[Arktwo] Nothing to worry about

[Bruce Beach]

You will probably hear about it 
from other sources,
but I don't think it is anything 
to worry about.

A couple of days ago 
one US military installation 
slightly raised its level of alert. 
There were some other pecularities - 
happening with the installation - 
that were probably unrelated.

This increased level of alert
has now been extended  
to three other installations.

I would give you links - 
such as Drudge -
but they have now been taken off-line 
or appear to be overloaded.

The more interesting response 
is that it is being reported 
from a highly vocal Russian source - 
that Russia has also raised 
its alert level because the US installations 
have to do with the Space Command. 

The Russian source 
is often not reliable - 
and some people think that it is sometimes used 
as a Russian psychobabel military intentional 
misinformation source.

I am receiving all sorts of speculations 
because of the alert being Space Command related -
that it has something to do with:
a. The Space Shuttle Launch
b. North Korea's missile
c. The NEO (Near Earth Object) event that is happening

I doubt all that.
Probably more significant 
at the moment 
- but unrelated to the alert -
is that Olmert has ordered 
the Israeli military to use full power 
to do whatever they can do 
to recover the kidnapped soldier. 
No results have appeared 
from that order either.

The Shuttle didn't go 
and the launch is now delayed 
until the 4th. 

The lull continues - 
but paranoia abounds - 
and that in itself 
can be self-fulfilling.

In just six hours 
it will be 3 a.m. EDT 
and I will be checking to see 
what is going on at 10:00 a.m. 
mid-morning in Israel.

Peace and love,
Bruce