"Martin Hotze" wrote in message
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On Thu, 10 Jun 2004 13:28:42 GMT, EDR wrote:

In a strongly worded message to the agencies, COPA emphasized that
there is a flight safety trap being created by this exercise, most
notably that they intend to proceed with the exercise even if the
weather is IFR, when potentially someone will use GPS as the primary
means of navigation.

the GPS system is owned by the US DOD. What do you expect? It is their
system and they do with it whatever they please.
I never understood how someone is freely willing to use a military device
for business purpose.
This is one reason why Europe will launch their own satellites. (hopefully
they get rid of the US influence on building the system! I don't feel save
knowing the US military might misuse our system.)

This is the sort of malicious sniping, innuendo, and outright lies that have
so lowered Americans' opinions of Europeans.