FEMA to take control of ALL communications in USA on November 9 - Only a test!?

[Peter Lemkin]

It has now been announced that in the USA, FEMA intends to run a first ever test of the nationwide "Emergency Alert System" on 9th November. They say it is just a test and only for three minutes...... Even if that is so, I find this highly disturbing and only further frightening an already frightened populace.....deconditioning them to an eventual declaration of martial law. While planned before, apparently, the timing is interesting now, as on Nov. 5 there is a movement to have as many people as possible empty their bank accounts and close them!

Below is a copy of the pdf -National EAS Test


INTERGOVERNMENTAL ADVISORY
FEMA and FCC ANNOUNCE NATIONWIDE TEST OF THE
EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM
June 9, 2011

First Ever National Emergency Alert System Test Scheduled for November 9, 2011
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will conduct the first nationwide test of the
Emergency Alert System (EAS). The nationwide test will occur on Wednesday, November 9, at
2 p.m. Eastern Standard Time and may last up to three and a half minutes.

The EAS is a national alert and warning system established to enable the President of the United
States to address the American public during emergencies. The National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration's National Weather Service, governors, and state and local
emergency authorities also use parts of the system to issue more localized emergency alerts.
Over the past two years, as part of ongoing national preparedness planning efforts, FEMA, the
FCC and other federal partners, state, local, tribal and territorial governments, Emergency Alert
System participants and other stakeholders have been working toward making this national test a reality .

The national test will help the federal partners and EAS participants determine the
reliability of the system and its effectiveness in notifying the public of emergencies and potential
dangers nationally and regionally.

Similar to local EAS tests that are conducted frequently, the nationwide test will involve
broadcast radio and television stations, cable television, satellite radio and television services
and wirline video service providers across all states and the territories of Puerto Rico, the U.S.
Virgin Islands and American Samoa.

On November 9, 2011, the public will hear a message indicating, "This is a test." The audio
message will be the same for both radio and television. Under the FCC's rules, radio and
television broadcasters, cable operators, satellite digital audio radio service providers, direct
broadcast satellite service providers and wireline video service providers are required to receive
and transmit presidential EAS messages to the public.

Damon Penn, FEMA's Assistant Administrator of National Continuity Programs, notes, "A
national test of our Emergency Alert System, with the vital communications support and
involvement of participants, is a step towards ensuring that the alert and warning community is
prepared to deliver critical information that can help save lives and protect property. Because
there has never been an activation of the Emergency Alert System on a national level, FEMA
views this test as an excellent opportunity to assess the readiness and effectiveness of the current
system. It is important to remember that this is not a pass or fail test, but a chance to establish a
baseline for making incremental improvements to the Emergency Alert System with ongoing and
future testing. It is also important to remember that the Emergency Alert System is one of many
tools in our communications toolbox, and we will continue to work on additional channels that
can be a lifeline of information for people during an emergency."

As the federal, state, tribal, territorial and local governments prepare for and test their
capabilities, this event serves as a reminder that everyone should establish an emergency
preparedness kit and emergency plan for themselves, their families, communities, and
businesses. Anyone can visit www.ready.gov for more information about how to prepare for and
stay informed about what to do in the event of an actual emergency.

[Albert Doyle]

I've said from day one that the main target of this phony War On Terror was domestic.

[Peter Lemkin]

...well, there is a certain perverse logic to that, as the real terrorists are in the beltway and in the corporate and banking boardrooms of the Heimat! I can't wait to hear the message broadcast simultaneously ON ALL MEDIA in USA on Nov. 9......
"The following types of people should assemble with one suitcase at the nearest WalMart for arrest..."

[Peter Lemkin]

...in 40 minutes.....as I type.

[Peter Lemkin]

It Was Only a Test, but What a Test :rofl:
By BRIAN STELTER

3 p.m. | Updated At 2 p.m. Eastern time on Wednesday, all television channels and radio stations in the United States were supposed to be interrupted by a brief test of the nation's Emergency Alert System. But, like most tests, some passed and some failed.

Beginning at 2:01 p.m., viewers and listeners in many states said they saw and heard the alerts at the scheduled time, but others said they did not. There was no immediate explanation for the discrepancies, but that was one of the purposes of the test to find out how well the system would work in an actual emergency.

Certainly, viewers and listeners have grown accustomed to hearing the tones and reminders "this is just a test" when the systems are activated locally each week by broadcasters. But government officials said the national system had never been tested before as a whole, nor had it been used in an emergency, allowing the president to address the public.

Many of the reported failures affected cable and satellite television subscribers, and some were quite puzzling. Some DirecTV subscribers said their TV sets played the Lady Gaga song "Paparazzi" when the test was under way. Some Time Warner Cable subscribers in New York said the test never appeared on screen. Some Comcast subscribers in northern Virginia said their TV sets were switched over to QVC before the alert was shown.

In some cases the test messages were delayed, perhaps because they were designed to trickle down from one place to many. A viewer in Minneapolis said he saw the message about three minutes late. A viewer in Chattanooga, Tenn., said she saw it about 10 minutes late.

In Greensboro, N.C., a local reporter saw the alert on all the cable news channels but on none of the local broadcast networks. In Los Angeles, some cable customers said the alert lasted almost half an hour.

Many other viewers and listeners reported that the alert arrived right on time at 2 p.m. Eastern. It halted digital video recorder playback in some households and surprised radio listeners in their cars.

The Federal Communications Commission and the Federal Emergency Management Agency were the two agencies in charge of the test.

"We always knew that there would probably be some things that didn't work and some things that did," a FEMA official said an hour after the test. The official spoke on the condition of anonymity because the agencies had not publicly acknowledged the glitches yet.

In a statement around 2:40 p.m., the agencies said they were collecting data about the results of the test.

"This initial test was the first time we have tested the reach and scope of this technology and additional improvements that should be made to the system as we move forward," the statement read. "Only through comprehensively testing, analyzing and improving these technologies can we ensure an effective and reliable national emergency alert and warning system."

The agencies said they looked forward to working with media companies to "improve this current technology and build a robust, resilient and fully accessible next generation alerting system that can provide timely and accurate alerts to the American people."

Before the test, officials said they expected it to last about 30 seconds as it digitally rippled across the country. Government agencies and media companies sought to spread the word about the test so that it did not sneak up on, and potentially scare, the public.

Michael Powell, the head of the Cable and Telecommunications Trade Association, wrote on Twitter, "No one wants a War of the Worlds' sequel!"

During the test, the on-screen text set up by the government read, "This is an Emergency Action Notification." It did not specify that the notification was only a test because officials wanted the test to duplicate actual alert conditions "as closely as possible," according to an F.C.C. planning document. But voiceovers and other on-screen graphics indicated that there was no need for alarm.

Satellite distributors like DirecTV and cable distributors like Comcast participated along with broadcast stations. Internet connections were not included in the test, which led some critics to question how comprehensive the alert system could be.

Notifications about the test were hard to miss ahead of time though some people surely were surprised by it anyway. Public service announcements and graphics ran on local stations, messages appeared on cable customer bills and Web sites and news segments informed people about the plan.

What is now called the emergency alert system was authorized in 1951 by President Harry S. Truman. It was intended to inform Americans about any impending nuclear attack and was called Conelrad, short for "Control of Electromagnetic Radiation." The system was superseded by the emergency broadcast system, which was used primarily for local weather alerts and was replaced by the current emergency alert system in 1997.

After the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, President George W. Bush addressed the nation through the major television networks without activating the emergency alert system. The networks were able to transmit Mr. Bush's statements live on their own.

[Ed Jewett]

There is enough material in today and its build-up and actuality that could foster off-shoots of scenarios, podcasts, an article or five, a book, and its own obscure historical web page.

[Peter Lemkin]

What worries me and others is not their stupid system to tell you the World is about to end due to WWIII, but that the technology, if you read between the lines, allows for FEMA and HS to remotely take full control over all broadcasts - something the local stations couldn't stop or alter if they tried [oh, maybe only by shutting down the transmitter's power - but maybe even that is blocked - it all is classified!] There really is only one purpose I can think of for all this - and that is the announcement of local or National declarations of Martial Law and the permanent take over of broadcast media. Frightening. In the 'old EBS system', someone at the station had to physically play a tape or later DVD with he information on it at the correct time. Now, the system apparently is directed from some secret underground facility and takes over all communications remotely and electronically. That it seems to have yet to be perfected is not the point. That they even want and will continue to build such a system should worry everyone. Here in the Czech Republic there still exists EVERYWHERE in the country a working system of hundreds of thousands of speakers on light poles, telephone poles, traffic light poles and even trees out of cities from which the government can broadcast any voice message [and still tests this system from the Communist period monthly]. That, in a more sophisticated form, is what Amerika is getting now via FEMA.

[Greg Burnham]

Is BIG BROTHER watching us? Or are we being forced to watch BIG BROTHER?