As we plunge into the merry month of May I am reminded of a 1964 film called SEVEN DAYS IN MAY, a scary thriller about a plot by the Pentagon to overthrow the president to block disarmament. It was a big deal in its time, and featured many stars including Kirk Douglas, Frederic March, Ava Gardener and others. It was nominated for two Oscars and was even shot in black and white so it looked like a prophetic documentary

Now, all these years later, there are other upcoming events in May that sound like they could be part of a coup and maybe even a sequel. These are maneuvers BY the president and the neoconocracy against the Constitution, cranking up the fear machine again. What are they really preparing for? What?

Heres an event that could make for a great update or new version of this classic. Check this report out by Dr. James H. Fetzer, Major William B. Fox, Captain Eric H. May and SFC Donald Buswell. Its about planned Terror drills starting today ostensibly to advance homeland security.

Will this story be covered, and if so, how?

TERROR DRILLS

National Level Exercise 8-02

NLE 2-08 will involve the very highest levels of Homeland Security and the US Northern Command. Both “Homesec” and “Northcom” were established by the Bush administration in the wake of 9/11 to take control of the nation in the event of another terrorist attack. They will be joined by FEMA in the May 1-8 exercise, which is one of the two largest terror drills scheduled this year.

On Thursday, May 1, the exercise begins in Washington, when an explosion collapses the Alaska Way viaduct in downtown Seattle and damages surrounding buildings. Twenty minutes later, terrorists explode a highjacked tanker ship filled with highly toxic chemicals at the Seattle Ferry Terminal. Deadly gas soon permeates downtown Seattle.

Emergency responders come in waves. Police and firemen, first to arrive, are quickly overwhelmed. The state deploys its 22-member Civil Support Team, a National Guard unit, to assess the damage and coordinate support. Later, 100 soldiers from a chemical battalion based in Yakima arrive to rescue, decontaminate and treat survivors. Finally, 5,000 troops arrived to handle logistics and security.

On Monday, May 5, the scenario shifts to Oregon where VX, the most toxic nerve agent ever synthesized, erupts from the Umatilla Army Depot.

The next day, terrorists blow up a chemical tanker in Ferndale, Washington. The county sheriff requests national support, and a Marine Corps chemical warfare detachment from Ft. Lewis, Washington responds.

According to sources at Northcom, NLE 2-08 will involve “robust play,” with “surprise injects” of unanticipated events in which participants are “stretched to the limit” and have “everything thrown at them except the kitchen sink.” All of this makes it easier for the exercise to “go live” by having a real catastrophe occur.

As the Pacific Northwest scenario is playing out, Washington, DC will be simulating a catastrophic hurricane as part of the same exercise. It wouldn’t be much of a stretch to suggest that this puts Dick Cheney back in the bunker he occupied during 9/11.

Citizens interested in understanding how local, state and national levels of the military can be manipulated into working against us should read “The Real Drill” by Major William B. Fox, about Portland area terror drills last year.