Since neither the corporately aloof nor the deliberately glib media in Portland can be troubled to research it, we, the “(very) concerned citizens” are left to do it ourselves. So, whats new?
If only the story were sexy enough to make it Pulitzer bait, that might not be the case. At any rate, what we’ve learned is this: NOBLE RESOLVE is primarily a set of computer simulations designed to test the software used in the identification and allocation of resources in times of massive public emergency. The proposed simulated emergencies for Portland may be an earthquake and/or an act of terrorism, possibly along the lines of a “loose” 10-k “suitcase” nuke. The exercise is designed by US Joint Forces Command and is being run in Oregon principally in cooperation with the Oregon National Guard. On the face of it the exercise appears safe and useful. Just now in particular, however, there is a confluence of substantive aspects which raise concern: 1. Vice President Cheney, Homeland Security Director Chertoff and noted pro-war, former-Senator Rick Santorum have all warned of a new 9/11 incident this summer. 2. The May 2007 Presidential Directive NSPD 51 / HSPD 20 (addressing continuit
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