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U.S. Response I: United States Lowers Threat Level to Yellow The White House lowered the national threat alert level from “orange” to “yellow” today, indicating an “elevated” risk of attack (see GSN, Feb. 18). “The lowering of the threat level is not a signal to government, law enforcement or citizens that the danger of a terrorist attack is passed,” Attorney General John Ashcroft and Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge said in a joint statement. “Returning to the elevated level of risk is only an indication that some of the extra protective measures enacted by government and the private sector may be reduced at this time,” they added (White House release, Feb. 27). The terrorist threat has eased since the end of the Muslim hajj holiday that concluded two weeks ago, officials said. In addition, other, unspecified intelligence suggested that the threat has diminished, officials said (John Lumpkin, Associated Press/Washington Post, Feb. 27).
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