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To: Lisa who wrote (57249)	10/5/1999 4:51:00 PM
From: Father Terrence	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 108807

If We Should Die Before We Wake...09/29/99 Preparing For "Mad Max" by Dr. Tyrone Powers Sent in by Mark V. Ridenour While many Americans are ignoring the computer problems associated with the new Millennium the government and its intelligence agencies are preparing for a total meltdown of society as we know it. A reliable and confidential source who is in a position to know explains that the United States intelligence organizations have been meeting and making plans about how to handle the anticipated chaos associated with the Y2K problem. These meetings have been well attended and held in the secret enclaves of the Pentagon and at the CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia. Several follow-up meetings have been held separately by each of the intelligence agencies. The source indicates that the meetings have been attended by members of the Office of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Air Force Intelligence, the Office of Army Intelligence, the National Security Intelligence Committee, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the CIA's Office of Information Resources - Directorate of Intelligence, the CIA's Office of Research and Development - Directorate of Science and Technology, the Office of Naval Intelligence, the Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI), the Intelligence and Threat Analysis Center, and others. The meetings have centered around the real possibility of a general power failure occurring at 12:00:01 on January 1, 2000. While there was discussion of the work being done to avoid such an occurrence, the concentration of the group was on a response to such a computer-initiated power grid failure. Indicating that such an incidence could cause chaos in the United States and across the world, the group developed a "level of threat plan." * The First Case Scenario is in anticipation of only a brief loss of power or a "Brownout." In this scenario the power grid failure occurs but only lasts for a very short period of time. The whole country may or may not be affected - depending on the level of preparedness by the different areas. Nonetheless, power is restored relatively quickly. * The Second Case Scenario is in anticipation of a slightly longer power loss called a "Blackout." The entire country is affected and the United States becomes covered in pitch darkness. Everything associated with computers is shut down and for a short period of time panic engulfs the Nation. In the third and final case scenario a power grid failure occurs that lasts for some undetermined period of time. The Intelligence Agencies identified this as a total "Meltdown" of society. Those who are prepared bunker down. Those who are unprepared - many of which will be in the central urban areas of America - panic and respond to the crises by rioting and looting. The Government agencies are preparing plans to deal with all three scenarios. * The response to Case Scenario #3 or "Mad Max," is the implementation of Martial Law and Military intervention to "quiet" or "silence" the urban unrest. Martial Law would involve the suspension of Constitutional Rights and the ability of government "Agents" to arrest and confine large amounts of people without probable cause - without a reason. Understanding the kind of National Guard and Military Response necessary - especially if part of this response would have to take place under the cover of complete darkness - the agencies are already developing grids of the urban areas and locations where individuals or groups could be temporarily housed until the President or President Elect, along with Congress and the Intelligence agencies, decides the threat has been effectively dealt with and the people are under control. The Agencies also understand that there is an innate danger and real possibility that military confrontation with civilians in complete darkness could lead to casualties - sometimes of innocent people. As with all military operations the government has prepared an acceptable collateral damage level and expects to have to explain the death of some of the more prominent casualties. Our Response Having been formerly employed as a Special Agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation for over 9 years and having maintained contact with many of my sources in the FBI, I know that the government is prepared and will act as stated above if in fact the Y2K problem comes to fruition. During my tenure with the FBI I worked Intelligence matters and was also involved with the Domestic Terrorism Squad. The plans provided by my confidential source (FBI language) is consistent with FBI and intelligence operational planning. The FBI and other investigatory and Intelligence agencies analyze and prepare for all eventualities. They truly work under the motto that it is better to be prepared and have nothing occur than to be unprepared and become victims of the circumstances. Over the past year I have traveled across the nation trying to implore America to be prepared for Scenarios # 1, 2, or 3. Some have indicated that the whole Y2K conversation is much ado about nothing. Let's hope this is the case. The military of this country trains everyday for the possibility of another war - for the possibility of World War III. Police officers and FBI agents are trained to use weapons just in case they run into a certain situation, not because they absolutely will be involved in a deadly encounter. And as noted above, the Intelligence agencies of this country are preparing for "What Ifs" with taxpayer monies. The FBI has psychologically profiled many Americans as an emotional people but not an intellectual people. The profile indicates that many Americans respond emotionally to things that we should prepare for strategically. Being cautious is not being scared. Being prepared is not paranoia. ---------------- Doesn't this new trend by the government "of the people" send loud warning bells off? Father Terrence