Eclipsed from the headlines by the ongoing carnage, there is an active
civil resistance in Iraq that opposes the occupation, the torture regime
it protects, and the jihadi and Ba'athist 'resistance' alike.
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The Bush Administration announced in 2002 their plans for a 'Shadow Government'
Washington sets up shadow government
BBC Friday, 1 March, 2002, 12:13 GMT
Contingency plan was originated by Bush's predecessors
An emergency parallel government has been set up in the United States to try to ensure that federal rule could continue in the event of a catastrophic attack on Washington, US officials say. The operation was activated after the 11 September attacks but planning dates back to the Cold War era.
It is reported to involve 70 or more officials drawn from all departments, depending on the perceived level of threat. Those taking part live and work underground for long spells at secret fortified locations on the East Coast. The core group of federal managers would put into effect orders from the president or his constitutional successor.
"Bunker duty"
The plan for a shadow government has been implemented now because of heightened fears that Osama Bin Laden's al-Qaeda network might obtain a portable nuclear weapon. An unnamed senior official told Associated Press news agency that while US intelligence had no specific knowledge of such a weapon, the risk was great enough to warrant activation of the plan.
He said President George W Bush did not foresee ever needing to turn over government functions to the secret operation, but believed it was prudent to put the plan into action in the light of the war against terrorism and persistent threats of future attacks.
Other officials, who spoke to the Washington Post newspaper, said the back-up government consisted of anything from 70 to 150 people at two principal locations on the East Coast.
Once activated for what some call "bunker duty", they live and work underground 24 hours a day, away from their families.
Those deployed for the operation are not allowed to tell anyone where they are going or why. "They're on a 'business trip', that's all," one official was quoted as saying.
Out of touch
Although it does not identify the sites, the Washington Post says they make use of geological features to render them highly secure. They are well stocked with food, water, medicine and other supplies and are capable of generating their own power.
However, in their first significant operational use, managers discovered that computers were "several generations" behind current models and could not link to government databases. There were also too few telephone lines and secure audio and video links to the rest of government.
The newspaper said that only the executive branch is represented in the full-time shadow administration. Other branches - such as Congress and the judiciary - have separate continuity plans but do not maintain a 24-hour presence in fortified facilities.
The secret operation complements the absence of Vice President Dick Cheney for much of the last five months. One official said Mr. Cheney's survival ensures constitutional succession "but he can't run the country by himself".
"We take this issue extraordinarily seriously, and are committed to doing as thorough a job as possible to ensure the ongoing operations of the federal government," said Joseph W Hagin, White House deputy chief of staff.
"In the case of the use of a weapon of mass destruction, the federal government would be able to do its job and continue to provide key services and respond," he said.
The book which began to be written twenty years ago, shows how Bush is the "King of Terror" Nostradamus prophesies of and how he is following the Mongol plan of conquering the Middle-East as well as taking dictatorial control to implement this plan and that was how he was envisioned to do so over 400 years ago by the French prophet. The book outlines and details these events way before 9/11 but shows through the various geostrategic planners that the U.S. is embarked on a Middle-Eastern grab following in the footsteps of the Mongols as Nostradamus foresaw:
In the year 1999 and seven months
a great King of terror will come from the sky
he will bring back the great King of the Mongols
before and after war rules
(CenX Q72)
Bush became the Republican nominee for President in 1999 and a Kingship is that which is passed from a father to his son...before and after war rules: Gulf War I and Gulf War II
Its interesting in the light of this thread.
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Bush is the King of Terror
The Bush Administration announced in 2002 their plans for a 'Shadow Government'
Washington sets up shadow government
BBC Friday, 1 March, 2002, 12:13 GMT
Contingency plan was originated by Bush's predecessors
An emergency parallel government has been set up in the United States to try to ensure that federal rule could continue in the event of a catastrophic attack on Washington, US officials say. The operation was activated after the 11 September attacks but planning dates back to the Cold War era.
It is reported to involve 70 or more officials drawn from all departments, depending on the perceived level of threat. Those taking part live and work underground for long spells at secret fortified locations on the East Coast. The core group of federal managers would put into effect orders from the president or his constitutional successor.
"Bunker duty"
The plan for a shadow government has been implemented now because of heightened fears that Osama Bin Laden's al-Qaeda network might obtain a portable nuclear weapon. An unnamed senior official told Associated Press news agency that while US intelligence had no specific knowledge of such a weapon, the risk was great enough to warrant activation of the plan.
He said President George W Bush did not foresee ever needing to turn over government functions to the secret operation, but believed it was prudent to put the plan into action in the light of the war against terrorism and persistent threats of future attacks.
Other officials, who spoke to the Washington Post newspaper, said the back-up government consisted of anything from 70 to 150 people at two principal locations on the East Coast.
Once activated for what some call "bunker duty", they live and work underground 24 hours a day, away from their families.
Those deployed for the operation are not allowed to tell anyone where they are going or why. "They're on a 'business trip', that's all," one official was quoted as saying.
Out of touch
Although it does not identify the sites, the Washington Post says they make use of geological features to render them highly secure. They are well stocked with food, water, medicine and other supplies and are capable of generating their own power.
However, in their first significant operational use, managers discovered that computers were "several generations" behind current models and could not link to government databases. There were also too few telephone lines and secure audio and video links to the rest of government.
The newspaper said that only the executive branch is represented in the full-time shadow administration. Other branches - such as Congress and the judiciary - have separate continuity plans but do not maintain a 24-hour presence in fortified facilities.
The secret operation complements the absence of Vice President Dick Cheney for much of the last five months. One official said Mr. Cheney's survival ensures constitutional succession "but he can't run the country by himself".
"We take this issue extraordinarily seriously, and are committed to doing as thorough a job as possible to ensure the ongoing operations of the federal government," said Joseph W Hagin, White House deputy chief of staff.
"In the case of the use of a weapon of mass destruction, the federal government would be able to do its job and continue to provide key services and respond," he said.
This is the premise for the book you can read at http//:thekingofterror.com
The book which began to be written twenty years ago, shows how Bush is the "King of Terror" Nostradamus prophesies of and how he is following the Mongol plan of conquering the Middle-East as well as taking dictatorial control to implement this plan and that was how he was envisioned to do so over 400 years ago by the French prophet. The book outlines and details these events way before 9/11 but shows through the various geostrategic planners that the U.S. is embarked on a Middle-Eastern grab following in the footsteps of the Mongols as Nostradamus foresaw:
In the year 1999 and seven months
a great King of terror will come from the sky
he will bring back the great King of the Mongols
before and after war rules
(CenX Q72)
Bush became the Republican nominee for President in 1999 and a Kingship is that which is passed from a father to his son...before and after war rules: Gulf War I and Gulf War II
Its interesting in the light of this thread.