find the nearest serial killer and give him my duct tape and plastic sheeting.

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