tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post627617917387619287..comments2024-03-27T12:56:38.992-07:00Comments on The Skeptical Bureaucrat: Ankara's Security Upgrades Prevented Greater LossTSBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02790614121966204073noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-42521586112715938662013-02-05T20:16:03.048-08:002013-02-05T20:16:03.048-08:00Speaking of lax security it appears the Fed has ad...Speaking of lax security it appears the Fed has admitted it was hacked and downloaded on Sunday. Let's see, that makes IMF, DOJ, FED now under a bit of blackmail pressure! gwb<br />http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-02-05/fed-confirms-it-was-hacked-anonymousAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-49995269911310654722013-02-05T03:28:02.825-08:002013-02-05T03:28:02.825-08:00lol TSB: Those tunnels are impressive! The Mexican...lol TSB: Those tunnels are impressive! The Mexican AG is now saying it was a big methane gas burp that caused the explosion. My sources are telling me Beyonce has been banned from performing in Mexico City. gwbAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-52163443098944459822013-02-04T19:43:56.786-08:002013-02-04T19:43:56.786-08:00GWB: On the Pemex building, I was in that building...GWB: On the Pemex building, I was in that building's top floor conference room a couple years ago, and I could have sworn it was about to fall down just from a windy day. I'm amazed it didn't collapse after that explosion. TSBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02790614121966204073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-38900584266014991552013-02-04T19:41:05.197-08:002013-02-04T19:41:05.197-08:00GWB: Right, a secret subway that connects most fed...GWB: Right, a secret subway that connects most federal cabinet buildings and will someday run all the way to Mount Weather (formerly secret government wartime location deep in Virginia). They've been digging like badgers for decades. I love the escape hatch under the Oval Office desk! Obama is like Batman with his high tech cave beneath stately Wayne Manor.TSBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02790614121966204073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-3543822444712814532013-02-04T18:58:25.679-08:002013-02-04T18:58:25.679-08:00Thanks for the WH security tour TSB. That was exac...Thanks for the WH security tour TSB. That was exactly what I was wondering about. So there is a separate subway alongside the public subway and it could (classified) connect all the classified areas in the DC area and go all the way to Camp David?<br />BTW:my wife discovered that stratfor reports rumors that at Pemex 1 of 3 high explosive bombs went off and the other 2 were found intact. gwbAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-62703938160670771762013-02-03T17:07:55.219-08:002013-02-03T17:07:55.219-08:00GWB: The administration made information available...GWB: The administration made information available about the most recent (2010) WH construction. That kind of 'continuity of government' stuff used to be highly classified: <br /><br />http://whitehouse.gov1.info/tunnel/index.html<br /><br />The WH was reconstructed during the Truman years, when they basically turned it into a modern concrete building with a historic shell. TSBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02790614121966204073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-84360523928792193052013-02-03T14:24:19.163-08:002013-02-03T14:24:19.163-08:00TSB: That's interesting to know. I don't r...TSB: That's interesting to know. I don't remember seeing pictures of that kind of work. Probably that adds to the urgency of repairing the crumbling foundation beneath the oval office area due to the increased weight. gwbAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-65603944216224857052013-02-03T12:38:25.331-08:002013-02-03T12:38:25.331-08:00GWB: I'm sure you're right abut the White ...GWB: I'm sure you're right abut the White House roof, but the building has had massive renovations since the Truman years, so it's now like a concrete bunker with the facade of the original WH around it. If it were hit by an aircraft, I think the result would be superficial damage. TSBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02790614121966204073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-35885193007205605292013-02-03T07:36:30.620-08:002013-02-03T07:36:30.620-08:00TSB: Speaking of security, it's Super
Bowl Sun...TSB: Speaking of security, it's Super<br />Bowl Sunday..No terror warnings this year? Also, I've been seeing lots of views of the roof of the WHouse lately. I have a theory that it's completely indefensible from any type of high speed projectile. gwbAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-61143799119143012682013-02-02T19:51:34.161-08:002013-02-02T19:51:34.161-08:00Try it again. Bet the room was a nice mess to clea...Try it again. Bet the room was a nice mess to clean up.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13642228725661059539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-1567745676913316162013-02-02T19:50:32.925-08:002013-02-02T19:50:32.925-08:00Bet that room was real lovely to clean up.Bet that room was real lovely to clean up.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13642228725661059539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-46362017286732902402013-02-02T16:57:46.067-08:002013-02-02T16:57:46.067-08:00James - they are usually just simple rooms with an...James - they are usually just simple rooms with an entry and an exit side, and airport-type screening equipment. No sophisticated design, at least not for old embassies that predate current security standards and have to be upgraded, like Ankara.TSBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02790614121966204073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-88776796230259180552013-02-02T10:00:21.730-08:002013-02-02T10:00:21.730-08:00Looking at it again I see the explosion was inside...Looking at it again I see the explosion was inside the door blowing it outward. This also peeled the stone veneer above the door up and out. You can see the door frame anchors and they don't look sheared but pulled out of their emplacements. I can't tell from the photo but it seems to be a door with a left side lite (window). I wonder if they have blast diverters in those entry rooms?Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13642228725661059539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-7972449245941279232013-02-02T07:04:45.546-08:002013-02-02T07:04:45.546-08:00It's hard to know what blast forces might do, ...It's hard to know what blast forces might do, especially inside a confined space where the waves will reflect off of surfaces. Given the crowded location, with employees and visitors all around, it was probably for the best that it was contained inside a building made of concrete and steel with laminated polycarbonate windows. <br /><br />This building was the first screening point for visitors and the public, so I don't see how this kind of attack can feasibly be prevented so long as our embassy is open for business. If it can't be prevented, then the next best thing is hardening buildings to minimize the damage a bomb will do. That's not much, but it's something and it helps.TSBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02790614121966204073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-13537180437810028252013-02-01T20:14:09.148-08:002013-02-01T20:14:09.148-08:00Looking at the door/window frame and building in t...Looking at the door/window frame and building in the photo shows it did take a pretty good lick. Note though the fixture directly above attached to the wall is almost unmarked. I realize that an explosive belts main force would go out not up, but alot of the blast should have traveled up the wall.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13642228725661059539noreply@blogger.com