Al-Qaida targeted Western forests, memo says

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"I thought about it a lot after 9/11," said Don Riddle, the law
enforcement officer for the Manti-LaSal National Forest in Utah. "How
hard would it be for someone to get in a small plane and fly over a
forest dropping fusees (flares) or firing off a flare gun as they flew
over?"

"Mutts" wrote in message ...
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"I thought about it a lot after 9/11," said Don Riddle, the law
enforcement officer for the Manti-LaSal National Forest in Utah. "How
hard would it be for someone to get in a small plane and fly over a
forest dropping fusees (flares) or firing off a flare gun as they flew
over?"
About as easy as it would be to drive through throwing them out the window.

In article , "Ron
Natalie" wrote:

"I thought about it a lot after 9/11," said Don Riddle, the law
enforcement officer for the Manti-LaSal National Forest in Utah. "How
hard would it be for someone to get in a small plane and fly over a
forest dropping fusees (flares) or firing off a flare gun as they flew
over?"
About as easy as it would be to drive through throwing them out the
window.

but guess which threat will receive the most press. :-(

(actually, a drive-through would be easier).

--
Bob Noel

On Fri, 11 Jul 2003 14:44:17 -0700, Mutts wrote:

http://www.azcentral.com/news/articl...tterror11.html

"I thought about it a lot after 9/11," said Don Riddle, the law
enforcement officer for the Manti-LaSal National Forest in Utah. "How
hard would it be for someone to get in a small plane and fly over a
forest dropping fusees (flares) or firing off a flare gun as they flew
over?"

A lot harder than committing arson from a ground vehicle or even on
foot.

I forget the news story I saw it in, but some official was quoted as saying
dropping from a plane could reach very inaccessible areas, giving the fires
more time to get going before firefighters arrived. The story also
mentioned the preferred plan ended up being to leave time-delay incendiary
devices hidden deep in the woods which were carried in by person.


"Bob Noel" wrote in message
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In article , "Ron
Natalie" wrote:

"I thought about it a lot after 9/11," said Don Riddle, the law
enforcement officer for the Manti-LaSal National Forest in Utah. "How
hard would it be for someone to get in a small plane and fly over a
forest dropping fusees (flares) or firing off a flare gun as they flew
over?"
About as easy as it would be to drive through throwing them out the
window.

but guess which threat will receive the most press. :-(

(actually, a drive-through would be easier).

--
Bob Noel

("G.R. Patterson III" wrote)
Interesting that the Al-Quaida guy they interviewed was planning to set
them off on the ground.

He got the brilliant idea from watching the news on TV. See, he figured he'd
go to an unoccupied campsite and set some old love letters on fire ....

We don't need terrorists in our forests, we've already got enough idiots to
do the job.

--
Montblack

"Montblack" wrote in message
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We don't need terrorists in our forests, we've already got enough idiots
to
do the job.



Sadly, you are quite correct.

Lightning causes most fires, and fire is quite natural. I'll never
understand the many millions thrown at fighting them.

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"Montblack" wrote in message
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We don't need terrorists in our forests, we've already got enough idiots
to
do the job.

"Al" wrote in message . com...
Lightning causes most fires, and fire is quite natural. I'll never
understand the many millions thrown at fighting them.

Because taxpayers build houses in the affected areas.

"Peter Gottlieb" wrote in message et...
I forget the news story I saw it in, but some official was quoted as saying
dropping from a plane could reach very inaccessible areas, giving the fires
more time to get going before firefighters arrived. The story also
mentioned the preferred plan ended up being to leave time-delay incendiary
devices hidden deep in the woods which were carried in by person.

Allows you to place it where it might actually get a fire started. Dropping
them out of planes is sort of random.