Dave Hodges
November 13, 2013
The Common Sense Show
How much coverage has the Grid EX II blackout drill received from mainstream media? (Crickets Chirping…)How much coverage has the presence of Chinese and Russian soldiers received from the same? (Crickets Chirping…)
How Much Coverage Has Congressman Trent Franks Given to the EMP Threat to Our Power Grid?
Congress may have a minuscule nine percent approval rating, but I am
starting to like my congressman. Trent Franks (R-AZ) from the 8th
District, is a lone voice in the wilderness. Congressman Franks has
become the voice of reason, exhibiting a Ron Paul type of courage in the
face of the EMP threat and what it could mean to our power grid, and
most importantly to our collective survival.
On November 6, 2013, Congressman Franks wrote a very pointed and
blunt letter to Frederick Gorbet, the chairman of the Board of Trustees
for the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC). Franks
jointly addressed his letter to Gary Cauley, the President and CEO of
the same organization.
In the letter, Congressman Franks sounds like a man who has had
enough, is as mad as hell and is not going to take it anymore. Franks
obviously sees the dire threat posed by an EMP grid take down and is
increasingly frustrated with the “Pollyanna’s” who are acting
irresponsibly in the face of the threat, especially when some of these
people are in positions of responsibility when it comes to protecting
the public from a prolonged and catastrophic blackout.
In the letter, Franks points out that on “October 27, 2013, National Geographic aired a docudrama entitled American Blackout.
The film showed what our countrymen and nation would experience in the
event of a cyber attack on the US bulk power distribution system and a
resulting shut down of the grid for 10 days. If anything, the serious
hardships, dislocation, physical destruction, deaths and societal
breakdown portrayed in this docudrama are likely understated“. In
my last article, a Franks’ video was played in which he said an EMP
take down of the grid would result in 60% of Americans dying as a result
of the event. The Naval War College puts the death rate at 90%.
National Geographic Documentary - American Blackout
