Threat Matrix: Daily Terror Threat - Thread Thirteen

WND ^ | 7-11-04 | N/A

[JustPiper]

Picture credit: TheCabal

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

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HOMELAND INSECURITY

Backup electrical systems failed to kick in

A mysterious power failure at Logan Airport that delayed dozens of flights for more than five hours has still not been explained – six days later.

Airport officials insist airline security was not compromised during the blackout Monday at Logan International's Terminal E, but backup electrical systems failed to kick in as they are programmed under such circumstances.

We are the "Stotters" who make ourselves aware of the enemy who wishes to do us harm

Meet It!
Greet It!
Defeat It!

[drymans wife]

That is a good reminder for us to be careful here on TM.
But I won't let it stop what we are doing.

[Bethshaya]

Yes, but to read carefully and not add your own wording into it. It only says assistance. Not financial assistance. To assist someone is to help. I take that to mean physical help. They need bodies to volunteer in an area where it is hard to find that kind of help.

There are very few people who will take initiative here for "dirty work" let alone for jobs that require them to be in harms way. Its a very different breed of people than is the "norm" here. I applaud Cal for volunteering. I also come from a family of "volunteers" and public service. Being a FireDepartment "brat" I tend to be the one at work now that clues people into the dangers and volunteers for security assistance at our company.

You would be amazed at how many people do not think it can happen to them or where we are. The company I work for is the only US company that has equipment to identify anthrax in mail rooms and post offices all over the country. We work at the House of Reps, Congress and at NBC. We had over 700 people at the WTC and our people were the ones sick with Anthrax when it was discovered in 2001 at those various locations. And yet, they still think its not a danger to them.

[all4one]

Massive Power Outage Raises Olympic Concern (Greece - 7/12/04)

By Mark Zeigler UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER July 13, 2004 The biggest issue at this summer's Athens Olympics might not be security breaches or unfinished venues or transportation glitches or doping scandals, but what happened yesterday across central and southern Greece:

A massive power outage.

It struck at 12:39 p.m. Greek time (2:39 a.m. PDT), paralyzing metropolitan Athens and its 5 million residents and locales as far away as 175 miles, plus several entire islands in the Aegean and Ionian seas.

Greek authorities said 70 percent of power was restored in about an hour and Athens was back on line within three hours, which, they noted, marked significant progress over previous outages of this magnitude. Olympic venues were largely unaffected since they have backup generators.

But everything around them was, and the ensuing chaos and inconvenience raised further questions about Greece's readiness to host the world's largest sporting event Aug. 13-29.

Downtown Athens, already clogged with midday traffic, became instant gridlock when stoplights went out. The subway stopped, and thousands of passengers had to walk through tunnels to stations. Hundreds of people were stuck in elevators. Air conditioners shut off across the Attica region, and it was 104 degrees.

Then there was what happened on the new metro link to the airport. The grand opening of the electrically powered line was yesterday, and a collection of government ministers and journalists boarded a train from downtown at 11 a.m. It broke down short of the airport due to an unrelated power problem and had to be towed in by a diesel engine.

A ceremony was held at the airport, and everyone reboarded the train for the maiden voyage back to Athens. Then the power outage hit. This time, according to the Athens News Agency, those aboard had to walk through a sweltering tunnel to a nearby station.

It was unclear what caused the crippling outage. The Public Power Corporation cited the increased use of air conditioners because of the searing July heat wave and the poor condition of the state-run power grid. Government officials blamed "mismanagement" at the power company, which is a major Olympic sponsor.......

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[SwankyC]

what if they are where the cells are gathering/training and not targets in particular.

[knak]

Hi, everyone. I have a prayer request. I found out this morning my husbands liver is not doing as well as we thought. He has hep c from a transfusion in the 70's. It caused him to develop cirrhosis by the time we found out he had it. Anyway he may have now developed liver cancer. We won't know for a couple of weeks but he/we could sure use the prayers. Thanks a lot. No need to respond on the thread, just pray, please. Thanks.

[JellyJam]

Now that makes sense. I couldn't understand why RC would need "help" in Fort Myers.

Speaking of that RC list, I was surprised not to see any Ohio cities included.

[JellyJam]

bump for prayers! godspeed to full recovery.

[Donna Lee Nardo]

Jul. 13, 2004

Power knocked out in parts of Tallahassee

Associated Press

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Power was knocked out Tuesday to a large number of customers in Tallahassee, but officials weren't sure why.

Several traffic lights in the city were also out and officials were trying to figure out what happened, city spokesman Bill Behenna said.

"We don't know anything beyond the fact that it is widespread and potentially affecting a large part of the city," Behenna said.

Amid reports of power being out in a number of areas separated by several miles, city officials were setting up a command post at a local fire station.

The temperature in downtown Tallahassee Tuesday afternoon was in the high 90s.

http://www.tallahassee.com/mld/tallahassee/news/local/9144812.htm?template=contentModules/printstory.jsp

[Donna Lee Nardo]

Sure, Davey. That could be true. They will not ever be able to tell us everything.

[HipShot]

Just in time for big storms coming their way. DW looked up weather immediately, thinking it may have been an issue.

[Donna Lee Nardo]

I agree with you. Let's exterminate all left wings everywhere!

[Donna Lee Nardo]

Yes, just in time, unforunately.

I am actually waiting to hear if they had some storms in Tallahassee as they normally do at this time of the year and this time of day in and around Tallahassee, and if this is what prompted the power loss. But I think if the power loss was due to such normal storms the articles would have cited that.

[ExSoldier]

My wife and I are outraged with the officials in Athens since we found out that they intend to poison over 15,000 stray dogs to make the city pretty for the games. I think we'll skip the game coverage. We're dog people.

This power outtage could be a critical element to any terror attack by cutting off communication and tying up traffic to responding forces. Wouldn't surprise me if this wasn't a dry run of some sort.

[HipShot]

But what about the birds? That'd be a lot of transplant surgery.


BTW, LA and Chicago are sister cities to Athens, Greece, according to my DW.

[TBall]

"officials were trying to figure out what happened" I don't think it was a storms. I'm pretty sure UFO activity is involved.

[hotrod45]

offering it up.

[Donna Lee Nardo]

I had not heard of that Asian warning, jerseygirl.

But I vaguely recall that there was some type of Russian female (fortune teller?) who supposedly said that there would be an attack on the U.S. before 911. Does anyone remember soemthing about that also? Maybe it was disproven already, I will do some searching tonight if I can.

[JellyJam]

at Drudge (no link yet):

Chemical antidotes being shipped to political convention cities

[nw_arizona_granny]

If we are to continue to our attempts to find the needed clues to the terrorists, then we need to be free to post
the reports that come to us or can be found.

I feel like my hands are tied, as so many of my searches start in some terrorist type warning/threat/promise.

sure I can go and find them several other places and if hot enough
pass them on to the feds, but my searches and pleas for help on the days I can't see, can't be posted here, as they are based on the posts from people who haven't given us their passport so we can prove they are a terrorist.

It is my opinion that the time has come for this group to either be a social club, having a tea party and talking about the news............

Or to decide we are hunting terrorists and go back to the old way of looking at all we could find, even if it needs more than one layer of tinfoil.

There is little to be found in the newspapers, it has already happened.

Does anyone recall when I ran a bunch of googles on Sean Osborne Lomax's post?

That was a rich day of searching, as he knows the key words and uses them. Words that I don't use, they are natural to
him, it was a gift of new words to use.

I started the search on his post, for fun, then found I learned a lot.

Eom sent the post about the 3 days till the nukes would be in place sometime ago, it was sent to me early yesterday, but it had to be hidden, so someones thread would remain pretty.

I get letters asking what happened to the thread, why is it a chat club now.

My answer is that someone would prefer to see us shut down or not working on finding terrorists.

I know some of you are still working, but we are missing on the spark to keep the flame burning.

No, I will not keep beating this, if the group wants to shut down, fine, I read Free Republic for years, without posting.

But it is time to decide where you want this thread to go.

My opinion.

Ruth

[Domestic Church]

"Algernaan Spencer"

FoxNews had a tidbit about some rare stinkin' flower opening up...and voila!