[FedCom] Covert Surveillance Teams?

Sat, 7 Dec 2002 05:15:26 -0500

There are empty fields adjacent to the departure end of the runways here
that are still apparently open to scanner enthusiasts and aircraft buffs.
In fact, public roads are only about 300-400 yards from the runways on all
sides.  There are plenty of other wooded areas directly under the arrival
and departure routes that should be of more concern than those offset from
the runways

Friends living in other areas tell me that the usual 'plane-watcher spots'
around their airports are still open for aircraft buffs - at least as of
prior to the Kenya attempt, and antennas can be seen sticking out of the
windows on parked cars.

Closing them down would be yet a another pleasure of childhood my grandkids
would not get to enjoy... a real shame.

It is sort of draconian to attempt to sterilize a 5 mile swath around the
airport -- which has always been done in countries like Japan and China...
The Narita airport near Tokyo is all but an armed camp about 20km in
diameter - and has been so since the mid 1980s.  Folks entering the airport
(including buses and taxis) have to stop at the military run airport
perimeter for ID checks.  Even folks meeting relatives were subject to being
'asked for their papers'.  Something that unfortunately may have to happen
in a lot of venues here if we're ever to truly control our borders.  I'd
hate to see such a society -- but our constitution provides for privacy -
but NOT for anonymity.

Frank

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Ken Windyka" <[email protected]>
To: "MILCOM" <[email protected]>
Cc: "FEDCOM" <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, December 06, 2002 8:34 PM
Subject: [FedCom] Covert Surveillance Teams?

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