AND ANOTHER WARNING – AT 11:17 A.M. ET:   I've never seen a period where there are so many well-sourced warnings about terrorism coming at us.  From Fox: 

Social media chatter shows Islamic State militants are keenly aware of the porous U.S.-Mexico border, and are “expressing an increased interest” in crossing over to carry out a terrorist attack, according to a Texas law enforcement bulletin sent out this week.

“A review of ISIS social media messaging during the week ending August 26 shows that militants are expressing an increased interest in the notion that they could clandestinely infiltrate the southwest border of US, for terror attack,” warns the Texas Department of Public Safety "situational awareness" bulletin, obtained by FoxNews.com.

The three-page bulletin, entitled “ISIS Interest on the US Southwest Border” and dated Aug. 28 was released to law enforcement on Thursday.

“Social media account holders believed to be ISIS militants and propagandists have called for unspecified border operations, or they have sought to raise awareness that illegal entry through Mexico is a viable option,” states the law enforcement bulletin, which is not classified.

It notes no known credible homeland threats or specific homeland attack plot has been identified. That assertion was underscored by Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson, who said Friday that DHS and the FBI are "unaware of any specific, credible threat to the U.S. homeland" from Islamic State.

Despite assurances that no threat to American soil is imminent, the watchdog group Judicial Watch said Friday that Islamic State operatives are in Juarez, just across the border from Texas, and are planning to attack the United States with car bombs.

"Agents across a number of Homeland Security, Justice and Defense agencies have all been placed on alert and instructed to aggressively work all possible leads and sources concerning this imminent terrorist threat," Judicial Watch stated on its website.

COMMENT:  You don't have to identify a specific threat to be worried.  We knew in 1941 that the Japanese were planning something in the Pacific, but couldn't nail it down as Pearl Harbor.  The king of Saudi Arabia warned yesterday that terror groups in his region will reach Europe within a month, and America a month later.  While I wouldn't hang on the king's every word, I think it's telling that Saudi Arabia, historically one of the great sponsors of terror groups, is now warning us about terror.  They know the territory. 

September 11th is 12 days away.  I have no independent knowledge of any planned attack, of course, but I hope we are on high alert.  Benghazi occurred on September 11th two years ago. 

August 30, 2014