The only reason I'm paying any attention to this at all is because the terrorists are already trying this out in Iraq now.
"The only reason I'm paying any attention to this at all is because the terrorists are already trying this out in Iraq now." The sabotaging of the oil facilities and the carrier lines in Iraq achieves the same result for the terrorists as the destruction of refineries and storage facilities in the US.
The price of energy stays high and our economy stays in a slump.
When we get all the wells in Iraq into production, much to the chagrin of the French, Germans and Russians, the price of oil will begin to decline and our economy will turn around.
This is the phantom horse the GOP and George Bush intend to ride to victory in the 2004 elections.
The terrorists would much rather have a weakened America and a Democratic President in 2004.
Not too sure they are just trying things in Iraq.
http://1010wins.com Breaker Failure Shuts Down Indian Point 3
Jun 23, 2003 12:08 pm US/Eastern
The Indian Point 3 nuclear power plant shut down automatically when an electrical breaker failed at a substation across the street, the plant's owner announced Monday.
Entergy Corp. spokesman Jim Steets said there was no release of radioactivity and no threat to public safety when the breaker cut out on Sunday afternoon. He said that while the cause of the failure was not known, there was no sign of terrorism or sabotage.
The Indian Point plants' safety and security have been a major issue in the northern suburbs since the terrorist attack on New York City in 2001.
The same breaker, which is in a Con Edison switchyard but is owned and maintained by Entergy, failed in November, knocking out Indian Point 3 for six days.
The breaker, which connects the plant to the region's electrical grid, failed Sunday afternoon. Equipment designed to protect the plant automatically disconnected it from the grid and shut down the nuclear reactor, Entergy said.
Indian Point 2, the other reactor at the site in Buchanan, was unaffected and continued operating at full power.
Entergy said the outage could last several days.
Although temperatures near 90 are forecast for the next few days, the plant shutdown is not expected to endanger the flow of electricity, said Con Edison spokesman Chris Olert.
"We don't anticipate any problems," he said.