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Former Federal Energy Official Says April Attack On San Jose PG&E Substation Was Terrorism
CBS News SF Bay Area ^ | 5 February 2014 | CBS

Posted on 02/05/2014 4:51:28 PM PST by rfreedom4u

SAN JOSE (CBS SF) — The former head of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission believes the attack on a PG&E substation in South San Jose last spring was not an act of vandalism, but instead a terrorist attack. In April of last year, someone shot numerous rounds that damaged equipment at the Metcalf Road substation and also severed underground fiber optic cables nearby. In an interview Wednesday in the Wall Street Journal, former FERC chief Jon Wellinghoff called the attack ”the most significant incident of domestic terrorism involving the grid that has ever occurred.” Wellinghoff told the newspaper he’s going public with his concerns because he believes national security is at risk and that thousands of electrical utility sites are poorly protected.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; US: California; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: actofwar; alqaeda; california; domesticterrorism; electric; ferq; infrastructure; metcalf; metcalfroad; pge; pgesubstation; sanjose; terrorattack; terrorism; wellinghoff
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This attack happened in April of last year. Why did we not hear about it?
1 posted on 02/05/2014 4:51:28 PM PST by rfreedom4u
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To: rfreedom4u

There was a thread here a few months ago.


2 posted on 02/05/2014 4:54:19 PM PST by fso301
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To: rfreedom4u

I heard about it and may have posted on it here on Free Republic

that we havent heard about the conclusion before now is BIT troublesome given how easy it was for many of us to determined what happened

vandals dont often strike at various types of targets at the same location..

doing so indicates this wasnt random hooliganism

severing fiber optic cables is SORT of indicative of real serious planning...


3 posted on 02/05/2014 4:55:16 PM PST by MeshugeMikey ("When you meet the unbelievers, strike at their necks..." -- Qur'an 47:4)
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To: rfreedom4u
I think you should ask yourself, why did you not hear about it?
4 posted on 02/05/2014 4:56:21 PM PST by 1rudeboy
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To: rfreedom4u

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3008542/posts


5 posted on 02/05/2014 5:00:07 PM PST by MeshugeMikey ("When you meet the unbelievers, strike at their necks..." -- Qur'an 47:4)
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To: rfreedom4u
I heard about this on the radio on my way home this evening. The story at the link doesn't say, but what I heard on the radio was that there appeared to have been markers in the substation for the shooter or shooters to aim at.

Inside job? Disgruntled employee? Whatever the answer, it does not bode well for us and I also wonder why it didn't come out when it happened.



America demands Justice for the Fallen of Benghazi!

O stranger, tell the Lacedaemonians that we lie here, obedient to their command.

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

6 posted on 02/05/2014 5:00:48 PM PST by ConorMacNessa (HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Mlichael the Archangel defend us in Battle!)
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To: rfreedom4u

More likely union thugs IMO. Earlier thread here

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3119588/posts


7 posted on 02/05/2014 5:01:34 PM PST by jiggyboy (Ten percent of poll respondents are either lying or insane)
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To: rfreedom4u

Could be the beginning of the new Obama false flag. You’ll
know when they start calling J-walking a “domestic”
terrorist attack.


8 posted on 02/05/2014 5:02:05 PM PST by Slambat
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To: ConorMacNessa

Why didn’t the story come out when it happened? It was for the same reason that the 0bama administration blamed deaths of four Americans in Benghazi on a video. It was an election year.


9 posted on 02/05/2014 5:07:50 PM PST by forgotten man
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To: forgotten man

The story states he is the former head. Could be he could not speak out about this earlier.


10 posted on 02/05/2014 5:14:13 PM PST by Guardian Sebastian (Mother of God, pray for us and our country.)
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To: rfreedom4u

Probe? ... Much like the first Twin Towers single explosion?


11 posted on 02/05/2014 5:16:48 PM PST by no-to-illegals (Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
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To: forgotten man
I thought it was April, 2013.



America demands Justice for the Fallen of Benghazi!

O stranger, tell the Lacedaemonians that we lie here, obedient to their command.

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

12 posted on 02/05/2014 5:19:24 PM PST by ConorMacNessa (HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Mlichael the Archangel defend us in Battle!)
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To: Slambat
Or when the guy who walks across your back yard every other month says he needs to come into your house to grope your junk.

Nuthin' going on here that Federalizing/Unionizing a few thousand meter readers can't solve.

13 posted on 02/05/2014 5:28:55 PM PST by FredZarguna (Das ist nicht nur nicht richtig, es ist nicht einmal falsch!)
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To: FredZarguna

yep, they (the power company) are advertising to do just that do in this neck of the woods.


14 posted on 02/05/2014 5:38:55 PM PST by no-to-illegals (Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
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kind of like three steps ... two under the door.


15 posted on 02/05/2014 5:40:27 PM PST by no-to-illegals (Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
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To: 1rudeboy

Surprised that it does not happen more often and in particular areas. They don’t want you to know how easy it would be to isolate a certain area.


16 posted on 02/05/2014 5:44:56 PM PST by Foundahardheadedwoman (God don't have a statute of limitations)
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To: fso301

I remember that thread... The whole thing was just completely poo posed and that was the only place I heard anything at all about it.


17 posted on 02/05/2014 5:47:35 PM PST by Rodamala
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To: rfreedom4u

Just was I was thinking/


18 posted on 02/05/2014 5:54:58 PM PST by funfan
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To: rfreedom4u
This attack happened in April of last year. Why did we not hear about it?

I heard about it, as did many Freepers. The MSM called it simple vandalism.

The real question is, "Why is the MSM picking it up NOW?"

BTW: The Wall Street Journal has an excellent article on this today. The rest of the media coverage may be because of the Wall Street Journal article. Which still begs the question, WHY REPORT IT NOW?

19 posted on 02/05/2014 5:56:15 PM PST by EternalHope (Be ready.)
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“WHY REPORT IT NOW?”

Because new details were just released today.


20 posted on 02/05/2014 6:12:13 PM PST by Rage cat
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