Posted on 06/16/2010 4:09:49 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
In the last couple of days, there’s increasing chatter on the net that the Obama administration is planning a mass evacuation of residents from the Gulf coast. Fellowship of the Minds endeavors to avoid posting sensationalist alarmist material, but I’m posting these alerts for the following reasons:
1. We cannot trust either British Petroleum or the White House because, from the very beginning of the oil rig explosion and the subsequent oil leak gush, both had known the true extent of the spill but both deliberately downplayed the number of galllons spilled per day, as well as the devastating impact on wildlife, the economy of the Gulf coast, and human health. See “Rolling Stone Indicts Obama for Gulf Oil Disaster.”
2. Each day, we find out that the scope of the disaster is much greater than we are told. Independent scientists have sighted multiple oil plumes. The latest is that the ocean floor of the Gulf itself may be damaged — all of which is denied and unacknowledged by BP and the White House.
3. We are also not told about the deadly oil dispersant, Corexist, that BP is using, which is highly toxic to marine and human life.
4. Knowing that a mass evacuation cannot be lightly undertaken but requires much planning, I note with interest these three recent developments:
* Late last Wednesday night, the FAA announced it’s closing the airspace over the Gulf coast to all planes “except those flights authorized by ATC, routine flights supporting offshore oil operations; federal, state, local and military flight operations supporting oil spill recovery and reconstitution efforts; and air medical and law enforcement operations.”
* The U.S. Northern Command recently conducted a training exercise at Naval Station Norfolk. USNORTHCOM was established Oct. 1, 2002 to provide command and control of Department of Defense homeland defense efforts and to coordinate defense support of civil authorities. As described by NorthCom, the exercise was Citadel Protect 2010 (CP10): ”a U.S. Fleet Forces Command and Navy Installations Command-led training event designed to assess the Navy’s capability to protect ships against various potential threats in Navy ports. The training presented Sailors with different scenarios, which required them to respond quickly and effectively. The use of realistic simulations and Hollywood-style special effects, including pyrotechnics, added to the authenticity of the training experience.” Capt. Sam McCormick, director for fleet antiterrorism at U.S. Fleet Forces Command, said “This exercise was a tactical-level exercise specifically focused at testing our tactics, techniques and procedures at the waterfront scene.”
* On April 30, 2010, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal sent letters to the DOD and the Dept. of Homeland Security requesting “funding for at least 90 days of military duty in Title 32 USC 502(f) status for up to 6,000 Soldiers and Airmen serving on active duty in support of our response to the threat of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill to the State of Louisiana.” Jindal explained that the purpose of the National Guard is to “provide security, medical capabilities, engineers and communication support in response to this threat. Currently, our Soldiers and Airmen are staging for and are engaged in the planning of the effort to evacuate and provide security and clean up for the coastal communities expected to be impacted by the oil spill.” (To read Jindal’s letter, CLICK HERE.)
A mass evacuation from the Gulf coast will mean disruptions and upheavals on a scale that is unimaginable. Hopefully, the rumors will be proven to be baseless. But it doesn’t hurt to be forewarned. At a minimum, Americans living in the Gulf coast should ask their local and state governments about this. Do not rest until you get a clear answer from those who are supposed to be our servants.
Okay, where is this increasing chatter on the net?
You'd think that I'd have seen it here on FR, of all places.
“We cannot trust either British Petroleum or the White House because, from the very beginning of the oil rig explosion and the subsequent oil leak gush...”
The Dimocrats actually admit they were clueless...and if a petroleum company is unaware of how much profit they are losing at any given nano-second of the day, I will eat this computer...unsalted.
Where in the world does all this stuff come from?
This merely means no VFR flight over the affected area. They've done that near me when the Passaic River floods.
ML/NJ
Swift Fox.
WeLl, I guess those FEMA concentration camps will come in handy.
Claire Wolf much?
FR is great, but not near the front of the pack as one might think.
MJy children usually take a trip every year of so to the west side of Florida...
This year they went to the east side...
They had been warned it is already bad on the west coast ..
Quack quack
Crap.
Why? More of Hussein's transparency? Forced evacuations doesn't sound good and I imagine many would use force to stay in their homes.
A perfectly good waste of 7 minutes.
WeLl, I guess those FEMA concentration camps will come in handy.
Yep and all those thousands of vehicles someone posted about down in Florida will now get placed into use.
I’ll try to find the thread, but someone posted a link on a thread last night that the chemical oil disperants that BP is using is one of the most toxic. Sure would be nice to have someone in charge of things at the federal level—you know, like a President.
In reality, BP did not bust a well.
A giant space craft crashed in the Gulf of Mexico and Obama is trying to keep us calm.
You did read the other material on that site, right?
Those folks make Debka look tame.
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