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On Wed, 15 Oct 2003 13:49:17 GMT,
(Corky Scott) wrote in Message-Id: : I haven't figured out why TFR's exist. It's obvious presidential TFR's are an abomination of the original intent of TFRs, that provide the post cold-war military (reduced significantly by the Clinton administration) with a new found purpose at the expense of a national asset (GA) they would like to see vanish entirely, so that they could control ALL the nation's airspace, not just 50% of it: http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Oct2...200310148.html -- Irrational beliefs ultimately lead to irrational acts. -- Larry Dighera, |
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The most interesting part of that article is the fact that there have been
two airliners since 9/11 that were hijacked to Cuba. What the hell does THAT say about all of our newfound "Airport Security"?!?!? Larry Dighera wrote in : On Wed, 15 Oct 2003 13:49:17 GMT, (Corky Scott) wrote in Message-Id: : I haven't figured out why TFR's exist. It's obvious presidential TFR's are an abomination of the original intent of TFRs, that provide the post cold-war military (reduced significantly by the Clinton administration) with a new found purpose at the expense of a national asset (GA) they would like to see vanish entirely, so that they could control ALL the nation's airspace, not just 50% of it: http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Oct2...200310148.html |
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"Judah" wrote in message ... The most interesting part of that article is the fact that there have been two airliners since 9/11 that were hijacked to Cuba. Where did those flights originate? |
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"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in message ink.net... "Judah" wrote in message ... The most interesting part of that article is the fact that there have been two airliners since 9/11 that were hijacked to Cuba. Where did those flights originate? Cuba. I'm not aware of any flights hijacked to Cuba since 9/11, but we've had two hijackings FROM Cuba to the US in March of this year. One was an An24 and the other a DC-3. |
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In article ,
It was explained to me as follows: those responsible for security assess all possible threats and create plans to mitigate each one. Regardless of our opinions, small planes are indeed a threat and the easy thing to do was to restrict their activity within a certain distance. They are considered a greater threat than large commercial planes (to the mobile president) for reasons I will not go into here. GA is an easy target for restrictions because of GA's limited political and financial clout and the extreme ease of clearing the area of GA aircraft. There has been one act, a terrible act, of terrorism using planes. They were not that small. Anything and everything is a risk. But having small planes fly within a 30nm radius is far far far less of a risk than having the president in a open crowd with several thousand people. It's a political not a logically policy. I can understand (even accept that). I think myself and others would just like some honesty on this point. Claiming that a truck bomb or suicide bomber can be a larger threat is besides the point. Each separate threat has a plan to deal with it. GA is dealt with by TFRs. Other threats are dealt with in other ways. I understand the theory... |
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Ahh, I misread it then. I thought they said that two airliners were
hijacked TO Cuba originating in the US... Nonetheless, it still demonstrates the point... No matter what the TSA and FAA do, they will not be able to completely prevent terrorists from trying another 9/11 type stunt if the terrorists are determined to do it... The TFRs, the bag X-Rays, the fancy TSA patches, it's all just a big hoax... "Ron Natalie" wrote in m: "Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in message ink.net... "Judah" wrote in message ... The most interesting part of that article is the fact that there have been two airliners since 9/11 that were hijacked to Cuba. Where did those flights originate? Cuba. I'm not aware of any flights hijacked to Cuba since 9/11, but we've had two hijackings FROM Cuba to the US in March of this year. One was an An24 and the other a DC-3. |
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"Judah" wrote in message ... The TFRs, the bag X-Rays, the fancy TSA patches, it's all just a big hoax... I don't think it's so much of a hoax as it is, unfortunately, the best they have to offer. Definitely not a comforting thought. |
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Judah wrote: Nonetheless, it still demonstrates the point... Not hardly! Last time I looked, neither the TSA nor the FAA had any say at all in what goes on with Cuban aircraft. George Patterson To a pilot, altitude is like money - it is possible that having too much could prove embarassing, but having too little is always fatal. |
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"Ron Natalie" wrote in message m... Cuba. What's the point? |
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"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in message nk.net... "Ron Natalie" wrote in message m... Cuba. What's the point? What's what point? |
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