 News this hour from townhall.com. I'm Ron Taylor. U.S. military bases across Europe are at a heightened state of alert. Officials say the elevated alert status is highest in a decade. There is active, reliable threats against U.S. facilities and personnel in the vicinity. Military analyst and retired Lieutenant Colonel Robert McGinnis says there are events and current events which are prone to a terrorist attack. We know that the French are about to have the Olympics.