Posted on 02/06/2014 5:40:21 AM PST by ClaytonP
The Wall Street Journal's Rebecca Smith reports that a former Federal Energy Regulatory Commission chairman is acknowledging for the first time that a group of snipers shot up a Silicon Valley substation for 19 minutes last year, knocking out 17 transformers before slipping away into the night.
The attack was "the most significant incident of domestic terrorism involving the grid that has ever occurred" in the U.S., Jon Wellinghoff, who was chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission at the time, told Smith.
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One important fact left out of this article is that it happened at the same time as the boston marathon bombing. This is the reason this attack is not well known. Everyone’s attention was on boston.
Operational test. Proof of concept. Finding out if it will work with AK-47-similar (?) weapons (the less exotic the better). Link to article at The Blaze (is that okay?):
Everybody knows snipers travel in large groups, and everybody knows that snipers have great fondness for the super-accurate AK-47 for long range work. /sarc
Even if there are no further attacks this could eventually result in millions (or billions) being spent on various security/shielding mechanisms and regulations.
Happens all of the time in the rural SE US. Why do you think that the rail road cars carrying new vehicles are enclosed now? Not only does that keep them from being stripped but prevents vandals from shooting out the windshields and tires.
Not to worry for Kali now has “Micro stamping” which would stop all further instances of this nefarious terroristic vandalism. Just think how a EO for micro stamping on a national level would help. Of course the usual parties would be exempt,lawmakers, LE, military etc /s
“Even if there are no further attacks this could eventually result in millions (or billions) being spent on various security/shielding mechanisms and regulations.”
Quite true. For very little effort they panic their enemy and make him spread his resources even thinner, trying to negate every vulnerability, which is impossible. Mao probably had a quaint turn of phrase for it, but I don’t remember it.
“Mr. GG2 thinks this is muslim terrorists. I don’t I think its domestic.”
Even if they are muslim if they’re here legally it’ll be called “domestic terrorism” or even “workplace violence” if they can at all get away with it.
Worked at a power plant in Pittsburgh can back in the 90’s. you could walk through the tank farm and collect spent 99th and 7.62mm bullets. The gang banners used to drive by and pop off a few rounds.
Other parts of the country have long had a problem with idiots shooting at the ceramic insulators on transformers and transmission lines. Cooper theft is also a problem on remote sites with phone alarm and other low voltage circuits being targeted. This could be a trial run, it could also be stupidity.
Or that while shooting he pushed up a pile of rocks/gravel with his foot.
I guess that is why the SEALS and the FBI are investigating the scene, both specialists in firearms and forensics , respectively .
Part of that investigation would include location of shell caseings at the gravel (as a marker),
or six feet forward of the gravel, assumeing that he was lying prone and firing from some distance away.
So Are you also saying that these drunk teenages of yours cut the com lines in the area before they went on their shooting rampage?
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