Perhaps the terrorists too were doing their own ‘drill’ to see how much chaos they could inflict with their devious tactics.
According to a purported official document describing the operation (pdf file), put out by FEMA, Operation Gotham Shield will do the following:
The purpose of GS 17 is to evaluate the whole community effort to prevent, protect from, respond to, and plan initial recovery after the effects of an Improvised Nuclear Device attack using established exercises to achieve objectives in the relevant mission areas and capabilities.
GS 17 will assess regional and national incident management and incident support capabilities, to include pre- and post-nuclear device detonation and recovery.
If this drill is currently ongoing, then it also raises the distinct possibility that the mass blackouts which have affected major US cities could be simulated EMP (electromagnetic pulse) effects which would occur in the case of a nuclear detonation.
At any rate, there is enough suspicious US government activity occurring simultaneously at the moment for false flag watchers (or just anybody with common sense) to remain vigilant.
Source:
http://theduran.com/heres-why-black-outs-in-3-major-us-cities-were-almost-certainly-related/
It is obvious, at least to me, that much of this "government activity" is being driven by embedded enemies domestic put in place as far back as the 90's.
Once a "guilty" agency is identified, it should be pulled out by the roots and either eliminated or replaced by individuals vetted to ensure faithfulness to ALL Constitutional principles and existing laws. NO exceptions.
Any attempt to repeat the abuses in the recent past by the IRS should demand certain mandatory serious penalties and jail time, with a minimum of "investigations." The abuse either happens or it doesn't.
To prevent the "delaying" game (Hillary is a master at that) There should NEVER be a statute of limitation for abuse of Federal power by any Federal Agency.