Posted on 08/15/2007 4:41:43 AM PDT by Kaslin
1.) Tragically, horrifyingly, but quite predictably, it’s going to happen. The only question being which American city or cities?
In a recent conversation with a former high level intelligence operative of our government, I raised the possibility of terrorists successfully detonating a nuclear weapon within the United States. His response was sobering in its hopelessness.
First, he stressed how grateful he was that he did not work in Washington, DC, and that his family lived far enough out to survive the coming nuclear blast. When I pressed him as to why he was so sure that Islamic terrorists – with or without the help of Venezuelan dictator Hugo Chavez – would eventually hit DC or another American city with a nuclear weapon, his anger boiled out.
He pointed the finger squarely at our politicians and our politically correct, left-leaning media, who, in his opinion, have “sealed our fate.” He spoke of politicians from both sides of the aisle who consider border security nothing more than a cheap tool to be used for their reelection and enrichment. He despaired about a media that not only gleefully leaks our nation’s most trusted secrets for partisan gain, but then willingly acts as a propaganda tool for the very terrorists intent on our total destruction.
He warned of the hundreds of “loose nukes” floating around our planet. He patiently explained that the former Soviet Union (no matter what they or our government claim), can’t account for a number of their nuclear warheads. That North Korea may well have a few they are willing to sell to terrorists to prop up their totalitarian regime. That Pakistan – already a nuclear power – may soon fall victim to the Islamic extremists trying to overthrow that government. Of an Iran further ahead in their development of nuclear weapons than thought. And last, but not least, he spoke of the thousands of cruise missiles unaccounted for around the world. A number of those missiles being nuclear tipped.
In short, because of what he portrayed as a “betrayal by those sworn to protect us,” a nuclear attack within our nation, in his mind, is “inevitable.”
2.) When said attack comes, you and your family are on your own. Period. My friend stressed that “our government won’t be there to help us. It is broken beyond repair and incapable of assisting those most affected by the blast.”
He talked of critical infrastructures like water, electricity, fuel, banks, our food supply, medical services, police and firefighters, being unavailable for weeks or months. He warned of the blind panic that would follow such an explosion. Of the looting, of neighbor turning on neighbor to take what they don’t have for their own survival. Of our economy suffering an economic loss in the trillions of dollars.
Knowing this, are you prepared? Can you and your family ride out the frighteningly unpredictable weeks or months following the loss of an American city and its inhabitants? If you are not in the city hit, can you survive?
You must ask yourself this question. For, unless there is a miraculous epiphany about to be visited upon our self-centered politicians, then such an attack is certain.
If our politicians and the voters continue to suicidally put party and partisan politics before the welfare and security of our nation, then the terrorists will find the opening to hit us.
Our government and media are failing us. Prepare for the worst.
“You are a known clown whose opinion is meaningless.”
Your comments bring up the old cliche...Pot see Kettle....
I lost a close personal friend on 9/11 and spent frantic hours trying to find out if my sister-in-law - who worked at Cantor Fitzgerald - was alive or dead. I fled Manhattan on foot, walking 18 miles with my wife to the far side of Queens in a crowd of tens of thousands of evacuees.
The author of this article is a clueless asshat and you are talking out of turn.
Like New Orleans????
Evidently you learned nothing.. The terrorism stakes are increasing not diminishing.. These people(terrorists) want chaos and will have it.. The MsM and MsP do NOT report most of the terrorist activites worldwide..
If America elects the meanest leanest president(Newt Gingrich) in 2008 the world might calm down a bit.. but since American women will elect Hitlery Clinton IT WILL INCREASE.. The terrorists KNOW Hitlery is a weak sister.. corrupt to her painted on smile.. Actually they know ALL democrats are weak sisters.. They might be crazy but they are NOT stupid..
Many More than a billion citizens of this planet(muslims) are in agreeement with all kinds of terrorism.. The idea it is a small few is propaganda, that is not true.. MOST muslims agree.. As told by many coverts from Islam..
US Northern Command. Fine, but we have some other badges around here just waiting for that grand day.
Who would have thought we'd all sit and watch the nightmarish science fiction like images of two of our tallest skyscrapers collapse into the streets of New York killing thousands, while airliners slammed into the Pentagon?
After watching that, those who voice and opinion that this scenario is somehow fantasy, or would never happen are either scared to death, lying to themselves, or are so well off, they just cannot accept that their personal investments and personal lifestyles could come crashing down in a flash, just like the World Trade Center did.
With those that are currently in control of this government, many of these scenarios are a real possibility.
“If this happens, woe be the inhabitants of the ME.”
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AND anyone located inside the New York or L.A. Times Building.
“terrorists with a 3rd grade education using a hammer and a grenade pin in some cave somewhere”
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I prefer to refer to them as “Date Eaters”
Like those with 3rd grade educations could go to flight schools and learn to fly Boeing 767-222 jet airliners...
mr W.A. seems to be your typical pot stirrer and is likely best ignored.
Flying a plane is a far cry from designing, machining, or assembling a nuclear weapon.
It surprises me that you would not know that.
Not just a plane, or Cessna 172, but a 767. I was just making a point, that all these bad guys are not all bumbling morons with 3rd grade educations.
It surprises me you would not know that.
Also, thanks to our own government, we are now and have been educating many of these people in our own universities.
In addition, they are fully funded by other bad guys with big dollars and a nut for the U.S. They'll just purchase what they need, or pay to have something built, manufactured etc.
Not trying to rewrite history at all.
The Davy Crockett was a complete system, and there were never that many warheads for the number of missiles. When deployed overseas, it was not uncommon for there to be zero warheads present (or in country, for that matter).
Understanding the design of a warhead is a far cry from actually building one. If you don’t believe me, go ask the North Koreans, and they supposedly had blueprints and everything.
Just trying to acquire the parts to construct one could draw the eye of the Feds.
When a weapon is decommissioned, it is not just shoved on a shelf in a back room, like iron bombs are. These are devices, and are quite intricate and complicated, even the relatively simple design of the Davey Crockett. The parts are meticulously destroyed and the pit is melted down or ground up, to be re-forged later, if needed.
Also, bear in mind that ALL nuclear weapons have FINITE shelf lives, and become unreliable without near constant TLC, something that even a PhD would have no clue how to do.
Uhhh.... Their training was done on Cessna 152 and 172 almost exclusively. Only one Dude tried to get training in Comm Air simulators, and he got busted before he got to the exit.
I never said that they were not smart. They simply lack the education and training to construct, maintain and support nuclear weapons. Anyone can fly a plane. I have yet to see a school for nuclear weapons design and maintenance.
Unless I missed something.
So you seem to be implying they didn't receive 767 training, and they really didn't fly those jet airliners, pulling off one of the most devastating attacks in American history.
It all happened, trust me.
I never said that they were not smart. They simply lack the education and training to construct, maintain and support nuclear weapons.
Yes you did imply or suggest they are not smart. Again, you seem to be implying only those in the U.S. are capable of developing a nuclear weapon, or somehow the bad guys are just not capable of obtaining one.
Unless I missed something.
You obviously missed the part of my post where I stated:
>>Also, thanks to our own government, we are now and have been educating many of these people in our own universities.<<
>>In addition, they are fully funded by other bad guys with big dollars and a nut for the U.S. They'll just purchase what they need, or pay to have something built, manufactured etc.
What I learned is that when people say that an attack will suspend the rule of law and lead to Americans preying on one another they have no clue what they were talking about.
On 9/11 New Yorkers pulled together.
I've also learned today that your tagline describes everything you say accurately.
No, I am telling you that they did not receive 767 training. The rest is your imagination.
Yes you did imply or suggest they are not smart.
I implied that they were uneducated. I am beginning to wonder about you, though.
You obviously missed the part of my post...
Nope, it just sounded like uneducated canned rhetoric, so I ignored it.
Looks like I didn't miss anything.
Cheers!!
OoooK...
Flying the airliners isn’t that difficult. If you are current in several different types of aircraft (different singles and light twins), themn mess around with some of the popular flight sim software, you can do a fairly good job of it. Even easier if the aircraft is already airborne.
BTW there are a number of transport catagory simulators around the country that aren’t hard to get access to. Without trying hard, or spending 1 dime, I have been able to get several hours on 4 different sims, 2 of them full motion type sims.
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