New Warnings to Replace the Color-Coded Terrorism Ones

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Goodbye Code Orange, Code Yellow. We’ll hardly miss ya. Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano is set Wednesday to announce the new terrorism advisory warnings that will replace the color coded ones many citizens became numb to. Authorities said they will include a clear statement on the nature of the threat,…

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Color-Coded Terror Alerts Might Get Scrapped

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The color-coded terror alertsĀ  that began eight years ago after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks could be headed for the trash bin. The Associated Press reports that the Homeland Security Department is proposing to discontinue the the five-color coded system, with green representing the lowest threat and red the…

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