[JustPiper]

Family, friends, and business partners didn't. But if I cave now, then they died for nothing.

You won't let that happen Cal ;(

The articles highlights:

Christopher Ruddy - Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2002

Let me state for the record that FEMA is moving ahead with plans to create temporary cities that could handle millions of Americans after mass destruction attacks on U.S. cities.

Though the agency has denied the program to some of our readers and has made misleading claims about NewsMax’s original story to members of the press, the basic facts of the story remain unchallenged.

"FEMA Preparing for Mass Destruction Attacks on Cities," revealing that FEMA was seeking bids from three major real estate and/or engineering firms to help prepare for the creation of the emergency cities, using tents and trailers – if an urban area is attacked by NBC (nuclear, chemical or biological) weapons.

John O. Edwards
Monday, July 15, 2002
FEMA, the federal agency charged with disaster preparedness, is engaged in a crash effort to prepare for multiple mass destruction attacks on U.S. cities - including the creation of sprawling temporary cities to handle millions of displaced persons, NewsMax has learned. FEMA is readying for nuclear, biological and chemical attacks against U.S. cities, including the possibility of multiple attacks with mass destruction weapons.

The agency has already notified vendors, contractors and consultants that it needs to be prepared to handle the logistics of aiding millions of displaced Americans who will flee from urban areas that may be attacked.

The agency plans to create emergency, makeshift cities that could house hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of Americans who may have to flee their urban homes if their cities are attacked.

Ominously, FEMA has been given a deadline of having the cities ready to go by January 2003 – in about six months.

[WestCoastGal]

Wondering where these encampments are proposed to be located? I suppose it depends on the location of the attack.

I want to take this opportunity to thank all here for their hard work on this. Who knows we all may be on to something. I've said it before, it's better to take the bull by the horns rather than put our heads in the sand!! I'm sick and tired of the cable news covering the Britney, Michael, Scott, Kobe, Croc Hunter and their like. If we wanted to see that we can watch "E", Access Hollywood and "ET" etc. I turn on Fox etc to watch for news and this threat is the news. I understand that we shouldn't scare everyone, but they need to be a little more serious. /rant

[the gillman@blacklagoon.com]

I worked with FEMA guys during the Y2K thing when I was inspecting and improving nuke plants and electrical grids.

Keep in mind, most all of them came in under Clinton and are still clintonites at heart.

I trust them no more than I do the BATFE.

[Oorang]

Does anyone know where these "cities" are being built? I assume various ones throughout the country, but, does anyone have any more specific info than that?