NOLA Truck 'incident'.....

First.....

I DO NOT agree with all of S2's conclusions, and I'm trying to separate this event from usual political side-hustles so that 'norms' may be included in the discussion.
HOWEVER (comma!!!)
It is important to remember that the professional intel community are 'professional' for a reason.....

Phrase that pays:
Complex terror attack.
This is a well-known (outside the US) thing where you initiate a terror event.....pause a beat while people swarm the scene....and then initiate a 'crowd-pleaser.'

These are 'fundamentals' in terror attacks, sadly being practiced a little closer to home, maybe.
This may have failed recently in New Orleans - but MAYBE.........not for the lack of trying.

Semper vigilo

 

Yep.
It's a real sun-downer for those folks.

Ballsy move going ahead with the Sugar and 'super' Bowls.
I'm digging it - but will be offering up prayers for 2 successful events!!!!

NOLA needs the money.
They also probably need a change in management.
They do Fat Tuesday there every year, and the Quarter is just about 'Times Square on 1 January festive' every time the Saints win at home - which is fortunately not that often.

In the Big Apple they park dump-trucks filled with sand in strategic places to prevent VBIEDs and similar terror events during high profile events.
I'm told that NOLA used these Gucci pop-up bollards that were down for maintenance.......
.....ON New Year's Day!

Management: Fail.

 

I've been in the belly of the beast a time or two as well.
Big Bell has a small office in the Veux Carre that I have not seen in person and a much larger (12 story) office that I have been inside just once.
It has fairly robust security.
I was a foreign exchange tech in LA north of the lake for a period of time a few years ago and I give thanks daily, and without fail, to a kind and loving GOD that I cannot be force-relocated in my job.

 

+1 ....