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• Seattle – I-5 Shooting Suspects May Have Planned
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• Surviving Disaster Premieres Sept 1st – Spike
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• Cheney Slams Obama’s Probe of CIA
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• California Wildfire Threatens Los Angeles TV
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• Concerns Over Iranian Nuclear EMP Threat
  

Seattle – I-5 Shooting Suspects May Have Planned Sniper Attack Posted: 30 Aug 2009 10:29 PM PDT Two men arrested Friday night during a bizarre shooting spree along Interstate 5 in North Seattle may have been planning to fire at vehicles driving up and down the freeway, police said Sunday. “One theory is that maybe they were going to snipe at people as they were driving by on I-5,” Seattle Police Department spokeswoman Renee Witt told KOMO News. Investigators also found a hidden campsite the suspects had built in a wooded area near North Seattle Community College, Witt said. Trash and debris litters the remnants of the suspect’s campsite. She said the positioning of the camp also lends credence to the idea that the suspects planned a sniper attack on the freeway. But she cautioned that it is just a theory at this point. “We don’t know,” she said. “One good thing is they’re both in custody,” she added. Both suspects are being held in the King County Jail following the Friday night shooting spree only yards from Interstate 5 near North Seattle Community College. One of the suspects was found with an AK-47 assault rifle and multiple rounds of ammunition, police said. The incident closed down all lanes of the freeway for hours, trapping thousands of motorists, but there were no injuries or property damage. She said officers performed a more thorough search of the brushy, wooded area between I-5 and the college campus on Saturday and discovered more weapons and ammunition stashed there. Searchers also found the hidden campsite, covered in a camouflage tarp, with a “significant” amount of ammunition. Read Full Article This story comes to us via Homeland Security - National Terror Alert. National Terror Alert is America's trusted source for homeland security news and information. Seattle – I-5 Shooting Suspects May Have Planned Sniper Attack

Surviving Disaster Premieres Sept 1st – Spike TV Posted: 30 Aug 2009 10:00 PM PDT Surviving Disaster Premieres Sept 1st on Spike TV. What will you do when disaster strikes? Spike TV’s new original series Surviving Disaster, led by Navy SEAL Cade Courtley, vividly takes viewers through catastrophic scenarios and arms them with the knowledge needed to survive the unthinkable. Courtley tackles worst-case scenarios and equips viewers with the practical information needed to save their own lives and the lives of their loved ones. Whether the threat is natural or man-made or on a national or personal level, Courtley speaks directly to the viewers and guides them through a comprehensive, step-by-step process to not only survive the big picture disaster, but endure the many dangerous obstacles that may occur within each catastrophic event. While leading viewers out of danger, Courtley not only provides helpful tips and hands-on instruction, but swiftly points out common misconceptions and fatal mistakes. Unlike any other series, Surviving Disaster may actually save lives by providing actions that anyone can perform. Having had the opportunity to assist in the research for an upcoming episode I can attest that “Surviving Disaster”, is unlike anything you’ve seen on television. The show will have you on the edge of your seat as you’re instructed step-by-step, how to stay alive when disaster strikes. It’s a show you won’t want to miss and as stated, “could save your life”. Watch A 7 Minute Preview Related post on Spike TV’s Surviving Disaster This story comes to us via Homeland Security - National Terror Alert. National Terror Alert is America's trusted source for homeland security news and information. Surviving Disaster Premieres Sept 1st – Spike TV

Cheney Slams Obama’s Probe of CIA Interrogations Posted: 30 Aug 2009 09:04 PM PDT Calling it a “terrible decision” that undermines national security and devastates CIA morale, former Vice President Dick Cheney slammed the Obama administration’s probe of aggressive interrogation of terrorists. “It’s an outrageous political act that will do great damage, long-term, to our capacity to be able to have people take on difficult jobs, make difficult decisions, without having to worry about what the next administration is going to say,” Cheney told “FOX News Sunday” in a no-holds-barred interview. In blunt, unsparing language, Cheney accused President Obama of setting a “terrible precedent” by allowing an “intensely partisan, politicized look back at the prior administration.” He said the decision by Attorney General Eric Holder to launch a probe into alleged abuse of prisoners under the prior administration “offends the hell out of me,” as he seemed to question Obama’s fitness as commander-in-chief. “I have serious doubts about his policies,” Cheney told FOX News’ Chris Wallace in Jackson Hole, Wyo. “Serious doubts, especially, about the extent to which he understands and is prepared to do what needs to be done to defend the nation.” As evidence, Cheney pointed to Obama’s decision last week to assert White House control over a newly formed unit that will interrogate terrorists. The new arrangement shifts control of such interrogations away from the CIA and toward the FBI, although oversight will be exercised by the National Security Council, which is located in the White House and reports directly to the president. Read Full Article This story comes to us via Homeland Security - National Terror Alert. National Terror Alert is America's trusted source for homeland security news and information. Cheney Slams Obama’s Probe of CIA Interrogations

California Wildfire Threatens Los Angeles TV Broadcast Towers Posted: 30 Aug 2009 07:34 PM PDT The Station Fire, which has expanded to at least 35,200 acres, leaped over the San Gabriel mountains Sunday, is prompting more evacuations. Firefighters have been pulled away from Mount Wilson, where critical broadcast towers for many television and radio stations are located, including KTLA. Fire officials expect the mountain to be overrun with fire by 7:00 p.m. Sunday, indicating a probable outage for local broadcast news outlets. “We expect it to get there in the next two to four hours,” said county fire Capt. Mark Savage. Crews were clearing brush around the structures, but fire officials were not sure if they could leave personnel on the mountain to fight the flames because of the danger and limited escape routes. According to Savage, a strike team of fire engines are attempting to find a safe staging area on Mt. Wilson. “We are concerned that it will be overrun and we think it will burn, but we are not sure if the communication facilities will be overrun,” Savage said. The fire is less than two miles away from the broadcast facilities. Source List of Mt. Wilson Transmission Towers Includes: KPFK(FM) 90.7 mhz (110,000 watts) KBIG(FM) 104.3 mhz (105,000 watts) KLOS(FM) 95.5 mhz (63,000 watts) KTWV(FM) 94.7 mhz (58,000 watts) KRTH(FM) 101.1 mhz (51,000 watts) KCMG(FM) 92.3 mhz (43,000 watts) KLVE(FM) 107.5 mhz (29,500 watts) KCBS(FM) 93.1 mhz (28,500 watts) KPWR(FM) 105.9 mhz (25,000 watts) KLSX(FM) 97.1 mhz (20,900 watts) KZLA(FM) 93.9 mhz (18,700 watts) KMZT(FM) 105.1 mhz (17,600 watts) KPCC(FM) 89.3 FM (600 watts) TELEVISION STATIONS KCOP(TV) Ch. 13 (162,000 watts) KTTV(TV) Ch. 11 (166,000 watts) KCAL(TV) Ch. 9 (141,000 watts) KABC(TV) Ch. 7 (159,000 watts) KTLA(TV) Ch. 5 (44,700 watts) KNBC(TV) Ch. 4 (44,700 watts) KCBS(TV): Ch. 2 (36,300 watts) This story comes to us via Homeland Security - National Terror Alert. National Terror Alert is America's trusted source for homeland security news and information. California Wildfire Threatens Los Angeles TV Broadcast Towers

Concerns Over Iranian Nuclear EMP Threat Posted: 30 Aug 2009 06:39 PM PDT Concerns about Iran’s nuclear capabilities and their potential devastating impact on America are mounting, a special report from Newsmax.TV reveals. The Islamic republic has test-fired missiles capable of reaching Israel, southeastern Europe and U.S. bases in the Mideast, and published reports say Iran is within a year of developing its own nuclear bomb. And security experts warn that even one nuclear device in the hands of a rogue nation could be used against the United States in a devastating electromagnetic pulse (EMP) attack. So why isn’t the Obama administration doing more to prevent a nuclear nightmare? I get very, very nervous about it,Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Mich., told Newsmax.TV’s Kathleen Walter.I think Iran will have a nuclear weapon. I think now it’s only a question of when. The United States is caught in the middle of a Mideast faceoff between one of its strongest allies, Israel, and Iran. Iran has threatened to wipe Israel off the world map, and Israel refuses to rule out a pre-emptive strike on its adversary while insisting that Iran must not be allowed to develop nuclear weapons. If the United States tries to prevent Iran from making nuclear weapons, its president, Mahmoud Amedinejad, has vowed a campaign of bloody revenge. Iran’s hatred of Israel is rooted in ideology,said Walid Phares of Foundation for Defense of Democracies.The Iranian regime is jihadist, and they do not acknowledge nor accept the idea that a non-Islamic, non-jihadist state could exist in the region. Although Iran is thousands of miles from America’s shores, its belligerent actions could have far-reaching repercussions. A regional war or nuclear attack could cause an already shaky U.S. economy to collapse. Even scarier, say policy analysts, is the growing threat of an EMP, an intense burst of energy from an exploding nuclear warhead high above the Earth. Experts believe such an attack could destroy all electronic devices over a massive area, from cell phones to computers to America’s electrical grid. Within a year of that attack nine out of 10 Americans would be dead, because we can’t support a population of the present size in urban centers and the like without electricity, said Frank Gaffney, president of the Center for Security Policy. That would be a world without America, as a practical matter. And that is exactly what I believe the Iranians are working towards. President Barack Obama has committed the U.S. government to a diplomatic approach for resolving the high-stakes nuclear dispute, but Iran has so far rebuffed Obama’s overtures. Meanwhile, Congress is working on legislation to grant Obama the power to impose crippling sanctions on Iran if the talk-first approach doesn’t work. Read Full Article This story comes to us via Homeland Security - National Terror Alert. National Terror Alert is America's trusted source for homeland security news and information. Concerns Over Iranian Nuclear EMP Threat

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