Baby Bush will be Closing Airports in California to VFR Flight Again

On Tue, 09 Mar 2004 16:37:22 GMT, "John T" wrote in
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"Larry Dighera" wrote in message


Security by obscurity isn't.

That's not necessarily true, but I'm curious why you'd say that when you
seemed to be making the argument that you didn't think Presidential TFR's
are warranted.

Ask any Unix system administrator.

Are you now saying they are?

No.

"Larry Dighera" wrote in message


Ask any Unix system administrator.

Sure, OS security has so much in common with physical security of a mobile
target.

Obscurity *can* help security. If you can blind or confuse the enemies
intelligence efforts (e.g., prevent them from finding the target), you have
taken a big step in disrupting any plans they may be making. In particular,
advertising the existence of Presidential TFR's tells the world where and
when the President will be.

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John T
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John T wrote:


Obscurity *can* help security. If you can blind or confuse the enemies
intelligence efforts (e.g., prevent them from finding the target), you have
taken a big step in disrupting any plans they may be making. In particular,
advertising the existence of Presidential TFR's tells the world where and
when the President will be.



It's irrelavant. Every local newspaper announces a week or more in
advance that the President will be in town.

"Newps" wrote in message
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John T wrote:


Obscurity *can* help security. If you can blind or confuse the enemies
intelligence efforts (e.g., prevent them from finding the target), you
have
taken a big step in disrupting any plans they may be making. In
particular,
advertising the existence of Presidential TFR's tells the world where
and
when the President will be.



It's irrelavant. Every local newspaper announces a week or more in
advance that the President will be in town.


But, at least, if we left it to local newspapers, the bad guys would have to
go
read them all. This way, there's just one place to look, no?

"Henry Bibb" wrote in message
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"Newps" wrote in message
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It's irrelavant. Every local newspaper announces a week or more in
advance that the President will be in town.


But, at least, if we left it to local newspapers, the bad guys would have
to
go
read them all. This way, there's just one place to look, no?

In the old Soviet Union they used to do precisely that; damn near everything
from the NY Times to the Podunk Reporter.

Seal Team Six creator Richard Marcinko related in his biography how he got a
write-up in an obscure magazine called "MALE", about the Seals in Vietnam.
Within weeks the VC were posting leaflets offering a reward of 50,000
piasters for his head.