"Hawkins has most of the cities... We are lead to believe that. The Blackjack map is hearsay and rumor not confirmed I am sure. News is traveling by word of mouth most likely. At all posible the military is probably relaying news to civilians.

"What Kind of World Do You Want?""

"I somehow doubt that news is not being relayed thru the military. HEART OF WINTER shows Mimi, Jake and Stanley see the ground trampled from possibly hundreds, maybe up to 1000 people traveling south to warmer climates. Just like Sara and Roger having traveled extensively and witnessing conditions out there, people traveling would be first eyewitnesses to conditions elsewhere, especially additional targets being hit. Also keep in mind that it may be possible that as groups of refugees are traveling to safer or warmer areas, additional people from other cities may join up with other groups already traveling, thus sharing information.

As far as the military's involvement is spreading news, lets see what happens with SEMPER FIDELIS..."

"As this is most probably civil war unfortunately I think the military has other things to do than help the average person.....as in taking sides or consolidating a postion around the nodes of government. As I posted last night on the Semper Fidelis site : Appears that the marines may not be there for what we think?(note the confusion at the end of the preview) Maybe this is another preview misdirection? The episode name may not have anything to do with the Marine Semper Fidelis...it may have to do with marriage vows, feelings of the heart, or even self-sacrifice for another! I guess what I'm driving at is that next the show will have much more insight into the conspiracy... be it from the military perspective or the internicine arguments I expect to see with the Hawkins household. BTW...I have been thinking about an idea but have held back awhile because it isn't fully formed.....Hawkins was to get the "cage".... within Countdown I don't think he has it.... assumie he eventually got it by the time the bombs went off and its not a simple Faraday cage. Sarah was "held hostage" for Hawkins to deliver the bomb(one conspiracy), Sarah, the "mystery guy", and Hawkins speak of "the package"...presumably the bomb(another conspiracy). With multiple bombs having gone off why is one stinking bomb so important? I know the whole story of Power, leverage, and one last or missed target...but there seems to be something missing. In Countdown why keep Hawkins running in circles(some of the time in Tampa...I know...BTW)unless there is something important to have in his pocession at the time the bombs go off! Maybe it's that power device I have talked about before(valuable) or maybe it's something so powerful it itself is the reason for the whole war...perhaps the answer is in the phrase "What Kind of World Do You Want?" As you can see the idea isn't fully formed.....but franfan...what if you go to war to destroy something that could have made "the dream come true"?"

"I wholeheartedly agree with you. Why is one stinkin bomb such a big deal? Lets analyze. Perhaps, with the knowledge that these events were going to happen, Hawkins knew he had to get as much intel as he could to ensure his survival along with the survival of his family. I dont think countdown has addressed who Delta and Tango are? Sarah? The "Old Man"? So perhaps, the big deal comes with the fact that, if Robert was put into the cell to infiltrate it, then the fact that he has "the package" in tact along with the knowledge of who did this and why, he could potentially be a threat to the proverbail Powers that be. Perhaps Sara set the whole kidnapping situation up to try to ensnare Robert, to catch him in his treachery. Robert asked it best when he said I need to know how you got away from those men.

As far as Hawkins running around in circles, maybe there is someone else helping him. Looking closely at the last 2 Countdown episodes, there has to be some military or governmental organization watching him. My question remains : Are these individuals federal government trying to stop the nukes with a Hawkins undercover, or are these the Conspirators.

Maybe Hawkins "power" is his knowledge and the fact that he is getting away with not detonating his package....?

(Would you go to war to destroy something that could have made the "dream come true"?) As ive stated in previous postings, we all know that there are FANATICAL politicians out there who support theyre cause and beliefs that there is no price too great, even at the expense of our citizens lives."

"I recently read somewhere while researching emergency management of the country in the face of disaster, that the nation is divided into 5 or 6 sections that are each controlled or run by a central office. So the split into 6 distinct federal capitals kinda makes sense. What baffles me is if this as a result of conspirators trying to create civil war, why divide the nation into 6? Why would different foregin governments be assisting different factions or capitals of the new landscape? Allies in the making??? "