Op-ed:
EMPs, Cyber Attacks, and ISIS
By: Diane Sori / The Patriots Factor/ Right Side Patriots on http://www.americanpbn.com/

“It's not a question of if, it's a question of when."
- CENTCOM General Lloyd Austin speaking of an EMP attack on America's electrical grid

A question of when for ISIS knows that if we truly could organize our allies and implement a united military 'no-hands-tied-behind-our-back' conventional ground attack against them that they not only could not beat us but would most likely be destroyed. So where does that leave ISIS...using their brains and not just their brawn. And brains means attacking America from within as they already have operatives in our country and doing said attack by getting their hands on non-conventionally thought of weapons for ISIS knows that their ongoing blood and guts rampage throughout the Middle East and now Europe has not mobilized an effective nor a wholehearted response from either we here in the U.S. or from our allies.

And they smile...the smile of 7th century barbarians wracking havoc on a 21st century world.

So now let's speak of some truths that some say are anything but truths, and that truth is in regards to what most consider unconventional weapons, in this case the long feared EMP (electromagnetic pulse) device. Right now five countries are believed to have EMP devices in different stages of readiness, but only one country is believed to currently have a ready-to-be-launched truly workable, large scale EMP device and that country is Israel. And it's believed that they have both Jericho III missiles capable of detonating a single EMP as well as their version of our Boeing CHAMP (Counter-Electronics High Power Microwave Advanced Missile)...a non-nuclear EMP missile...ready to go. But thankfully, Israel understands the severity of what they possess, and I believe Israel would only use an EMP device as a weapon of next to last resort, and only before having no choice but to launch either a full-scale nuclear attack or a massive conventional attack against those whose wishes have become tangible actions to wipe them off the face of the map

And while a number of Air Force officials have confirmed that we have successfully tested our version of an EMP device courtesy of our CHAMP system, the fact is that we lag behind Israel in its readiness for war. And as for Russia, they too have tested their version of EMP devices, but they are not 'large area' in scope according to reports that have surfaced. And according to a declassified government report, China also appears to have tested a successful prototype of an EMP device in their effort to offset their still inferior technological war-making capabilities.

Now for a few facts about what an EMP device can do. First, an electromagnetic pulse is generated by the interaction of non-lethal gamma rays with the magnetic field in the atmosphere and the Earth, thus producing a powerful electromagnetic shock wave that can destroy electronic devices within seconds.

Second, a weaponized though physically non-lethal pulse detonated high up in the atmosphere would allow said 'pulse' to radiate to a much larger area than would the fallout from a tradition nuclear weapon...in fact it could spread so far that it can extend beyond what's called the 'curve of the horizon', thereby allowing for more power grids to be taken down. Third, with the 'pulse' acting like a radio signal...a signal carrying thousands of volts of power...the all important water pumping and sanitation stations; television and radio stations; computers along with all internet communications; manufacturing plants; cars, rail and aircraft; cable, power and telephone wires; etc...in the country or area affected act like 'receiving' antennas and simply go down almost immediately.

Welcome to the Dark Ages in the blink of an eye and it's courtesy of the afore mentioned 7th century barbarians now equipped with 21st century weapons.

But now let's focus specifically on the United States and how an EMP device...and to a lesser extent a major cyber-attack...relates to the biggest threat we face today...radical islamic terrorism via ISIS.

Fact: we all know ISIS is already here thanks to Barack HUSSEIN Obama's not doing a thing of substance to stop them...in fact he lays out the welcome mat for his favorite 'JV team'...and we all know that ISIS has already threatened some of our infrastructures to one degree or another. Now couple that with our known to be under par grid security system and our for all intents and purposes open southern border, and this translates into our electric grid being fairly easy for ISIS to target.

And that leads us directly to the fifth country believed to either have or are near having a workable EMP device and that is North Korea...the rogue nation ruled by the mad, highly unstable, man-child Kim Jung-un. And with North Korea now believed to be capable of producing a nuclear warhead small enough to be launched atop a KN-08 intercontinental ballistic missile...courtesy of their working relationship with Iran and Pakistan...if they do have even a small workable EMP device there is no reason to believe that they would not sell either the technology or an actual device itself to ISIS for the right price, after all we know they are helping Iran get nukes even as I write this.

And know that with a rouge nation like North Korea willing to sell their wares and weapons to any country or persons willing to pay the price asked, ISIS truly becomes an enemy to be feared for their war chest is in the billions and they can easily pay to have America, with its already giant Obama-allowed bulls-eye painted upon us, to be a target ripe for easy picking. And all it takes for them to do so is to connect with the very rouge nation that hates America enough to be willing to sell them both the device and the delivery system itself.

And it's not just an EMP attack that we have to fear from ISIS for we know that ISIS is getting more and more computer literate what with many highly educated Westerners now joining their ranks. But what most don't know is that an EMP attack or even a well-calibrated and coordinated cyber attack on just nine of our 55,000 electrical substations could cause electrical blackouts for up to 18 months across the entirety of our country. And how so...because our entire electric grid system is linked together and that 'open-source' computer models do exist online for any and all to access that show said grid system, making it easy for a computer savvy person to figure out from those models which nine sub-stations are central into taking down the entire system.

And here's a truly scary thought...in an EMP attack the 'entire system' would include the electronics that control our nuclear power plants, meaning we would have no way to shut them down or regulate and adjust their cooling systems causing these plants to eventually reach critical state...critical mass...and 'melt down'...releasing nuclear material in explosions similar to what not long ago happened in Fukushima, Japan.

Nice huh...

And returning to the reality of a large-scale ISIS cyber attack, how-to 'hack' software can easily be bought on the black market...software that could be used to 'hack' some of the estimated 500,000+ potential U.S. targets associated with power plants, water treatment plants, traffic control towers, and other key areas of our electrical grid. And while ISIS would probably never acquire the 'hacking' capability of being able to cause our entire grid to fall, they could acquire the capability to take out individual targets, causing a blackout or disruption of service at the local level.

But even a local level cyber attack would cause panic and damage that would take a great amount of time to fix...and as one fix is completed another attack could be done against another locality leading to a domino affect straight down the line.

So while you now are aware of the dangers we face from ISIS either getting the capabilities to attack our country via an EMP device or through a cyber attack here's something even more grievous...as for a cyber attack a couple of years ago Obama signed one of his 'pen and phone' executive orders supposedly to guard our critical infrastructure against cyber attacks but no monies have been allocated or legislation has moved forward to do so. And get this...experts say that it would only cost around $2 billion dollars to insulate our entire electrical power grid from an EMP attack, and again Obama has done not a thing nor has he allocated any monies to do so as he's too busy trying to take our guns away and he's too busy allocated monies to bring even more of his brethren into our country to deal with the here and now tangible threat ISIS poses to our country.

And some still wonder whose side this man is on...sigh.

Op-ed:

Another cyber attack...and this time it was personal

By: Diane Sori

While NO one person or government controls what goes out over the internet...even though Barack HUSSEIN Obama and his minions like to think they do...and because of the 2013 NSA spying scandal, this spring Brazil will host an international summit on internet governance to address the many internet concerns, including hacking done by both governments and individuals.

And when you think about it, this is, in NO uncertain terms, bigger than the NSA scandal itself because the internet is public domain open to any and all anywhere in the world. And this brings with it the opportunity for international hackers as well as homegrown hackers to target, hack into, and crash sites and internet broadcasts they don't like or have been 'paid' to crash for whatever reason the person hiring them deems appropriate.

As most of you know by now, this past Wednesday's debut of Craig Andresen's and my Right Side Patriot radio show on CPR Worldwide Media was hacked into and shutdown half an hour into our broadcast. It appears the hackers did their damage by sneaking into the server through the corresponding website chat/comment room, crashing us through the IP address, and then running through the entire website into the radio server. And Craig took a personal attack to his computer as well, which caused it to crash completely, inflicting major damage to the unit that he and our CPR family is still working on to repair and restore...if they can that is.

Also, besides our show, 14 other CPR broadcasts were also hit and crashed on Wednesday. And shows on PNN have been hit, shows on WRAM have been hit, shows on Blogtalk Radio have been hit, other internet sites and shows have been hit, and even sites and shows 'of name' have been hit...all within this past week or two.

Many cyber attacks in the past have been traced directly back to Turkey, to Saudi Arabia, to the Dominican Republic, to the UK, and to Germany amongst other countries, and Wednesday's attack did indeed come from one of these countries as well.

And we all know that cyber attacks are one of the calling cards of the left, and this attack on us and on the 14 other CPR shows was a calculated pre-planned attack. And that is NOT unusual for ever since Barack HUSSEIN Obama assumed office, the fact is that left-wing liberals and islamic extremists have increased the use of cyber attacks to silence any and all conservative voices and any and all who criticize islam or mohamed,

Whatever the reason for the attacks or whomever the attacks are perpetrated on, please know that cyber attacks are NOT a joke nor are they harmless pranks as they are indeed 'virtual vandalism' of the worst kind for they shut down the all important critical flow of information...meaning they shut down the truth the government does NOT want you to know. And these attacks cause those targeted to have to pay for expensive repair costs or be forced to shut down and be silenced completely.

Sending what's called 'packets' (usually consisting of 'so-called' normal innocuous information, but in our case the 'packets' were used to open a port then install a virus which crashed our show and the other CPR shows), these cyber attacks are directly used to pinpoint and silence the conservative press, bloggers, and media (radio, TV, video) as we are NOTHING but a thorn in the side to Obama and to the islamist regimes that he so loves, placates, and bows down to. And the sad part is that if these hackers do succeed in disabling and silencing those of us who expose this administration's dirty little secrets and cover-ups, Obama will indeed have total control over what 'We the People' are told or NOT told...what 'We the People' can access and what we cannot access...and that is something we can NEVER allow to happen. 

Remember, one of Obama's Executive Orders called 'Assignment of National Security and Emergency Preparedness Communications Functions' gave him and the feds the power to seize all communication lines in an emergency under the guise of national security.  In fact, on the government’s official website for the National Communications Systems (NCS), it says those powers encompass the “infrastructure includes wireline, wireless, satellite, cable, and broadcasting, and provides the transport networks that support the Internet and other key information systems,” which translates into Obama indeed giving himself control of among other things the internet, and the American people be damned for it will be Obama and Obama alone who decides what constitutes an emergency and what does NOT constitute an emergency.

And with Obama you just know that he will turn the simplest thing into an emergency...or he will outright fabricate an emergency if need be...to further his socialist/islamic agenda.

And that brings me back to Wednesday's attack on the 14 CPR shows in addition to our Right Side Patriots show. While we know the attack on us was NOT done by Obama...obviously...his lase-faire attitude concerning internet safety and security has allowed hackers to run rampant and gain fairly easy access to even the most secured of sites. And with Obama NOT doing a thing to help stop these attacks or to help secure America's internet airwaves...it becomes obvious that he needs the internet as part of his quest to control us.

A catch-22 situation that unfortunately 'We the People' are at the receiving end of.

And as for all the nonsense that is done against we conservative talk show hosts as Obama and his people try to silence us, let it be known that those efforts will be met with a brick wall for we do NOT run from a fight nor do we cower in fear of him or his minions. We...and in this case Craig, I, and our CPR family...will fight back in the manner and way we do best...by continuing to get the truth out to the public...the truth that Obama wants silenced at all costs...period.