idiotizm
09/11/2003 | peter byrne
US Embassy wishes to drive all US citizens abroad into a blind panic on the second anniversary of 9/11.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Schmidt, Carol A."
To: "US Embassy Kiev, Warden"
Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 10:31 AM
Subject: US Embassy KIEV Warden Message - September 11, 2003
> Dear Friends and Wardens,
>
> Please see the attached message.
>
>
> THIS SUPERSEDES THE WORLDWIDE CAUTION DATED JULY 29,
> 2003. IT IS BEING ISSUED TO REMIND U.S. CITIZENS OF THE
> CONTINUING THREAT OF TERRORIST ACTIONS THAT MAY TARGET
> U.S. CITIZENS AND TO UPDATE THESE POTENTIAL THREATS,
> ESPECIALLY AROUND THE ANNIVERSARY DATE OF THE SEPTEMBER
> 11, 2001 ATTACKS. THE U.S. GOVERNMENT REMAINS DEEPLY
> CONCERNED ABOUT THE SECURITY OF U.S. CITIZENS OVERSEAS.
> U.S. CITIZENS ARE CAUTIONED TO MAINTAIN A HIGH LEVEL OF
> VIGILANCE, TO REMAIN ALERT AND TO TAKE APPROPRIATE STEPS
> TO INCREASE THEIR SECURITY AWARENESS. THIS WORLDWIDE
> CAUTION EXPIRES ON FEBRUARY 10, 2004.
>
> WITH THE SECOND ANNIVERSARY OF THE SEPTEMBER 11, 2001
> ATTACKS UPON US, WE ARE SEEING INCREASING INDICATIONS THAT
> AL-QAIDA IS PREPARING TO STRIKE U.S. INTERESTS ABROAD.
> LOOKING AT THE LAST FEW MONTHS, AL-QAIDA AND ITS
> ASSOCIATED ORGANIZATIONS HAVE STRUCK IN THE MIDDLE EAST IN
> RIYADH, IN NORTH AFRICA IN CASABLANCA, AND IN EAST ASIA IN
> INDONESIA. WE THEREFORE ASSESS THAT EUROPEAN OR EURASIAN
> LOCATIONS COULD BE VENUES FOR THE NEXT ROUND OF ATTACKS,
> POSSIBLY TO CLOSELY COINCIDE WITH THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE
> SEPTEMBER 11 ATTACK. WE EXPECT AL-QAIDA WILL STRIVE FOR
> NEW ATTACKS THAT WILL BE MORE DEVASTATING THAN THE
> SEPTEMBER 11 ATTACK, POSSIBLY INVOLVING NONCONVENTIONAL
> WEAPONS SUCH AS CHEMICAL OR BIOLOGICAL AGENTS. WE ALSO
> CANNOT RULE OUT THE POTENTIAL FOR AL-QAIDA TO ATTEMPT A
> SECOND CATASTROPHIC ATTACK WITHIN THE UNITED STATES.
>
> TERRORIST ACTIONS MAY INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO,
> SUICIDE OPERATIONS, HIJACKINGS, BOMBINGS OR KIDNAPPINGS.
> THESE MAY ALSO INVOLVE COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT AND THREATS TO
> INCLUDE CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS, SUCH AS EXPLOSIVE DEVICES.
> TERRORISTS DO NOT DISTINGUISH BETWEEN OFFICIAL AND
> CIVILIAN TARGETS. THESE MAY INCLUDE FACILITIES WHERE
> AMERICAN CITIZENS AND OTHER FOREIGNERS CONGREGATE OR
> VISIT, INCLUDING RESIDENTIAL AREAS, CLUBS, RESTAURANTS,
> PLACES OF WORSHIP, SCHOOLS, HOTELS, OUTDOOR RECREATION
> EVENTS OR RESORTS AND BEACHES. U.S. CITIZENS SHOULD REMAIN
> IN A HEIGHTENED STATE OF PERSONAL SECURITY AWARENESS WHEN
> ATTENDANCE AT SUCH LOCATIONS IS UNAVOIDABLE.
>
> U.S. GOVERNMENT FACILITIES WORLDWIDE REMAIN AT A
> HEIGHTENED STATE OF ALERT. THESE FACILITIES MAY
> TEMPORARILY CLOSE OR SUSPEND PUBLIC SERVICES FROM TIME TO
> TIME TO ASSESS THEIR SECURITY POSTURE. IN THOSE
> INSTANCES, U.S. EMBASSIES AND CONSULATES WILL MAKE EVERY
> EFFORT TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY SERVICES TO U.S. CITIZENS.
> AMERICANS ARE URGED TO MONITOR THE LOCAL NEWS AND MAINTAIN
> CONTACT WITH THE NEAREST AMERICAN EMBASSY OR CONSULATE.
> AS THE DEPARTMENT CONTINUES TO DEVELOP INFORMATION ON ANY
> POTENTIAL SECURITY THREATS TO U.S. CITIZENS OVERSEAS, IT
> SHARES CREDIBLE THREAT INFORMATION THROUGH ITS CONSULAR
> INFORMATION PROGRAM DOCUMENTS, AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET
> AT HTTP://TRAVEL.STATE.GOV. IN ADDITION TO INFORMATION
> ON THE INTERNET, U.S. TRAVELERS MAY OBTAIN UP-TO-DATE
> INFORMATION ON SECURITY CONDITIONS BY CALLING 1-888-407-
> 4747 TOLL-FREE IN THE U.S. OR OUTSIDE THE U.S. AND CANADA
> ON A REGULAR TOLL LINE AT 1-317-472-2328.
>
> MaryKay Carlson
> Consul General
> Kiev, Ukraine
>
----- Original Message -----
From: "Schmidt, Carol A."
To: "US Embassy Kiev, Warden"
Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 10:31 AM
Subject: US Embassy KIEV Warden Message - September 11, 2003
> Dear Friends and Wardens,
>
> Please see the attached message.
>
>
> THIS SUPERSEDES THE WORLDWIDE CAUTION DATED JULY 29,
> 2003. IT IS BEING ISSUED TO REMIND U.S. CITIZENS OF THE
> CONTINUING THREAT OF TERRORIST ACTIONS THAT MAY TARGET
> U.S. CITIZENS AND TO UPDATE THESE POTENTIAL THREATS,
> ESPECIALLY AROUND THE ANNIVERSARY DATE OF THE SEPTEMBER
> 11, 2001 ATTACKS. THE U.S. GOVERNMENT REMAINS DEEPLY
> CONCERNED ABOUT THE SECURITY OF U.S. CITIZENS OVERSEAS.
> U.S. CITIZENS ARE CAUTIONED TO MAINTAIN A HIGH LEVEL OF
> VIGILANCE, TO REMAIN ALERT AND TO TAKE APPROPRIATE STEPS
> TO INCREASE THEIR SECURITY AWARENESS. THIS WORLDWIDE
> CAUTION EXPIRES ON FEBRUARY 10, 2004.
>
> WITH THE SECOND ANNIVERSARY OF THE SEPTEMBER 11, 2001
> ATTACKS UPON US, WE ARE SEEING INCREASING INDICATIONS THAT
> AL-QAIDA IS PREPARING TO STRIKE U.S. INTERESTS ABROAD.
> LOOKING AT THE LAST FEW MONTHS, AL-QAIDA AND ITS
> ASSOCIATED ORGANIZATIONS HAVE STRUCK IN THE MIDDLE EAST IN
> RIYADH, IN NORTH AFRICA IN CASABLANCA, AND IN EAST ASIA IN
> INDONESIA. WE THEREFORE ASSESS THAT EUROPEAN OR EURASIAN
> LOCATIONS COULD BE VENUES FOR THE NEXT ROUND OF ATTACKS,
> POSSIBLY TO CLOSELY COINCIDE WITH THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE
> SEPTEMBER 11 ATTACK. WE EXPECT AL-QAIDA WILL STRIVE FOR
> NEW ATTACKS THAT WILL BE MORE DEVASTATING THAN THE
> SEPTEMBER 11 ATTACK, POSSIBLY INVOLVING NONCONVENTIONAL
> WEAPONS SUCH AS CHEMICAL OR BIOLOGICAL AGENTS. WE ALSO
> CANNOT RULE OUT THE POTENTIAL FOR AL-QAIDA TO ATTEMPT A
> SECOND CATASTROPHIC ATTACK WITHIN THE UNITED STATES.
>
> TERRORIST ACTIONS MAY INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO,
> SUICIDE OPERATIONS, HIJACKINGS, BOMBINGS OR KIDNAPPINGS.
> THESE MAY ALSO INVOLVE COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT AND THREATS TO
> INCLUDE CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS, SUCH AS EXPLOSIVE DEVICES.
> TERRORISTS DO NOT DISTINGUISH BETWEEN OFFICIAL AND
> CIVILIAN TARGETS. THESE MAY INCLUDE FACILITIES WHERE
> AMERICAN CITIZENS AND OTHER FOREIGNERS CONGREGATE OR
> VISIT, INCLUDING RESIDENTIAL AREAS, CLUBS, RESTAURANTS,
> PLACES OF WORSHIP, SCHOOLS, HOTELS, OUTDOOR RECREATION
> EVENTS OR RESORTS AND BEACHES. U.S. CITIZENS SHOULD REMAIN
> IN A HEIGHTENED STATE OF PERSONAL SECURITY AWARENESS WHEN
> ATTENDANCE AT SUCH LOCATIONS IS UNAVOIDABLE.
>
> U.S. GOVERNMENT FACILITIES WORLDWIDE REMAIN AT A
> HEIGHTENED STATE OF ALERT. THESE FACILITIES MAY
> TEMPORARILY CLOSE OR SUSPEND PUBLIC SERVICES FROM TIME TO
> TIME TO ASSESS THEIR SECURITY POSTURE. IN THOSE
> INSTANCES, U.S. EMBASSIES AND CONSULATES WILL MAKE EVERY
> EFFORT TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY SERVICES TO U.S. CITIZENS.
> AMERICANS ARE URGED TO MONITOR THE LOCAL NEWS AND MAINTAIN
> CONTACT WITH THE NEAREST AMERICAN EMBASSY OR CONSULATE.
> AS THE DEPARTMENT CONTINUES TO DEVELOP INFORMATION ON ANY
> POTENTIAL SECURITY THREATS TO U.S. CITIZENS OVERSEAS, IT
> SHARES CREDIBLE THREAT INFORMATION THROUGH ITS CONSULAR
> INFORMATION PROGRAM DOCUMENTS, AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET
> AT HTTP://TRAVEL.STATE.GOV. IN ADDITION TO INFORMATION
> ON THE INTERNET, U.S. TRAVELERS MAY OBTAIN UP-TO-DATE
> INFORMATION ON SECURITY CONDITIONS BY CALLING 1-888-407-
> 4747 TOLL-FREE IN THE U.S. OR OUTSIDE THE U.S. AND CANADA
> ON A REGULAR TOLL LINE AT 1-317-472-2328.
>
> MaryKay Carlson
> Consul General
> Kiev, Ukraine
>
Відповіді
2003.09.11 | peter byrne
Re: idiotizm
by Andrei Codrescu9/11, I can barely remember you, they've buried you in so much hype!
9/11 I wept when you were first on television! I wept for New York, for the
dead, for all of us, for myself, for the world!
9/11, I was sure that the world had changed forever because bad guys wanted
America dead and hated us because we listen to rock 'n' roll and wear no
miniskirts on our naked faces!
9/11, I cheered when our warplanes ripped through the skies of Afghanistan
scorching the caves where our enemies burrowed and I marveled at our
precision-guided bombs -- trying to ignore their occasionally murderous
imprecision!
9/11, I sat mesmerized in front of Fox News and CNN as the gargoyled faces
of the Cold War began crawling out of the musty cellars of history and,
eyes unaccustomed to light, blinking, began to spout the doctrines of Total
War!
9/11, I started to feel sorry for you when retired generals, admirals,
spies, loonies and fakes brushed off their swords and rushed to your
defense! So many double-chins! So many watering eyes! So many dentured grins
and brush haircuts! So many double-bottom suitcases clutched in so many
pimp-ringed hands! They even brought Ollie North from felonious disgrace to
stand up for you with his Constitution-overthrowing boyish old looks!
9/11, I felt bad for you when the Lefties crowded you from the other side
with their guilt-filled jaws of "I told you so," and their eternal excuses
for the wretched exotics of the world whose suffering they experience in
their marble-topped kitchens between arguments about what wine to serve
with the wild rice! And I wept for you again, when soured professors who
missed the collapse of commie fascism in 1989 descended on you like rabid
wolverines led by Noam Chomsky, whose teeth marks are all over the ground
zero of American academia!
9/11, you saved the paranoids from self-cannibalism!
9/11, you were a boon to advertisers and publicists and flag manufacturers,
and they sold you with cars and pizzas and they drained you of your raw
primal power even as they pretended to grieve for you! Zero down payment
until Doomsday!
9/11, you were a godsend to protesters who were out of the gate lamenting
and whining before your towers even gave out!
9/11, your dead and your heroes are covered by thick layers of ash and greed
and the Republic owes you an apology...
9/11, I close my eyes and recall you in all your gory glory and I still hate
those who did this to us and to our greatest city.
9/11, I can barely remember you and I'm sorry.