MORE ON HOMELAND TERROR - AT 3:16 P.M. ET:  Following on our 9:09 A.M. post, we apparently may have some further action here in New York.  From the New York Daily News:

Fearful of a Madrid-style subway train bombing, authorities are poised to make more raids to seize bomb-making materials at locations in Queens, sources said Wednesday.

The FBI's elite Hostage Rescue Team arrived in New York in anticipation of the offensive to thwart a Denver-based terror cell with ties to Al Qaeda, police sources told the Daily News.

Another source said an earlier raid uncovered nine backpacks and cell phones, raising memories of the March 2004 bombings in Madrid. A series of terrorist bombs detonated aboard commuter trains killed 191 people.

The source said authorities feared a potential attack on the city subway, with its 5.2 million daily riders.

FBI Director Robert Mueller, speaking at a Senate hearing Wednesday, said the plot posed "no imminent danger."

"New Yorkers are well benefited from the work of the NYPD and (Commissioner) Ray Kelly," said Mueller, offering no other details on the HRT deployment.

COMMENT:  I'm not sure it's wise to make these movements public, but the news is out there.  Clearly, this is regarded as a serious potential threat.  I guess the assumed conspirators didn't get President Obama's "outreach" message.  People should really watch CNN every now and then, or at least browse The New York Times. 

Not really.

September 16, 2009