[Mumbodog]

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp...0bYb53iVENNq5Q


Could it happen in the USA.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/...n5555565.shtml

"If I were an attacker and I wanted to do strategic damage to the United States, I would either take the cold of winter or the heat of summer, I probably would sack electric power on the U.S. East Cost, maybe the West Coast, and attempt to cause a cascading effect. All of those things are in the art of the possible from a sophisticated attacker," McConnell explained.

"Do you believe our adversaries have the capability of bringing down a power grid?" Kroft asked.

"I do," McConnell replied.

Asked if the U.S. is prepared for such an attack, McConnell told Kroft, "No. The United States is not prepared for such an attack."

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[Mumbodog]

Not hackers after all.

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/200...azil_blackout/

[perfume]

Yes,"Live Free or Die Hard" the fourth part of the Bruce Willis "Die Hard" movie series was a chilling reminder of the Murphys Law--"if anything can go wrong, it will go wrong".