War info for Americans in other countries

Factual Questions
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So is there any word, a net site, or anyplace with information about what Americans in other countries should be doing, now that we are going to attack? I’m talking about a list of higher risk countries or warnings for specific places that sort of thing. I worry that I will be attacked just because I am an American and I would like to know what to watch out for beyond the normal day to day threats here.

Thanks

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The State Department has exactly that on their website, along with various other travel-related warnings about disease, crime, etc.

http://travel.state.gov/travel_warnings.html

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Thanks ** EJsGirl **that’s good info, however, very general aimed at the tourist. I’m talking about an updated place with *very *recent info, like latest intelligence reports, like “Avoid churches in São Salvadore today”,
That kind of thing. FWIW I did book mark that site though.

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Probably each individual consulate issues daily warnings in-country. I don’t know if they would be online, though.

Ah, I finally noticed your location. Now I get it! D’oh!

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Oh, you mean like confidential intelligence information? No, they don’t put that on web sites.

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** Nametag ** wrote:

Very funny.

I mean something like the alert system we have in the USA.
Or perhaps known recent threats against Americans as a result of the political situation.

Fear of kidnap or assault is a way of life around here, I just would like to know if there is anything beyond the norm going on, where, and what to look our for.

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The Brits have some good info for their citizens starting at http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1007029390572

(Will someone please show me how to do the shortcuts and replace long links with a simple word like “here”)…?

They also provide links as to other countries’ advice on any particular country.

Brazil sounds like a place in which one should be careful…
(But not really more careful than many other places).

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** n5tp ** wrote:

Now we’re talking, in the right side of the page there are daily up dates listed by country.

Any others? Or advice from what they are telling you at home?

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According to those who developed the web, using “here” or “click here” as link text is a bad idea. But if you want to find out how to make link text other than an URL, follow the “help” link in the “vB Code” cell of the message posting table.