The Obama administration will announce a new terror alert system “in the coming days,” Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said Monday.
Johnson said the new alert system will better inform the public about threats to the United States, but he did not provide specific details.
This will be the third terror alert system put in place by the Homeland Security Department since the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. The much maligned color-coded system was replaced in 2011 by the National Threat Advisory System, which has never been used.
Johnson announced the new alert system during a forum with Defense One magazine. He said the National Threat Advisory System hasn’t been used because it requires a “specific, credible threat” to the U.S. in order to be activated. The new effort will include an “intermediate” step, he said.
The plan to change the alert system was announced in the wake of the mass shooting in San Bernardino, California, which the FBI has declared a terrorism investigation. The FBI is investigating the possibility that shooting suspects Syed Farook and Tashfeen Malik were inspired by the Islamic State group to carry out the attacks that killed 14 people attending a holiday luncheon at a social services facility.
Johnson said while a specific motive has not been determined in the California case the threat from home-grown radicals or those inspired by foreign groups is a growing concern in part because such attacks may not be discovered in advance. The new terror alert system, he said, better “reflects the current environment and current realities.”
“We need a system that adequately informs the public at large … about what we are seeing, what we are doing and what we are asking the public to do about it,” Johnson said.
The Associated Press contributed to this article
I would hope that Obama would only have the interest of the American and Canadian people in mind when he is making crucial decisions regarding our safety. Many men and women have given their lives for these countries in the past and the present. I do believe it is our responsibility to look after refugees, however, in a carefully planned screening process so that we do not bring terrorists here.
America is in the worst shape that has been for years. What is happening to us? I read that what we are going to do is just a lot of the same wishful thinking. We are on the edge of disaster and the “crazy thinkers” are saying lets give him another chance and maybe he will (do it right) next time. People wake up, think of all the lies that has been told and in the end we are the ones paying the price. This man wants to take us down! When are we going to learn that is no hope for us? It is close to time for him to make his move and there will be no turning back for us to come to our senses. Why hasn’t our good people that are aware, been handling our safety and taking our country back. I guess I can understand now the saying, “We can’t see the woods for the trees.” I conclude, we didn’t lose our country; we just gave up without a fight!
You are absolutely correct did you hear in home land security 7 miles long the wrong with her list working for home land security did you hear that the majority of obama people are muslims or have turn to the muslim religion look into it!! this is who we have protecting the American people this is certainly scary please look into it and watch the movie America what would it be like without her imagine a world without her America DVD on Amazon!!
Meant to say 67 members Of HOMELAND SECURITYare on the terrorist list this is crazy!!!
The Obama administration should return to the color system. We all need to remember that part of terrorism is to strike without warning. I remember watching the open of the Today Show on Sept. 11, 2001. It was just another normal day filled with routine news items. There was no indication that within a few hours the world’s focus would shift to the terrorist attacks and the things which had been considered important at 7 a.m. ET would disappear from the news cycle and public consciousness before noon.
Change the alert system again?
More deck chair shuffling on the Titanic.
UNTIL WE GET THE RIGHT PRESIDENT WE WILL NEVER WIN THE WAR OF TERRORISM. WE NEED NON POLITICAL PEOPLE TO TAKE CHARGE IN CONGRESS AND MAKE THE RIGHT DECISIONS WHICH WILL NEVER HAPPEN. ALL WE CAN DO AS A COUNTRY IS HOPE THAT WE ALL STAY AS SAFE AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE OUR PRESIDENT AND CONGRESS WILL NOT STEP UP AND WIPE OUT THE TERRORISTS. ISIS WAS NOT STARTED YESTERDAY. WE HAD THE ABILITY TO STOP THEM A LONG TIME AGO. IT IS JUST LIKE A BAD INTERSECTION WERE SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE THEY FIX THE PROBLEM.
That would be Jeh Johnson the Muslim who’s DHS stopped issuing ANY terrorist alerts the minute he took over?
You are absolutely correct did you hear in home land security 7 miles long the wrong with her list working for home land security did you hear that the majority of obama people are muslims or have turn to the muslim religion look into it!! this is who we have protecting the American people this is certainly scary please look into it and watch the movie America what would it be like without her imagine a world without her America DVD on Amazon!!
God bless Donald J Trump for sayind it like it is! TRUMP WILL MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!
2016
I had heard 67 members of HOMELAND SECURITY are on the terrorist list! ! This is no joke along with many others working closely with “O” cant even utter his name or watch him!!
WE will end up like Germany with those horrible loud horn warnings ! Pretty much like the Muslim horns 5 times a day ! Had the Bushes and Obama not brought these killer Muslims into OUR country, we’d not be having this problem. And if DC didn’t; unlawfully invade one nation after another for their own power gains and control over the world, we’d not be in this mess.
The Founders FORBADE MUSLIMS FROM TOUCHING THIS LAND !
The Communists who have been in office since 1861 are who have killed America for their OWG set up !
Each administration with its own mission towards it that they had to do.
The only one who refused to play along and was killed for it, was JFK, the only REAL president FOR AMERICA, we had in the past over 160 years !
Everyone puts Reagan on a pedestal but he did some pretty bad things too to America – like open the Mexican border to begin the invasion ! Whether with a gun to his head or not, he signed it ! WE know that Bush Sr really ran the last two years of Reagan’s term.
TRUMP STANDS WITH THE FOUNDERS WHO FORBADE MUSLIMS TO TOUCH THIS SOIL !!!
The Founders knew what was best for this country, unlike the destroyers in control now.
And the other candidates turning on Trump for his foundational stand show what and who they really are ! They are Muslim lovers and Founder haters ! WE know now who would let Muslims take over our Country ! They have been exposed ! THOSE are the traitors who should be off any ballot ! They have shown themselves a part of the Elite system and are UN-AMERICAN !
Trump has proven over and over he is all FOR THIS COUNTRY – SO FAR THE ONLY ONE BESIDES CRUZ, WHO IS ! Cruz just entered a bill to stop all state Muslim importing ! States have the right and duty to reject these Trojan Horses Obama is unlawfully placing all over the country for his purposes of take-over for Islam ! He promised the Muslims he’d take America for them and he is doing it !
Thanks to Trump and his bravery, all those losers who are really anti-America are now exposed !
RINO’s ALL !
God Bless Trump !!
Who should really be attacked for all this is Obama who is bringing in one jihadist Trojan Horse after another – totally UNLAWFUL = AND TREASON !
And since Trump made his brave stand, have you noticed all the media is giving “Islam lessons” on the news reports by so-called Islam “experts” =- Islam pushers !
I urge all of you to e-mail your local TV networks right now – as well as the national ones right now, and tell them that we stand with Trump and the Founders, and do NOT appreciate the Islam indoctrination they are pushing on the news media !
No doubt since they are all doing it, it’s an order from Obama to put on Islam pushing in their news reports. DC controls all the media !
Trump is calling for what most of us TRUE AMERICANS are yelling for – get the Muslims out of OUR country !
The Founders knew how to protect this country !
So does Trump !
God bless him !
‘Trump’s Republican Rivals Slam His Muslim Moratorium Proposal’
The usual RINOs are squealing….
Discussion posted by National Director, Dee:
Donald Trump’s rivals for president are criticizing the Republican frontrunner for proposing to restrict all Muslims from entering the United States…
Discussion link:
Trump’s Republican Rivals Slam His Muslim Moratorium Proposal
http://teapartyorg.ning.com/forum/topic/show?id=4301673%3ATopic%3A4060869&xgs=1&xg_source=msg_share_topic
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