Re: Shuttle Ops in a Post-9/11 world



On Thu, 05 May 2005 09:33:44 -0700, Pad Rat wrote:

> Yeah, I know what you mean. That photo was taken from just outside my
> office, to which a SWATter had paid a brief visit just a bit earlier
> ("just checking on which way you're pointing your bazooka" - no, really,
> his words).
>
> I wonder if anyone gives any thought to the fact that these astro-people
> drive home from work every day without armed coverage? So why, then, do
> they feel the need for a strong armed presence within the confines of a
> secured facility?
>


lol, scratches head as he takes off his shoes to get on an airplane. Makes one
wonder who it is that they consider to be the enemy. Some religous nut
declares a holy war on the US, then proceeds to blow up US property around
the world. While doing so, is essentially ignored by many government
agencies until he gets it right on his second attempt on the same
building. What were they working on all those years? Must have been the
Patriot Act, because it must have taken more time to come up with that
great piece of legislation, than the week or two it took to get it passed
through Congress. That's it, more data should make them more intelligent.
Kind of makes one wonder what's on the shopping list of legislation that
they're working on for when the next ...

Benjamin Franklin, smart guy.

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