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Post by swamprat on Sept 4, 2013 15:05:12 GMT -6
These comments are from last year, but very interesting. Completely logical and just a matter of time before they attack our water and food supplies... The speaker is William Scott.
William B. (Bill) Scott is a full-time author and consultant. He retired as the Rocky Mountain Bureau Chief for Aviation Week & Space Technology, following a 22-year career with the international magazine. He also served as Senior National Editor in Washington, and in Avionics and Senior Engineering Editor positions in Los Angeles. He covered advanced aerospace and weapons technology, business, flight testing and military operations, wrote more than 2,500 stories for the magazine, and received 17 editorial awards. Bill is a Flight Test Engineer (FTE) graduate of the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School and a licensed commercial pilot with instrument and multi-engine ratings. In 12 years of military and civilian flight testing, plus evaluating aircraft for Aviation Week over 22 years, he logged approximately 2,000 hours of flight time on 80 aircraft types. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from California State University-Sacramento.
During a nine-year Air Force career, Bill served as aircrew on classified airborne-sampling missions, collecting nuclear debris by flying through radioactive clouds; an electronics engineering officer at the National Security Agency, developing space communications security systems for satellites; and an instrumentation and flight test engineer on U.S. Air Force fighter and transport aircraft development programs. He also served as a civilian FTE/program manager for three aerospace companies: General Dynamics (F-16 Full Scale Development), Falcon Jet Corp. (Coast Guard HU-25A development and certification), and Tracor Flight Systems Inc. (Canadair Challenger development and certification, plus numerous fighter, transport and helicopter test programs).
Bill and his wife, Linda, live in Colorado Springs. They have two sons, Erik and Kevin. Unfortunately, Erik was killed in July 2010, a tragedy that significantly altered Bill’s writing plans and career. . This is why they waited so long to tell us what started the Waldo Canyon fire in Colorado. The public still has not been told what was used to start the fire. Worth the time to watch
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Post by skywalker on Sept 5, 2013 21:28:02 GMT -6
I haven't had a chance to watch the video yet because I'm about to go to sleep but I'm going to chime in on this anyway. A few years ago I had an idea for a potential novel about a small-time terrorist who drove around the country committing random acts of minor terrorism like starting wild fires, vandalizing buildings and cars, pouring oil on highways, cutting down telephone poles and stuff like that. One person could cause a lot of problems and would be very difficult to catch, especially if he drove around from place to place. It's an interesting idea and I'm sure somebody will try it sooner or later if they already haven't.
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Post by charles on Oct 9, 2013 2:36:01 GMT -6
Hi all ! Swampy - thanks for posting this one mate! What struck me was around the 7 minute mark and he said something about treating wild fires as a national security issue rather than a local emergency (sorry, but I can't remember the precise wording however hopefully you get what I mean!). My immediate thought was one for Lois - FEMA. To me it sounded very like being a way to institute martial law little by little without anything of the sort being said. Yes it does stand to reason that some of these wildfires are started deliberately, but not necessarily as an act of terrorism. Seeing a fire-setter watching the fire they have just started and catching the momentary gaze of awe, wonder & satisfaction in their face as the flames begin to leap & dance - a forest fire is an absolute joy for them. One also cannot rule out the number of fires started by dumb**s stupidity (dropped cigarette butt etc. - a careless act but not one of intention to cause damage.), natural causes (lightning strikes) and accidental (something else catching fire in the forest such as a car or tent or mechanical equipment). It appears to me to be a fine line to be trodden in deciding whose responsibility it is to manage such situations. A joint initiative between those tasked with national security and then those with local safety would seem to fit the bill. On the one hand you have the early warning systems in place such as satellite passes or other sky-borne real time surveillance and the ability to monitor who's coming or going in the area. On the other you then have those tasked with fighting the fire with water drops and fire-fighters on the ground. Righty-ho!! The day now awaits me, so off I must go to the land of the garden (to hang the washing out on the line !) TTFN! Take care, seek peace and SMILE! Charles
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Post by Deleted on Oct 11, 2013 10:38:42 GMT -6
I am in Southern Calif. Always have been..most likely always will be. We have wildfires...period. Every year of my life. We had them before terrorism was popular and there are dozens of reasons why we have them that aren't related to anything other than mother nature..or the occasional hunter, camper or lunatic. The town I live in has the Air Attack heilos and planes on stand-by this time of the year. When the Santa Anna winds blow..the fire alert goes up and stays up..dry winds and some dry strike lightening are common. My son's lost their house and everything they owned 4 years ago in one of the worst fires we have had for awhile...we ended up evacuating over that one..and San Diego Gas and Electric paid out millions in damages because one of their lines blew down in the wind and started it. When you live in a rural area where there is a lot of dry sage and very little rain...there are fires. In wilderness areas out here ..they often just let it burn to clear dry underbrush. As long as there are not homes close..it's pretty common for it to just burn. More common than the 'California' earthquake season is the fire season. Terrorist not needed.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 11, 2013 12:38:14 GMT -6
Same here Jo. We have fires every summer in Alaska. Most of them are attributed to lightning strikes.
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Post by skywalker on Oct 11, 2013 21:40:52 GMT -6
I think what they are doing is suggesting that terrorists could theoretically use wildfires as a terrorist attack. The Feds are probably planning on using that perceived threat as an excuse to take even more of our freedom and liberty away. They'll probably want to ban matches now.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2013 9:48:15 GMT -6
I think they 'seed' ideas into the public. Ooooh...blame it on the terrorists....I just know they've found a way to use hurricanes now (terrorists I mean) because well...they're just that clever. They are causing the global warming you know. I think....they are all um urinating in certain areas to warm the water and cause glacial melting!!!!!!! News flash at 11.
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Post by lois on Oct 12, 2013 15:43:41 GMT -6
I think they 'seed' ideas into the public. Ooooh...blame it on the terrorists....I just know they've found a way to use hurricanes now (terrorists I mean) because well...they're just that clever. They are causing the global warming you know. I think....they are all um urinating in certain areas to warm the water and cause glacial melting!!!!!!! News flash at 11. That just about sizes it all up Jo. Some minds just believe everything they hear.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2013 21:12:52 GMT -6
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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2013 22:27:30 GMT -6
But wait! On top of all this, weren't Park employees the first to be let go from their jobs last week?? Who's watching our national parks!?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 14, 2013 16:29:45 GMT -6
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Post by skywalker on Oct 15, 2013 22:06:58 GMT -6
Japan attempted to use balloons to set fires to the US but I don't think any fires were actually started. A few balloons did reach the US and were recovered with the incendiary devices still intact and unburned. Of course that is according to the government and we all know how trustworthy they are. Some bored historian might find a little entertainment checking to see if there were any more wildfires reported along the west coast back then. As part of the bombing raids on Japan the US did drop incendiary devices all over many Japanese cities which caused them to burn very rapidly since most of the houses and buildings back then were made out of nothing more than wood and rice paper.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 15, 2013 22:46:37 GMT -6
Japan attempted to use balloons to set fires to the US but I don't think any fires were actually started. A few balloons did reach the US and were recovered with the incendiary devices still intact and unburned. Of course that is according to the government and we all know how trustworthy they are. Some bored historian might find a little entertainment checking to see if there were any more wildfires reported along the west coast back then. As part of the bombing raids on Japan the US did drop incendiary devices all over many Japanese cities which caused them to burn very rapidly since most of the houses and buildings back then were made out of nothing more than wood and rice paper. They wouldn't lie to us,,,, would they ?
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Post by skywalker on Oct 15, 2013 22:54:17 GMT -6
Uhhh...like, yeah and stuff.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 15, 2013 23:05:19 GMT -6
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Post by Deleted on Oct 15, 2013 23:13:52 GMT -6
Uhhh...like, yeah and stuff. But,,,, they said Roswell was just a balloon And Clinton said he didn't inhale And , and ,,,
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