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16 Aug 2003 @ 13:49, by Sandi Hunter
Breaking News and Commentary from Citizens for Legitimate Government
August 15, 2003
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Terror Not Ruled Out --No Signs of Deliberate Attack in Blackout, But Possibility Not Ruled Out --Despite official assurances to the contrary, could terrorists have exploited a vulnerable power grid to cause Thursday's massive blackout? While there is no indication the power grid was sabotaged, some experts caution it is too soon to rule out any possible explanation — including cyber-terror.
Power Outage Traced To Dim Bulb In White House --- The Tale of The Brits Who Swiped 800 Jobs From New York, Carted Off $90 Million, Then Tonight, Turned Off Our Lights --by Greg Palast (WebLog) "After LILCO [Long Island Lighting Company] was hammered by the law, after government regulators slammed Niagara Mohawk and dozens of other book-cooking, document-doctoring utility companies all over America with fines and penalties totaling in the tens of billions of dollars, the industry leaders got together to swear never to break the regulations again. Their plan was not to follow the rules, but to ELIMINATE the rules. They called it 'deregulation.' It was like a committee of bank robbers figuring out how to make safecracking legal."
[Ironically, the power outage began when the NYSE closed, so normal daytime trading was not disrupted. Also, the Idiot Usurper referred to the blackout as a 'rolling blackout' when he 'addressed the nation'. Rolling blackouts are considered scheduled events.]
House Commerce Panel Launches Blackout Probe --The House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee said on Friday it launched an investigation into the biggest power blackout in U.S. history.
Canada says U.S. nuclear plant caused outage --A severe outage at a Pennsylvania nuclear power plant seemed to be the cause of the massive power blackout that hit large areas of North America on Thursday, the office of Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien said. But there were still conflicting reports on the cause. Canadian Defence Minister John McCallum said on Thursday night the U.S. military had advised him [?!?] the outage at the nuclear plant did not involve an act of terrorism or sabotage.
Canada Seeks to Explain Blackout's Cause --Canadian officials gave conflicting explanations for the massive blackout across the Northeast and parts of Canada on Thursday, blaming the outage on a fire, possibly at a Pennsylvania nuclear power plant, after initially saying a lightning strike was responsible. U.S. officials in New York and Pennsylvania dismissed both claims.
Parts of Country May Enter Weekend Without Power --Tens of millions of people struggled today to manage without electricity in the summer heat as power was slowly returning to a swath of the United States and Canada paralyzed by blackouts, including New York City, its suburbs and parts of at least eight states in the Northeast and the Midwest.
Power returning to US east coast --Electricity was today returning to some of the 50 million people across the north eastern United States and eastern Canada who yesterday suffered one of North America's worst ever power cuts.
Power Slowly Returns to Northeast U.S. After Blackout Causes Major Disruptions --A huge power failure swept through parts of the Northeast, Midwest and Canada late Thursday afternoon, snarling traffic and causing major disruptions in the lives of hundreds of thousands of people, but by 9:30 p.m. power gradually was being restored.
Largest-Ever Blackout Hits Eastern U.S. --A sudden blackout robbed electricity from millions of people across a vast swath of the northern United States and southern Canada on Thursday, exposing them to stifling heat and jammed rush hour streets - and then darkness.
World Sympathy And Wisecracks for U.S. Blackout --Some people voiced admiration, others worried, and some could not help but poke fun at the world's self-confessed "superpower with a Third World grid." "Now we understand why they (Americans) have been unable to get the electricity running in Baghdad," said 47-year-old engineer Ghassan Tombin in the Gulf Arab country of Dubai.
Iraqis' 10 tips to beat blackout heat --Iraqis who have suffered for months with little electricity gloated Friday over a blackout in the northeastern United States and southern Canada and offered some tips to help Americans beat the heat.
Heat apparent cause of soldier’s death --Preliminary results of an autopsy performed on a local soldier who was found dead in Iraq last week reveal that he probably died from extreme heat, the family told The Telegraph Thursday.
Case against conscientious objector stands --A judge declined on Thursday to throw out the Marine Corps' case against an openly gay conscientious objector who claims he is being court-martialed because he publicly criticized the war in Iraq. Navy judge John A. Maksym also denied Lance Cpl. Stephen Funk's lawyer access to Marine files on who else may have been absent without leave, or AWOL, and how they were punished.
More Orwellian doublespeak from the US government: Gas riots called sign economy improving --Severe gasoline shortages that contributed to two days of rioting in Basra last weekend are at least partly the result of improving economic conditions that have boosted demand, officials say.
'It was punishment without trial' --Hundreds of Iraqis civilians are being held in makeshift jails run by US troops - many without being charged or even questioned. And in these prisons are children whose parents have no way of locating them. Jonathan Steele reveals the grim reality of U.S.-U.K. occupation justice in Baghdad.
Military Rescinds Iraq Media-Access Order --The U.S. military briefly issued an order Thursday that could have restricted journalists from accompanying American troops on all but routine missions in Iraq, including operations aimed at capturing or killing Saddam Hussein. The U.S. military headquarters in Baghdad rescinded the order shortly after The Associated Press reported on it. No explanation was given.
Military to Conduct Bio-Terror Exercise --U.S. Northern Command, which is responsible for military operations inside the United States, said Friday it will begin an exercise next week to test its ability to respond to multiple domestic emergencies simultaneously, including a bio-terror attack in Nevada. The exercise, dubbed Determined Promise '03 [?!? What Bush tool *thinks* of these names?], includes a simulated hurricane, real and simulated wildfires, an airborne terrorist threat in Alaska and an outbreak of pneumonic plague in Nevada. [Was this blackout step one of the exercise?]
U.S. Cuts Terrorism Life Insurance Plan --The Treasury Department decided Friday not to extend a federal terrorism insurance program to include coverage for group life insurance policies.
FBI attacks BBC over terrorism story --The FBI has accused the BBC of ruining an operation to infiltrate al-Qaida after Tom Mangold ran an "exclusive" 10 O'Clock News report about a missile sting. But the BBC said American broadcasters were aware of the missile story and called US government officials before Mangold's first report was broadcast in the UK at 10pm.
Louisiana GOP seeks input from White House strategist Karl Rove --In the run-up to this fall's statewide elections, Louisiana Republicans turned to top White House strategist Karl Rove for advice - and a little help raising money.
Warner Blasts Bush Dictatorship --Gov. Mark R. Warner told state labor leaders Friday that Bush dictatorship policies do little to help working men and women in Virginia. The Democrat said the Bush regime is on pace to oversee a nationwide job loss unprecedented since Herbert Hoover was president.
Bush protested at San Diego fundraiser --Dictator Bush has raised another (m) million for his re-s-election campaign at a San Diego fund-raiser. Bush's motorcade through San Diego was lined with hundreds of protesters. They waved signs with messages such as "Commander 'n Thief," "Re-elect Satan in '04" and "Bush lied, our troops died."
Three Fatally Shot in West Virginia --In shootings bearing an eerie resemblance to the sniper-style attacks that plagued the Washington, D.C. region last fall, two people were killed in separate incidents Thursday, just four days after a similar killing of another man.
GOP ponders tactic: No map, no primaries (TX) Without a quorum, Legislature can't pass a bill to delay the March vote, Democrats counter - The state's Republican leadership is looking into the possibility of postponing the March congressional primaries if the boycotting Democratic senators continue to delay the GOP effort to draw new districts. And Senate Republicans, eager to enforce fines it ordered earlier this week for the missing Democrats, today are expected to OK penalties that could include withholding the Democrats' access to conference and meeting rooms, limiting their postage, eliminating their Capitol and cutting off their cell phones. [Enough of this Reichwing Fascism. We MUST undo the Bush coup!!]
Fresno council member wrote of using 'dirty bomb' to kill liberals. Duncan's e-mail note ignites fury --Fresno residents and community leaders, outraged by an e-mail message in which City Council Member Jerry Duncan wished he had a "dirty bomb" to kill every liberal in Fresno, called Thursday for his resignation, recall or reprimand.
Unfair and unbalanced / Fox News offers proof that it's a big fat idiot (Pittsburgh Post Gazette) "The Fox News Channel is upset with Mr. [Al] Franken because of his use of the network's trademark phrase 'fair and balanced' in its title. In a suit filed in a New York federal court, Fox said Mr. Franken seeks 'to exploit Fox News' trademark, confuse the public as to the origins of the book and accordingly boost sales of the book'. Of course, it's an absurd claim."
Air Controllers Clash With White House --After years of labor peace under a friendly Democratic administration, the National Air Traffic Controllers Association has chosen to take on the Bush dictatorship over whether the Federal Aviation Administration can continue to contract out control towers at some smaller airports.
Anti-cancer drugs cut by Medicare --Cancer doctors see a coordinated effort by the White House and Congress to siphon federal money from cancer treatment and use it for prescription drugs currently not covered by Medicare.
Climate Change Becomes a Burning Issue (Inter Press Service News Agency) "Nature and the human hand came together to set off fires this summer such as Europe has not seen before. Authorities took steps to stop people starting fires, but more difficult questions arose over steps to stop global warming."
Pro-gay Scout troop loses charter --A Boy Scout troop in Sebastopol, Calif., has lost its charter in a battle over gay rights. The Boy Scouts of America pulled the charter because the troop refused to drop an antidiscrimination statement that runs counter to the BSA national policy barring gay members and troop leaders.
Garlic Truck Crashes on Pa. Interstate --A tractor-trailer hauling seven tons of garlic powder crashed on a bridge and caught fire Friday, filling the air with the odor of burning garlic and fuel.
[August 14 lead stories:] Huge power outage from NYC to Detroit to Canada --A huge power blackout hit U.S. cities spreading from New York to Cleveland and Detroit and north into Canada Thursday afternoon.
California Confidential --Who are the mystery men behind the recall push? --by Max Blumenthal "The cabal includes Kaloogian, who was a right-wing backbencher in the state Assembly, Sal Russo, who handled banker Bill Simon's hapless 2002 gubernatorial campaign, and David Gilliard, a veteran GOP strategist with a career steeped in scandal. They're joined by former Enron pollster and Republican tactician Frank [Putz] Luntz, who devised a strategy for the recall campaign centering around negative character attacks and avoidance of policy discussion... Thanks to this handful of men and the millionaires who bankrolled them, what started with a petition and a few phone calls has become an election that may unseat a twice-elected governor and dramatically affect the lives of one in seven Americans."
Schwarzenegger Outcome Could Affect Bush in 2004 --Though rumors swirl about involvement in the Schwarzenegger campaign by Karl Rove, Bush's top strategist, the White House is officially mum. Schwarzenegger's decision to join the race have buoyed the Bush campaign's hopes of a lift in 2004. "Schwarzenegger is the only candidate who has a chance to achieve what we wanted," one adviser said. Even if a Republican governor does not deliver California to Bush next year, Republicans believe it would make Democrats spend more time and effort to win the state. "We can distract the opposition long enough to make them vulnerable elsewhere on the national political landscape," said Dan Schnur, a California GOP operative.
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