U.S. Moves Toward Heightened Terror Alert

ABC News is reporting that the federal government is moving quietly toward a heightened terror alert in light of an upcoming series of high profile events.

Fearing that Al Qaeda or a similar group could attempt a terrorist attack during the Olympics or one of the two major political conventions this summer, the Department of Homeland Security has declared a 'Period of Heightened Alert,' or 'POHA.'

The period would run from August of 2008 until July of 2009.

The Department has designated POHA to refer to a time-frame when terrorists may have more incentive to attack, such as during high profile campaign events during an election year.

During such a time-frame federal agents will double their counterterrorism activity and prepare for any contingency during the transition from the Bush Administration to that of the next President.

The Feds are already doubling efforts in tracking leads in a terrorist threat made against the Olympic games by a group of Chinese Muslims.