Remember: our rules allow pointed disagreement, but require respectful discussion.
--
From: "Michael Hohmann"
> What if a plane hit the IDS at about the 40th floor; or biological
> agents/infected persons were distributed throughout the metro area;
chemical
> agents; nuclear materials distributed in the air or in the water
> distribution system? Heck, what if the nuclear power plant upstream on
the
> Mississippi were targeted and there was a major release-- in the air
and/or
> in the river? She's (the Mayor) had eight years, what is the plan? Just
curious.
In response to what the Mayor has done on the issue of domestic terrorism
and allegations that she has done nothing over the last eight years. The
most significant thing that the Mayor has done is been a national leader in
issues of terrorism and local government. One thing she did was serve on
the Advisory Panel for the President's Commission on Critical Infrastructure
back in 1997. This includes threats on:
* Information and Communications
* Electrical Power Systems
* Gas and Oil Transportation and Storage
* Banking and Finance
* Transportation
* Water Supply Systems
* Emergency Services
* Government Services
She was the only Mayor on the panel I believe. This group developed a
workplan which was then handed to the Gilmore Commission. For the people
who are going to attack my comments, I have attached the website to make
your work easier.
http://www.info-sec.com/pccip/web/
At the Mayor's direction our City Coordinator has been serving on the
Gilmore Commission, a group which developed a long list of recommendations
to improve the Country's defences against terrorism and improve the
Country's response. It would appear that many of the President's current
proposed changes are based on the work of this group. Again, to save time
for the people who are going to attack me, here is the website for the
Gilmore Commission. (Also, for anyone genuinely interested in government
response to terrorism). The site was up earlier today but the Rand website
is down as I send this (about 7:00 pm Tuesday).
http://www.rand.org/nsrd/terrpanel/
The City has full disaster response plans and given the work with the
federal government, is apparently ahead of many other communities in this
respect. The last thing I would note is that the City tested these plans
and did a wholescale mock disaster a year or to ago. I had some friends who
went and "died" for the day as the City tested its disaster response
systems.
Carol Becker
Longfellow
_______________________________________
Minneapolis Issues Forum - Mn E-Democracy
Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more:
http://e-democracy.org/mpls
