WAR ON TERROR OVER! – AT 8:46 A.M. ET:  Just kidding.  In fact, it is very much alive, despite assurances from Field Marshal Obama that the enemy is on the run.  From The Hill:

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is warning airlines to be on the lookout for terrorists potentially targeting U.S. flights with shoe bombs.

NBC News on Wednesday reported that federal officials recently received a credible warning of threats to "attack passenger jets using explosives concealed in shoes."

A DHS official confirmed to The Hill that a warning was issued based on intelligence reports.

“Out of an abundance of caution, DHS regularly shares relevant information with domestic and international partners about relevant threat information as we work to meet our mission of keeping the traveling public safe,” the official said in a statement.

“These types of regular communications are part of that important priority. Our security apparatus includes a number of measures, both seen and unseen, informed by the latest intelligence and as always DHS continue[s] to adjust security measures to fit an ever evolving threat environment.”

COMMENT:  Some smug people say that nothing ever seems to happen, so what's the problem?  We hope that these alerts, and the actions that are taken in light of them, are deterring attacks.  But someone will eventually get through, and remind us that terror groups are actually growing today, not declining.

February 20, 2014