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| Mobile blackout for Bush visit |
| 2007-05-15 |
| MOBILE phone calls in Sydney's CBD will be blocked by a sophisticated counter-terrorism measure to prevent bomb attacks during US President George W. Bush's September APEC visit. The President's motorcade will be shadowed by a helicopter equipped with signal-jamming equipment, News Limited newspapers report. Terrorists have used mobile phones to detonate remote-controlled bombs in Iraq and in the second Bali bomb attacks. It is expected mobile phone calls will drop out in an area the size of a football field as the helicopter passes overhead. The technology was first used by the US President when Mr Bush attended the APEC summit in Pusan, South Korea, in 2005. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #5 US soldiers in IRAQ-ME are now being targeted for death = kidnap as a "pressure tactic" to scare the US Congress-NPE into withdrawing from the region. IMO, 'tis also MOUD's + RADICAL ISLAM'S RESPONSE TO THE US ENTRENCHMENT + BUILDUP ALL AROUND RADICAL IRAN + MUSLIM WORLD. MOUD + RADIC ISLAMIES WANT DUBYA-NPE TO "BLINK". Iff DUBYA REFUSES TO "BLINK", THE NEXT STEP MAY BE ESCALATORY, PER SE SUICIDE/TERROR ATTACKS AGZ DUBYA + USG-NPE. Both Moud = Dubya know it, espec iff Iran believes that having a anti-US, pro-OWG, pro-Isolationism, etc. POTUS after January 2009 may no longer have any benefit for Iran's = Islamists agenda. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2007-05-15 21:40 |
| #4 Don't forget slow-and-steady/slow-and-low HT Dirigibles = Balloons. IFF GOOD ENUFF FOR GMD-TMD ITS GOOD ENUFF FOR POTUS SECURITY. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2007-05-15 21:28 |
| #3 The chopper will most likely be high enough to be out of the way of any small arms fire and the sniper patrol will be able to detact anybody going through the routine of a shoulder launched missle. If you prefer, they could have just as easily had a couple of EA-6B Prowlers fly down and jam the entire town. That would have been a lot more fun; the entire town going dark and garage doors spazzing out (it's happened up here at NASWI). |
| Posted by: USN. Ret. 2007-05-15 15:53 |
| #2 And now the brave soldiers in the helicopter will be a target as well if terrorists do intend on attacking. Douchebag reporters, there's no reason for you to report on security measures unless you want something to happen. I hope you are following Bush so they run you over in the rush to get him to safety. |
| Posted by: Charles 2007-05-15 13:56 |
| #1 Moonbats wailing about their "violated rights" in 3-2-1... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2007-05-15 13:52 |