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They KNOW We
Are Vulnerable
Combating the EMP Threat, Part Three

by
Brigitte Gabriel



Dear Solsticewitch13 ,


“In 1962, deep in a cold war with the
Soviet Union, the United States conducted 'Starfish Prime,’ a nuclear
weapon test over a remote region of the Pacific Ocean. The test was
successful, with one unexpected result: Fifteen hundred kilometers away
in Hawaii streetlights burned out, TV sets and radios failed and power
lines fused.” (
EMPACT publication, “Global
Single Point Failure: The EMP Threat).

The fact that we are vulnerable to a
nuclear-triggered EMP threat is not some fabricated scare tactic or sci-fi
fantasy. And countries including Iran, North Korea, Russia, and China know
it.


In 1999 a Russian official warned a delegation from the
U.S. House Armed Services Committee that if his country really wanted to
hurt the U.S., it would “detonate a single nuclear warhead at
high-altitude over the United States. The resulting electromagnetic pulse
would massively disrupt U.S. communications and computer systems, shutting
down everything.” (EMPACT publication, p. 2).

According to Senate
testimony in 2005, an Iranian military journal discussed the impact of an
EMP attack and stated, “If the world’s industrial countries fail to devise
effective ways to defend themselves against dangerous electronic assaults
then they will disintegrate within a few years.” (EMPACT publication, p.
3).

The Commission to Assess the Threat to the United States from
Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) Attack has warned us. Iran has warned us.
Russia has warned us.

Now America must act. We have time to
prepare and defend against such an attack, but the window to prepare is
closing.
North Korea is testing launch missiles that could reach
Alaska. Iran is working with North Korea on its nuclear weapons program.
If 70% or more of our electrical power grid were wiped out by an EMP
attack, as the Commission concludes, millions and millions of Americans
would die.

There is no organization in America that has more
members that are informed on issues like these than ACT! for America.
While most Americans are unaware of the various threats of radical Islam —
you are. While most Americans are unaware of the EMP threat — you are.


That makes you and me 21st century “Paul Revere’s.”
If we don’t warn and awaken America, who will? For the sake of our
families, our friends, our children and our grandchildren, we must act
now.


This is why I’m appealing to you today to help us launch
our 2009 plan to combat the EMP threat. As you will see in a moment, some
of the pieces of this plan we can implement with the staff and resources
we have. But other pieces require funds we simply don’t have in the
budget.

If you agree with me that preventing radical Islamists or
a country like North Korea from deploying an EMP threat against us is an
action we must take – and take now – then I’m asking you to do the
following.


  • If you’re not already a monthly
    contributing Patriot Partner,
    click
    here
    to sign up. For monthly gifts of $10 to $100 we have
    special benefits for you.
    You simply select the level of monthly
    gift you can make, and we’ll send you the benefit(s) for that Patriot
    Partner gift level. Our online donation form is easy to use, safe and
    secure.

OR


  • Click here to make a one-time
    gift through our “Contributing Member” program
    .
    Select the gift amount you are able to make and we’ll send
    you the benefit(s) for that level of gift. If you prefer to mail a check
    rather than use our online donation form, you can
    click
    here
    to print out a form to fill out and mail in with your
    contribution.

Your financial support today will help us
quickly move ahead on our plan to combat the EMP threat. Here’s what we
plan to do.


  • A paid advertising campaign in the
    top publications in Washington, D.C.
    These influential publications
    are read by members of Congress, staff, the administration, and other
    opinion leaders throughout Washington.


  • A national petition to Congress.
    Unlike other petitions we have launched, we want to advertise on
    high-traffic internet outlets such as Pajamas Media and World Net Daily.
    This advertising, coupled with my highlighting the petition on radio and
    TV interviews I conduct, will ensure that hundreds of thousands of
    people see it and have the opportunity to sign it.


  • Lobby for a restoration of the
    Commission to Assess the Threat to the United States from
    Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) Attack and implementation of the
    Commission’s recommendations.



  • Push for the funding necessary to
    increase the deployment of missile defense technology later this year
    during the appropriations process in Congress.



  • Participate in the national EMP
    threat conference scheduled for September 9 and 10 in Niagara, New
    York.



  • After the national EMP threat
    conference, work with congressional allies to draft and push for
    legislation that will provide protection and replacement of critical
    electrical transformers nationwide as a second line of defense.


I was told recently that a member of
Congress, who is chairman of a House subcommittee that would have
jurisdiction over an issue like the EMP threat, wasn’t even aware of it.
With Iran likely to have nuclear weapons within two years, we must begin
educating people about this threat NOW!

Can I count on you to join
me as a 21st century “Paul Revere”?

When you sign up to
become a
Patriot Partner or make a one-time gift as a Contributing
Member
, you will see different levels of support. For each level
of support we will send you a gift or gifts as our way of saying “thank
you.” (If you prefer to become a Contributing Member by mailing in your
contribution, please
click here to print out a reply form).

Depending on the level of
gift you choose, you could receive an autographed copy of my best-selling
book They Must Be Stopped, or a copy of the chilling documentary
film “Homegrown Jihad: The Terrorist Camps Around U.S.,” or a DVD copy of
my message “The Threat of Militant Islam.” There are other gifts as well.


As you help us launch our plan to combat the EMP threat, we will
provide you with a gift or gifts that include valuable resources for you
to become more informed and to educate your family and friends. This is
how we will continue to work together to push back against the threat of
radical Islam.

I’ve heard people say that an EMP attack might
never happen. I’ve heard some say Iran will attack Israel, but not us.
They may be right. But what if they’re wrong and we haven’t prepared?
There are too many experts, who have studied this and concluded it’s a
very real threat, for us to ignore.


So please ACT today! Sign
up to become a
Patriot Partner or make a one-time
contribution
, and we’ll get your gifts out to you within two to
three weeks. (If you prefer to become a Contributing Member by mailing in
your contribution, please
click here to print out a reply form).

The first step in
ultimately preventing an EMP attack is for each of us to take action today
— to fulfill our role as 21st century Paul Revere’s. Thank you
for everything you do on behalf of the America we love. I am grateful
beyond words. And even though many of your friends and family don’t know
it yet, there will come a time when they will be grateful to you as well.


Always devoted,



Brigitte Gabriel



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ACT for America

P.O. Box 12765
Pensacola, FL 32591

www.actforamerica.org



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will lead to public policies that promote America’s national security and
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