AIRLINE: Mark, you may be right. But had an incident happened, even a smaller one like another shoe bomber like Richard Reed, and it was found out that the government knew a potential threat existed and they didn't tell anyone, it would be the devil to pay. Acusations would fly against Washington and we'd never hear the end of it and rightly so. Bottom line? Better to be safe than sorry. Besides, Washington couldn't say who their sources are because they could never use them again. Just my .02 Cents! Mike Burris Cambridge, Mass USA --- Mark Panitz <mpanitz@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > have you ever notice when they (the government) say > they have possible > information about > a terrorist theart the person they got from is > ALWAYS anonymous source? > (makes you wonder doesnt it?) > > and just because they got from a an ANONYMOUS SOURCE > they > canceled AF flights - and then the Government of > France found there was > NO THREAT > on their flights in the first place > I think the government jumped the gun or is the > possible this anonymous > LIED TO THE GOVERNMENT? > (so the idea is to scare us)