Threat Matrix: Daily Terror Threat - Thread Seven

The Washington Times ^ | 4-26-04 | Bill Gertz

[JustPiper]

"I will never cower before any master nor bend to any threat"

Two Chinese diplomats, away from their Los Angeles consulate improperly, recently sped their vehicle past a Los Alamos National Laboratory guard post near classified facilities in what U.S. officials think was an intelligence mission, The Washington Times has learned.

[Domestic Church]

Bookmarking at 652.

[DAVEY CROCKETT]

Unusual Event' Declared at PPL's Susquehanna Nuclear Power Plant

BERWICK, Pa., April 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PPL's Susquehanna nuclear
power plant in Luzerne County declared an "unusual event" at 1:25 p.m. EDT on
Wednesday (4/28) because of an electrical failure in a power distribution
panel located in the Unit 2 reactor building.
The affected distribution panel supplies power to the cooling system for
the main generator. Power also was disrupted to the system that removes
certain gases from the turbine's main condenser, without which the unit cannot
operate at full power, said Herbert D. Woodeshick, special assistant to the
president for PPL Susquehanna.
"The plant is stable, and we've reduced power on Unit 2 to about 80
percent," he said. "There was no radioactive release as a result of this
incident, and we've already begun repairs to the affected equipment."
There were no injuries, and off-site fire companies were not needed,
Woodeshick said.
Unit 1 remains at full power.
An unusual event is the lowest of the four emergency classifications
established by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission for nuclear power
plants. It means a minor problem is in progress or has occurred that could
reduce plant safety. No releases of radioactive material requiring off-site
response or monitoring are expected, and no action by the general public is
required.
PPL has notified Luzerne and Columbia county emergency management
agencies, as well as the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency, which are
coordinating support services as needed. The company also has notified the
Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
PPL has activated its Media Operations Center at the Susquehanna Energy
Information Center along Route 11, seven miles north of Berwick. The phone
number is 570-759-2285.
The Susquehanna plant, located about seven miles north of Berwick, is
owned jointly by PPL Susquehanna LLC and Allegheny Electric Cooperative Inc.
and is operated by PPL Susquehanna.
PPL Susquehanna LLC is a member of the PPL Corporation (NYSE: PPL) family
of companies. Headquartered in Allentown, Pa., PPL Corporation controls about
11,500 megawatts of generating capacity in the United States, sells energy in
key U.S. markets and delivers electricity to customers in Pennsylvania, the
United Kingdom and Latin America. More information is available at
http://www.pplweb.com.


http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/04-28-2004/0002162278&EDATE

[DAVEY CROCKETT]

US: Nuclear network widespread Washington Times - Washington,DC,USA 28 (UPI) -- More countries than just Iran, Libya and North Korea obtained nuclear technology from Pakistan's top nuclear scientist, the US officials said. ... See all stories on this topic: IRAN has no more nuclear secrets to reveal - envoy Reuters AlertNet - London,England,UK ... April 28 (Reuters) - Iran's ambassador to the United Nations in Vienna said on Wednesday Tehran has no more secrets to reveal to the UN nuclear watchdog and ... See all stories on this topic:

[Myrddin]

You can tell it's April in Idaho. A garden full of flowers...covered in snow.

[Velveeta]

Thank you very much for your reply.

Funny, I knew that your analysis would scare the Jujubees out of me, but I needed to hear it, regardless.

The only way they will get the massive infusion of aid needed to bail them out is to cough up their nukes, every last one of them.

(everyone reading this is 30-40 minutes away from a North Korean nuke)

Gulp. Hurry up June!

Many if not most in the North Korean leadership tie their survival to the arsenal.

What about the rest of the military and the North Korean people? Have they been so cut off from reality that they would cling to this leadership who have and are starving them to death? Probably, yes. (I just answered my own question, heh.) I guess they wouldn't have the energy to revolt??

There are reports of a major power struggle inside North Korea.

What do you know about Chang or anyone who might survive a power struggle? I guess I'm asking, can anyone be worse than Jong-Il?

BTW, North Korea trains jihadis. *Lots* of them. They were "country before country was cool". And they probably were/are up to their eyeballs in terrorism of the worst kind.

Nothing to add to that, simply bears repeating!

Nice to hear from you again.

Vel

[Donna Lee Nardo]

I know you want the snow to go away and leave your spring flowers alone, but I must say that your home looks so tranquil and homey; like a vacation chalet. I love it! It is probably beautiful there all year round. You are very lucky.

[DAVEY CROCKETT]

did everyone see this.


Downtown Little Rock is the scene of an intense search after police arrested one man and found weapons, ammunition and a gas mask on a rooftop.


http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1126363/posts

[Velveeta]

That last paragraph is a keeper.

[WestCoastGal]

Yes, I'm jealous. I would so love to see snow right now. It's been so hot here the last few days and today we had a sand/wind storm on top of it.

[Velveeta]

What a beautiful garden!

[Donna Lee Nardo]

It is a new tape since this past Tuesday, I believe. Here is another link to read:

Purported Qaeda Tape Vows Attacks on U.S. Interests

[Velveeta]

Thanks for the link. Going to check it out now.

[Donna Lee Nardo]

Yeesh, you are getting some wicked weather these days. I knew you were baking in the heat, but I didn't know about the sand storms. Between the heat, the sand storms and the terrorists, doesn't CA sound an awful lot like Saudi Arabia?!

[NothingMan]

no problem . . .

fyi...

http://www.washtimes.com/commentary/20040406-101023-7315r.htm

[Myrddin]

I had almost 7 feet of snow on the front lawn from Christmas Day until early February. The snow will be gone in a day or two. We will be back into the 70's on Saturday. The summer temperatures run between 80 and 104. Bone dry. It is tranquil and homey...when the 4 Rat Terriers are snoozing :-)

Greetings from Chewie and Jasper

[DAVEY CROCKETT]

Daleel hasn't been around latley.

[Myrddin]

I see the label "crusaders" is being applied to us. They don't have a clue. When we are sufficiently provoked, they will learn a harsh lesson about what constitutes a "crusade". It will make "jihad" look like a picnic.

[Donna Lee Nardo]

Ha! Ha! Chewie and Jasper are adorable. Assuming one is male and the other female, are they married? I say that because they look like a couple in the pic! Two of my 3 cats rest and pose like that also. Too cute.

[Myrddin]

What a beautiful garden!

Just one final garden shot. I don't want to bog down the thread.

[Velveeta]

No, but it seems some new jihadis have taken his place.

Question to Traveller!
What do you think? Did they "get" Daleel?