THREAT IN THE AMERICAN HEARTLAND – AT 9:16 A.M. ET:   Relates to the post just below.  They are here.  From CBS: 

DENVER (CBS4) – An alert has been issued by the FBI to all law enforcement agencies in Colorado and Wyoming involving U.S. military families and concerns about who may be watching them.

The alert says Middle Eastern men are approaching families of U.S. military members at their homes in Colorado and Wyoming. It mentions Greeley and Cheyenne, Wyoming as the specific areas.

In one case last May the wife of a military member was approached in front of her home by two Middle Eastern males. The men stated that she was the wife of a U.S. interrogator. When she denied their claims the men laughed. The two men left the area in a dark-colored, four-door sedan with two other Middle Eastern males in the vehicle.

“The woman had observed the vehicle in the neighborhood on previous occasions,” the alert states.

Similar incidents in Wyoming have been reported to the FBI throughout June 2015.

“On numerous occasions family members of military personnel were confronted by Middle Eastern males in front of their homes.”

The FBI’s alert says Middle Eastern men attempted to gain personal information about military members and family members through intimidation. Those family members reported feeling scared.

COMMENT:  This is pretty chilling.  Service families have plenty of reason to feel apprehensive.  This is a new one.

There needs to be increased security in areas where service families are housed, and the schools their children attend must be hardened, and right now. 

This new threat should be investigated immediately by Congress, which should pass needed legislation mandating extra protection for service families.

August 5, 2015