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




"Michael Gardner" <mgg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> In article <1115310823.997024.299040@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> "Pad Rat" <kekeller@xxxxxxxxxx> 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?
> >
>
> Press coverage

We're spending a lot of money to give us the illusion of security, when the
reality is that many of the measures put in place after 9/11 won't do much
to stop terrorism.

Jeff
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