According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, a former employee at Massey Energy’s Upper Big Branch coal mine in Montcoal, West Virginia has told federal investigators that miners short-circuited detectors intended to shut off electrical equipment when levels of explosive methane rose inside the mine. The statement was given to investigators looking into the massive April 5 explosion that killed 29 men. (See item 5)
Citing a study in Joseph Farah’s G2 Bulletin, WorldNet Daily reported that the Chinese may have been able to develop computer algorithms that will penetrate military computers at the secret level, according to alerts about a “Spear Phishing attack” issued recently to users of a military system. In one case, users at the secret, or collateral, level told of a false report of an outbreak of war in Asia. (See item 51)
