"The FBI has concluded the information that led to a nationwide hunt for five men suspected of infiltrating the United States on Christmas Eve was fabricated by the informant, sources told ABCNEWS"

The Atriosians are going mad with delight, thinking that the terror alert was simply designed to distract us from the economy.

Of course, if the story had been true, and a terrorist act had been perpetrated, they'd be the first to say "why didn't you tell us?"