[CTRL] clergy abuse, memory, agent orange
-Caveat Lector- scroll Church urged to find other abuse victims - Priest who has died named in 22 cases By Margaret Ramirez 7/14/05 "African-American men who were sexually abused as children by a Roman Catholic priest demanded Wednesday that church officials take steps to find other victims who may be suffering in silence. Rev. Victor Stewart, who died in 1994 at age 54, abused at least 22 boys during the 1980s, some as young as 7, according to an attorney for the accusers. Fourteen of the men have reached settlements totaling $3 million with the Archdiocese of Chicago, said attorney Phillip Aaron of Seattle. Settlements are pending for eight more victims, he said." http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-0507140240jul14,1,6836167.story?page=1coll=chi-newslocal-hed Articles on memory and trauma http://www.onnovdhart.nl/articles.html Diocese to have $22.2 million for abuse claims By Arthur H. Rotstein AP 7/11/05 "Tucson - The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tucson will have $22.2 million available to settle sex abuse claims, including $14.8 million from its insurers, a church official testified Monday during a bankruptcy hearing." http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/0711DioceseBankrupt11.html this one fwd from Lynne Moss Sharman - Ex-soldiers sue Ottawa over Agent Orange testing 7/12/05 from Canadian Press Fredericton "A group of former soldiers and civilians who say they were exposed to Agent Orange and other defoliants at Canadian Forces Base Gagetown have launched a class-action suit against Ottawa. The 41-page statement of claim filed before the Federal Court of Canada states illnesses ranging from birth defects in children to cancer in adults were caused by the chemicals sprayed on the woods near Oromocto, N.B. The claim, which has not been proven in court, seeks punitive and aggravated damages, but no figure is mentioned in the court document.""The Canadian military has acknowledged that Agent Orange and other defoliants were tested at the base by the U.S. military in 1966 and '67." Http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_PrintFriendlyc=Articlecid=1121164019550call_pageid=968332188492DPL=IvsNDS%2f7ChAXtacodalogin=yes www.ctrl.org DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substanceânot soap-boxingâplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'âwith its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsâis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/ctrl@listserv.aol.com/ A HREF=""ctrl/A To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] Fwd: Was Giuliani in London for terror 'exercises'?
-Caveat Lector-
Begin forwarded message:
http://bellaciao.org/en/article.php3?id_article=6990
Was Giuliani in London for terror 'exercises'?
(Hey kids. Just your friendly neighborhood Libertythink Director
Emeritus
checking in here. This item was posted this morning to
www.total911.info and
www.total411.info. And the sites promptly went down and have stayed
down.
Investigation is pending. Special thanks to TBF for leaving me the
key to
the back door.)
Rudolph Giuliani was in World Trade Center 7 on 9/11 for, as he
testified
before the 9/11 Commission, a FEMA terror 'exercise.' He went on
the support
the official story, earned his bones and was named Knight of the
British
Empire by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
So, what was he doing in London on 7-7?
Greg Nixon of 11InsideJobbers decided to find out. From a Jul 11, 2005
posting: I spoke with Giuliani's press secretary to pose the following
questions:
Giuliani Partners 5 Times Square 212-931-7300
Question: What was Rudolph Giuliani's stated purpose of the London
visit?
-She would only say it was for business . Question: Was he a
paid/ unpaid
consultant or a crisis manager for Visor Consultants in regards to
a terror
drill for an unnamed company as cited by a BBC Radio 5 interview
7/7/05?
Could not comment. there was nervous awkward silence. She then
stated again
it (trip) was for business and that's all the information I can
give out
abruptly ended call. The President of Visor confirmed that the
exercise involved simultaneous bombings on the London Underground.
Video of Powers {VISOR] interview on BBC
www.terrorize.dk/misc/london/london.terror.games.wmv
[The Feds were running a similar exercise involving hijacked jets
on the
morning of 911]
London Underground Bombing Exercise Took Place at Same Time as Real
Attack
P J Watson A Jones | 09.07.2005 20:44
| London |World
A consultancy agency with government and police connections was
running an
exercise for an unnamed company that revolved around the London
Underground
being bombed at the exact same times and locations as happened in
real life
on the morning of July 7th.
London Underground Bombing 'Exercises' Took Place at Same Time as Real
Attack
Culpability cover scenario echoes 9/11 wargames
Paul Joseph Watson Alex Jones/Prison Planet | July 9 2005
A consultancy agency with government and police connections was
running an
exercise for an unnamed company that revolved around the London
Underground
being bombed at the exact same times and locations as happened in
real life
on the morning of July 7th.
On a BBC Radio 5 interview that aired on the evening of the 7th,
the host
interviewed Peter Power, Managing Director of Visor Consultants,
which bills
itself as a 'crisis management' advice company, better known to you
and I as
a PR firm.
Peter Power was a former Scotland Yard official, working at one
time with
the Anti Terrorist Branch.
Power told the host that at the exact same time that the London
bombings
were taking place, his company was running a 1,000 person strong
exercise
which drilled the London Underground being bombed at the exact same
locations, at the exact same times, as happened in real life.
The transcript is as follows.
POWER: At half past nine this morning we were actually running an
exercise
for a company of over a thousand people in London based on
simultaneous
bombs going off precisely at the railway stations where it happened
this
morning, so I still have the hairs on the back of my neck standing
up right
now.
HOST: To get this quite straight, you were running an exercise to
see how
you would cope with this and it happened while you were running the
exercise?
POWER: Precisely, and it was about half past nine this morning, we
planned
this for a company and for obvious reasons I don't want to reveal
their name
but they're listening and they'll know it. And we had a room full
of crisis
managers for the first time they'd met and so within five minutes
we made a
pretty rapid decision that this is the real one and so we went
through the
correct drills of activating crisis management procedures to jump
from slow
time to quick time thinking and so on.
Giuliani was a half block from explosion #1
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,161916,00.html
FOX NEWS
Rudy Giuliani Sees Terror Again
Friday, July 08, 2005
By Sam Knight
LONDON - Rudolph Giuliani, the former mayor of New York so closely
identified with his city's recovery after the Sept. 11 attacks, was in
London Thursday morning, just yards from Liverpool Street (search)
station,
when the bombs went off.
Mr. Giuliani, who was given an honorary knighthood by the Queen in
recognition of his leadership in 2001, said Thursday's events strongly
recalled the attacks on the World Trade Center (search).
They are a very eerie reminder of Sept. 11. I was
[CTRL] Fwd: Why would suicide bombers carry IDs?
-Caveat Lector- Begin forwarded message:From: "Robert Lederman" [EMAIL PROTECTED]Date: July 14, 2005 5:06:13 AM PDTTo: "Robert Lederman" [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: Why would suicide bombers carry IDs? “Personal documents were found with the bombers' remains at Tavistock Square, where 13 died on a double-decker London bus, and at the blast sites at Edgware Road and between Liverpool Street and Aldgate East stations, police said yesterday. The fourth bomber's remains and documents are thought to have been found in the Piccadilly line tunnel between King's Cross and Russell Square stations, where at least 25 people died.”Why would suicide bombers carry IDs knowing it would lead the police right to their families, their mosque, their bomb making location and all their associates? Guardian UnlimitedPolice identify fourth London bomber Staff and agencies Wednesday July 13, 2005 Police guarding a cordon in Beeston, Leeds, yesterday after five houses were raided in West Yorkshire in relation to the London bombings. Photograph: John Giles/PA Police today said they believe they know the identity of the fourth of the suspected bombers who killed at least 52 people in last week's attack on London's public transport.The man, like the other three, was British-born and lived in West Yorkshire. Police believe he was a friend of the other attackers and lived an outwardly ordinary life in the Leeds area. Three of the suspected bombers, who are thought to have died in the explosions, were named as Mohammed Sadique Khan, 30, of Dewsbury, and Hasib Hussain and Shehzad Tanweer, 22, of Leeds. Friends and family said they had no idea they had become extremists. Article continues Personal documents were found with the bombers' remains at Tavistock Square, where 13 died on a double-decker London bus, and at the blast sites at Edgware Road and between Liverpool Street and Aldgate East stations, police said yesterday. The fourth bomber's remains and documents are thought to have been found in the Piccadilly line tunnel between King's Cross and Russell Square stations, where at least 25 people died. Search teams are still looking for bodies from the carriages of the train. The four were described as "cleanskins" - with no convictions or known terrorist involvement - and the hunt is now on for the person or people police suspect may have masterminded the attack. A bomb factory was yesterday found in a raid on a house in the Burley area of Leeds but police believe the four suspects, who are all thought to be dead, lacked the expertise to plan the operation or put together the explosives. A key is to discover whether the bombs were detonated by timers or were manually activated in suicide attacks, meaning the bombers were considered expendable by a wider cell that could have other "cleanskins" ready to strike. A senior security source, speaking to the Press Association, said: "Where is the person who had the expertise to organise it all? "There is the possibility that it could be al-Qaida - someone who would have been sent to the country to do the preparation and then would have left the day before the attack. Is the capability [to mount an attack] still somewhere else?" Police are urgently trying to determine the origin of the high explosives used in the bombs in the hope that it could lead them to the principal planner. In Leeds, army bomb disposal experts were today working at the house in Burley where the explosives factory was discovered yesterday. Speaking at the scene where up to 600 people had been evacuated from their homes, Arshad Chaudhry, of the Leeds Muslim Forum said: "Our thoughts are of tremendous sadness. The whole community is completely appalled by what has happened. "It's not only the police who, after this, need to ensure these people are rooted out, but we need to get the assistance of the community itself." Explosives were also found at a car left parked near Luton station that police believe some of the four used to travel to the south-east before taking a Thameslink train to King's Cross. CCTV footage from Luton and King's Cross is still being scrutinised and film of the four at the London station in the 30 minutes before the attack is expected to be released today. The investigation into the bombings - codenamed Operation Thesis - is thought to be Scotland Yard's biggest ever, with cooperation from intelligence agencies around the world. Meanwhile Pakistan's interior minister has said a terror attack was thwarted in Britain before the May general election and arrests made in several countries because of help from his government. "Before the general elections in the UK we received reports that this sort of situation might arise, and attacks were aborted because of information provided by the government of Pakistan, and arrests were made in various countries and here," Aftab Khan Sherpao told a news conference in Islamabad. He gave no specifics, but said Pakistan was cooperating fully with Britain in the current
[CTRL] Fwd: [Spy News] Homeland Security overhaul centralizes intelligence
-Caveat Lector- Begin forwarded message:From: "Mario Profaca" [EMAIL PROTECTED]Date: July 14, 2005 6:26:58 AM PDTTo: "!SPY NEWS" [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: [Spy News] Homeland Security overhaul centralizes intelligenceReply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/07/13/homeland.security.ap/index.html?section=cnn_latestHomeland Security overhaul centralizes intelligenceStresses bioterrorism, transportation, border securityWednesday, July 13, 2005; Posted: 9:51 p.m. EDT (01:51 GMT)WASHINGTON (AP) -- Proclaiming the Homeland Security Department "open tochange," Secretary Michael Chertoff on Wednesday announced plans tocentralize his agency's terror analysis, put a higher priority onbioterrorism and step up detection systems in mass transit.In welcome news to Washington-area commuters, the department also will lifta rule that forbade passengers from leaving their seats for 30 minutesbefore flying into or out of Reagan National Airport, Chertoff said inrevealing the details of a sweeping overhaul of the 2-year-old agencyfounded in the wake of the September 11, 2001 terror attacks.Chertoff ordered the review in March shortly after he took office. Theoverhaul aims to spur the sluggish bureaucracy beset by turf wars andgrowing pains, and to ensure department resources are put into the nation'smost vulnerable areas."Over time, as intelligence warrants and progress allows, DHS will be opento change. We will be straight forward. If something goes wrong, we will notonly acknowledge it, we will be the first to fix the error," Chertoff told apacked ballroom of lawmakers, department employees and other officials.Chertoff, who opened his speech offering condolences to the British peopleafter the London bombings. He did not give any specifics about his plan toput explosives, bioterror, chemical or radioactive material detectionsystems in the nation's rail, subway and bus systems.He also renewed his pitch to retool terror-watch lists used to screenpassengers on airline flights to eliminate what he called "an unacceptablyhigh number of false positives."Chertoff said the United States needs to improve its immigration system aspart of bolstering border security. Though the department will deploy morepersonnel and technology at borders to deter illegal immigrants fromentering the country, Chertoff said a newly approved temporary workerprogram should help migrants seeking jobs in the United States "intoregulated legal channels."He said he and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will soon announce plansto ease visa hassles for foreigners entering the country to visit, work andstudy.\Chertoff also pledged better oversight of private contractingpractices in the department.Organizational structure changesMost of his recommendations Wednesday focused on a shaking up of HomelandSecurity's chain of command.Chief among them was creation of an intelligence director to centralize theanalysis of information gathered by 11 Homeland Security bureaus. Thedirector, who has not yet been appointed, will be asked to improve HomelandSecurity's standing within the intelligence community, where it is perceivedas a junior partner and often left out of the loop.Homeland Security was initially designed to be the government's chief centerfor analyzing terrorist threats, but an interagency office led by a CIAofficer has assumed that role. Homeland Security merged 22 agencies when itopened its doors in March 2003 -- the largest U.S. government reorganizationin 50 years.A chief medical officer also will be named to oversee bioterror policy andcoordinate responses to biological attacks by the Centers for DiseaseControl, which stockpiles vaccines and antidotes, and state and localofficials. Poor information flow between federal agencies during theWashington-area's false anthrax scare this year contributed to the decisionto create this post, officials said.A new policy undersecretary will oversee international affairs, strategicplans and work with the private sector. And Chertoff will elevate cybersecurity by assigning it to an assistant secretary, who also focuses ontelecommunications.Eighty percent of the changes can be accomplished under Chertoff's existingauthority; the remainder require congressional approval.Some lawmakers Chertoff briefed Tuesday said the overhaul was headed in theright direction but remained skeptical that bureaucratic reorganizationwould make the country safer."We appreciated him coming and talking to us, but ... at the end of the dayyou have to show Congress and the public what you have done will in factmake us safer" said Rep. Bennie G. Thompson of Mississippi, top Democrat onthe House Homeland Security Committee.Thompson said Chertoff highlighted immigration and vulnerabilities atchemical and nuclear plants as top priorities.Many of Chertoff's changes were recommended last year by experts at theCenter for Strategic and International Studies and the Heritage Foundation,two Washington think tanks."The current
[CTRL] Fwd: [IPCUSA] A few words
-Caveat Lector- Begin forwarded message:From: "tHe mAdd pRoFeSsOr" [EMAIL PROTECTED]Date: January 16, 2000 1:59:51 AM PSTTo: "tHe mAdness Continues" [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: [IPCUSA] A few wordsReply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cutting Edge Ministries sez the Reebies sez the (false) Messiah will come next year?"Rabbi Yakov Aryeh Alter, better known as the Gerrer Rebbe, one of the world's most prominent, respected, and influential rabbinical leaders joins the lineup of Tzaddikim who expect the arrival of Moshiach in the nearest future. Expressing himself in Yiddish, the Gerrer Rebbe Shlit"a said recently, 'Moshiach will come this year, or by the end of next year'." "After news of the Melitzer Rebbe's comment last week (that this is the generation of Moshiach) spread like wildfire throughout Israel, I was approached by a leading Gerrer Chassid who told me that the Gerrer Rebbe made a similar statement at his home on Passover Seder Night, nine weeks ago ... Yesterday, I met with Rabbi Shlomo Tzvi Alter - one of the Gerrer Rebbe's sons who, along with his brothers, heard the Rebbe say emphatically before Kiddush, 'Moshiach will come this year, or by the end of next year'. After the Seder, the Rebbe concluded by saying in Yiddish, 'We'll soon discover that the entire Golus was worth eating one little piece of meat (alluding to the korban Pesach, or Pascal lamb, which G-d willing we'll all be eating in the Holy Temple this coming Passover)' ... meaning that we have no idea of the value of Moshiach, the rebuilding of the Holy Temple, korbonos, and the spiritual treasures that are in store for us.""When one of his sons asked him to elaborate, the Rebbe refused, saying, "Ich hob schoin gezugt tzu fil," or, "I've already said too much."This is exciting news to religiously observant Jews! One of their top Kabbalist leaders has just announced that Messiah (Moshiach) will appear some time during the year, 2006! When pressed further to explain, he simply said, "I've already said too much."Christians NOTICE ! Religiously observant Jews of the Kabbalistic type DO NOT ACCEPT OUR MESSIAH YAHSUHA (JESUS) THE CHRIST, therefore ovbiously we are talking about antichrist here.The practical message in the Gerrer Rebbe's statement is that it's high time for all of us across the globe to return home to authentic, no-compromise Yiddishkeit, and for our esteemed non-Jewish friends to share in the glory by accepting the Seven Noahide commandments. With a spiritually-powerful lineup of the world's leading Sephardi, Lithuanian, Chassidic, and Kabbalist rabbis now on record that Moshiach is imminent, spiritual preparation is the key word. Strengthening ourselves in Torah, Tshuva, and good deeds is the ticket to participating in the glorious coronation of Moshiach, soon and in our days, amen." (Ibid.)The Noahide laws while they have a form of godliness, they deny the power thereof, and will use those very laws to justify to the decieved world the beheading of all who will not bow to the antichrist.[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]Yahoo! Groups Links* To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IPCUSA/* To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]* Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ www.ctrl.org DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substanceânot soap-boxingâplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'âwith its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsâis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/ctrl@listserv.aol.com/ A HREF=""ctrl/A To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] Fwd: Probability of 7/7 Drill and Attack Coinciding
-Caveat Lector- Begin forwarded message:From: "Tom Bratland" [EMAIL PROTECTED]Date: July 14, 2005 12:16:27 AM PDTTo: "Bratland, Tom" [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: Fw: Probability of 7/7 Drill and Attack Coinciding - Original Message -From: Andrew JohnsonTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2005 2:02 PMSubject: Probability of 7/7 Drill and Attack CoincidingRemember this folks: http://www.checktheevidence.com/audio/Peter%20Power%20on%20BBC%20Radio%20Five%20Live%2007%20Jul%202005%20(Emergency%20Exercises).mp3 Yes, it's one of those stories that only gets reported once Probability of 7/7 Drill and Attack Coinciding LU Stations274 Probability of one attack by hour (5yr mean): One chance in9,474,920 Open Hours per Day19 Probability of 3 station terror hit (5yr mean):One chance in850,602,500,906,920,000,000 Open Days a Year364 Mean Sample frequent (yrs)5 Probability of one attack by hour (10yr mean)One chance in18,949,840 Mean Sample frequent (yrs)10 Probability of 3 station terror hit (10yr mean):One chance in6,804,820,007,255,360,000,000 Same Time3 LU Stations274 Probability of drill on 1 stations per hourOne chance in817,342 Open Hours per Day19 Probability of drill on 3 stations per hourOne chance in546,023,643,432,766,000 Open Days a Year157Same Time3 PROBABILITY OF DRILL AND TERROR ATTACK COINCIDING BY CHANCE (10yr mean)One chance in3,715,592,613,265,750,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000Estimate of Grains of sand in the whole world (http://www.miamisci.org/tripod/whysand.html) 7,500,000,000,000,000,000 In context: If I go to a beach, or a desert, or under the sea and pick a single grain of sand.What chance is there of you going to the same part of the world by chance and picking up the same grain? You are trillions of times more likely to do this that the London drill coinciding with this attack at that hour I wonder why the media aren't reporting the drill?? Get Alex Jones and Paul Joseph Watson's books, ALL Alex's documentary films, films by other authors, audio interviews and special reports. Sign up at Prison Planet.tv - CLICK HERE.YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group "infowarsnews" on the web. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. www.ctrl.org DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substanceânot soap-boxingâplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'âwith its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsâis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/ctrl@listserv.aol.com/ A HREF=""ctrl/A To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] NIST calls for comments on WTC-collapse report
-Caveat Lector- [ http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces/fr-cont.html ] See also: 9/11-truthers confront NIST at WTC-collapse whitewash conference [ Federal Register: July 1, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 126) ]:DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Institute of Standards and Technology[Docket No: 050621163-5163-01] Request for Public Comments on World Trade Center Investigation Draft Final ReportsAGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, United States Department of Commerce. ACTION: World Trade Center Investigation Draft Final Reports; request for public comment.---SUMMARY: The Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Technology Administration, United States Department of Commerce, announces the availability for public comment of the draft final reports of the study conducted by NIST into the technical causes of the World Trade Center (WTC) disaster on September 11, 2001, after the terrorist attacks. NIST requests comments on any or all of the 43 draft reports issued by NIST concerning various aspects of the WTC buildings, including their design, construction, maintenance and evacuation. These reports total about 10,000 pages. NIST especially encourages public comment on the approximately 200-page draft summary report, which contains the principal findings and recommendations for changes to codes, standards, and practices. NIST will consider all comments received from the public on the 43 draft reports before they are issued in final form.DATES: The public comment period will commence with the release of the draft reports. Comments on the draft reports must be received no later than 5p.m. EDT August 4, 2005. ADDRESSES: A link on the WTC Investigation Web site, http://wtc.nist.gov will take users to a page where comments may be entered. The Web page is the preferred method for submittal of comments as this will allow NIST to electronically sort and group comments that address the same issue.Comments may also be submitted by e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], by fax to (301) 975-6122, or by mail to: WTC Technical Information Repository Attention: Mr. Stephen Cauffman National Institute of Standards and Technology, Stop 8610Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8610.FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information or if you have questions, please contact Mr. Steve Cauffman by e-mail at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or by telephone at (301) 975-6051. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released a total of 43 draft reports documenting the Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster. These reports include the draft summary report on the Investigation of the WTC Towers, 8 project reports, and 34 supporting technical topic reports. Fifteen of these reports, including three project reports, were released on April 5, 2005. These reports are being issued in draft form with a period for public comment. Public comments will be accepted until 5 p.m. EDT on August 4, 2005. In response to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) initiated a formal Federal building and fire safety investigation of the World Trade Center disaster on August 21, 2002. NIST issued two written updates on its WTC investigation activities (December 2002 and December 2003) and detailed technical progress reports in May 2003 and June 2004.The investigation objectives are: 1. To determine (a) why and how the WTC 1 and WTC 2 collapsed following the initial impact of the aircraft, and (b) why and how the 47-story WTC 7 collapsed. 2. To determine why the loss of life and injuries were so low or so high depending on location, including technical aspects of fire protection, occupant behavior, evacuation, and emergency response. 3. To determine the procedures and practices which were used in the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of the WTC buildings. 4. To identify, as specifically as possible, areas in national building and fire codes, standards, and practices that warrant revision.Among the specific questions that NIST is investigating within the above four objectives are the following: How and why did WTC 1 stand nearly twice as long as WTC 2 before collapsing (103 min versus 56 min), though they were hit by virtually identical aircraft? What factors related to normal building and fire safety considerations not unique to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, if any, could have delayed or prevented the collapse of the WTC towers?Would the undamaged WTC towers have remained standing in a normal major building fire? What factors related to normal building and fire safety considerations, if any, could have saved additional WTC occupant lives or could have minimized the loss of life among the ranks of first responders on September 11, 2001? How well did the procedures and practices used in
[CTRL] Giuliani-Visor connection runs through Toronto
-Caveat Lector- http://www.total411.info/2005/07/giuliani-visor-connection-runs-through.html [http://72.14.207.104/search?q=cache:wcdm.org/wcdm_advs.html+visor++consultants+sheirerhl=en ] Check out this google cache of a list of the members of The Advisory Board to the Canadian Centre for Emergency Preparedness (CCEP). The name of the top Giuliani Partners official Richard Sheirer has since been scrubbed, though his bio is still up on the website: [...]Peter PowerManaging Director, Visor ConsultantsUnited Kingdom( Click here for Bio)[...]Richard SheirerSenior Vice President, Giuliani PartnersUnited States( Click here for Bio) [...] See also: WARGAMES: Visor op part of larger 7-7 'terror exercise' Was Giuliani in London for terror 'exercises'? London attack bears hallmarks of inside job www.total411.infowww.total911.info www.ctrl.org DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substanceânot soap-boxingâplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'âwith its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsâis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/ctrl@listserv.aol.com/ A HREF=""ctrl/A To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] Artic National Wildlife reserve the background
-Caveat Lector- WHAT IS ANWR AND WHERE IS THE COASTAL PLAIN? Most folks don't really understand where the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is located and the relatively tiny amount of space within ANWR, (the Coastal Plain), that's been set aside for potential oil and gas development. If exploration proves the area is worth developing, less than one half of one percent, 2,000 to 5,000 acres would actually be developed. ANWR: THE ISSUE Most geologists agree that the potential of recoverable oil on the Coastal Plain is in the order of billions of barrels and trillions of cubic feet of recoverable gas and that these resources may rival the initial reserves at Prudhoe Bay. The validity of these estimates can only be proved by drilling exploratory wells. Before oil and gas development in the Coastal Plain can proceed, Congress and the President need to authorize leasing and development. HOW MUCH OIL GAS IS IN ANWR'S COASTAL PLAIN? Geologists agree that the Coastal Plain has the nation's best geologic prospects for major new onshore oil discoveries. According to the Department of Interior's 1987 resource evaluation of ANWR's Coastal Plain, there is a 95% chance that a 'super field' with 500 million barrels would be discovered. DOI also estimates that there exists a mean of 3.5 billion barrels, and a 5% chance that a large Prudhoe Bay type discovery would be made. WHO ACTUALLY VISITS THE ARCTIC NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE? The answer?: Not many. For most of the year, ANWR is unbearably cold and dark. For several weeks, the sun doesn't even rise and leaves the windswept landscape a very inhospitable environment. Only a few hundred people visit ANWR each year. CARIBOU IN THE REGION Over four decades of development on the North Slope have shown that caribou can co-exist with development. The Central Arctic Herd, which calves in the Prudhoe Bay and Kuparuk oil fields, has increased from 3,000 animals to more than 23,400 animals. Facilities in the Coastal Plain area would be designed to protect this important species and their habitat. BIRDS IN THE REFUGE During the brief arctic summer, the North Slope is home to millions of birds. Many come to nest and raise their young. Others come to molt or simply to pass through on migration. A few species are present year-round. Late May and early June bring long days, warmer temperatures, and flocks of migrating birds. Some of these stay in ANWR, while others continue to destinations elsewhere in Alaska and Canada. OTHER WILDLIFE Wildlife other than caribou, such as bears, wolves, and moose, use the Coastal Plain area infrequently and would be unaffected by development. Populations of these animals and others that live on the Coastal Plain such as muskoxen, are healthy and increasing despite three decades of development at Prudhoe Bay. Oil and gas development on the Coastal Plain would be temporary, and the long term ability of the habitat to support wildlife would not be affected. WEATHER AND CLIMATE CONDITIONS The Coastal Plain area demonstrates a striking contrast between summer and winter. During the summer months temperatures are relatively warm (40 degrees) and daylight is continuous. During the winter months temperatures drop well below O degrees and blowing snow fills in valleys and swales, resulting in the appearance of a vast, white wasteland. POLITICAL HISTORY The Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA) , finalized in December of 1980, designated the 1.5 million acre Coastal Plain within ANWR a study area, to be evaluated for its oil and gas development potential. The resource evaluation, conducted by the Department of Interior, was released in 1987 and recommended that Congress open the Coastal Plain for oil and gas exploration and development. Since then, Alaska's Congressional delegation, our Governors and State Legislature's have been working toward that end. In 1995, the U.S. House and Senate approved Coastal Plain Development as part of a balanced budget act, but the entire measure was vetoed by President Clinton. TOP TEN REASONS TO OPEN THE COASTAL PLAIN Only 8% of ANWR Would Be Considered for Exploration Only the 1.5 million acre or 8% on the northern coast of ANWR is being considered for development. The remaining 17.5 million acres or 92% of ANWR will remain permanently closed to any kind of development. If oil is discovered, less than 2000 acres of the over 1.5 million acres of the Coastal Plain would be affected. Thats less than half of one percent of ANWR that would be affected by production activity. Remember:More people have died in Ted Kennedy's car than have died in United States Commercial Nuclear Power plant operations visit my web site at http://www.info-quest.org Visit my energy page at http://www.info-quest.org/Energy.html Check out the latest on the anwr drilling project http://www.anwr.org visit my blog at http://info-spectrum.blogspot.com My ICQ# is 79071904 See the Pledge of alleginace to the
