President addresses ‘comprehensible’ fears of Isis attack but says Americans should ‘depart approximately their usual Thanksgiving weekend activities’Barack Obama has pledged to publicly announce any “specific and credible” intelligence he receives of terrorist threats against the United States,in an effort to reassure Americans ahead of a holiday weekend that has seen heightened security fears.
Stressing that he knew of no such intelligence warnings currently, the president nonetheless appeared flanked by his top security advisers in an unusual White House announcement to address what he said were “comprehensible fears in the wake of recent terrorist attacks.
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Source: theguardian.com