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Al Qaeda "possibly" behind US "Blackout"
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Tuesday August 19, 2003 16:35 by James McKenna jimmymac61 at hotmail dot com
Thursday's massive power blackout which plunged 50 million people into darkness in the US has been claimed by Al Qaeda . While intelligence sources are vocal in their scepticism that their "enemy" is so clever, energy experts agree it is possible. First Energy spokesman Todd Schneider , whose company was involved in the initial cascade of outages in the US last Thursday, said a hack attack was something he had "been worried about" and he admitted that, "I'd be lying to you if I told you it was not possible." |
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Jump To Comment: 1 2 3 4offered three articles on the implications for future security spending and R&D and risk appraisal arising from the "Blackout/Power Outage".
Chris Yates the security editor flapped because the baggage screening equipment failed at 2 of NYC's 3 airports.
read:
http://www.janes.com/aerospace/civil/news/jar/jar030815_1_n.shtml
in a related article to your post James, Paul Viollis, who advises loads of people on security, he co-authored the Jane's Workplace Security Handbook, urged citizens to stay calm "and listen to the radio". He then also in the interests of new technology suggested that terrorists may attack utility companies with "RF" weapons.
read:
http://www.janes.com/security/international_security/news/misc/janes030814_2_n.shtml
Al Q? I don't think so. Here are a few more likely explanations:
"Energy experts have pinpointed the culprit that put 50 million people in the dark last week: three faulty transmission lines at an Ohio plant."
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/08/17/national/main568727.shtml?cmp=EM8707
Who is to blame?:
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/story.jsp?story=434764
"Darkness, Indeed":
http://www.motherjones.com/news/dailymojo/2003/34/we_529_01a.html
http://www.motherjones.com/news/dailymojo/2003/34/we_529_02a.html
"It's a GOP thing"
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/opinions/articles/0816satlets166.html
Bush proposal won't work:
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/usatoday/20030818/cm_usatoday/11623699
"Blackout Pete":
http://www.commondreams.org/views03/0818-11.htm
The cause of the blackout?:
http://www.buzzflash.com/analysis/03/08/15_blackout.html
Hopefully that may throw some light on the subject.
Nobody realised it was the evil Montgomery Burns! Smithers, release the hounds! Simpson, eh?
"Power Outage Traced to Dim Bulb in White House"
or
"The Tale of Brits Who Swiped 800 Jobs From New York, Carted off $90 Million, Then Tonight, Turned Off Our Lights."
Greg Palast
ZNet
http://www.truthout.org/docs_03/081603B.shtml