Web site exposes Air Force One defenses

[Scooter24]

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/04/08/MNGESI5U6C1.DTL

Web site exposes Air Force One defenses
Paul J. Caffera

Saturday, April 8, 2006

Whenever the president travels, security is a prime consideration. Motorcade routes are kept secret, and premature release of information about a presidential trip aboard one of the twin Air Force One planes can result in the Secret Service canceling a visit.

Thus, the Air Force reacted with alarm last week after The Chronicle told the Secret Service that a government document containing specific information about the anti-missile defenses on Air Force One and detailed interior maps of the two planes -- including the location of Secret Service agents within the planes -- was posted on the Web site of an Air Force base.

The document also shows the location where a terrorist armed with a high-caliber sniper rifle could detonate the tanks that supply oxygen to Air Force One's medical facility.

As of Friday, the document was still posted online. The Secret Service refused to comment on the document's release.

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[Notoverit]

1. Time to "liberate" the internets!

[Cooley Hurd]

2. Goddamn it...

The SS is SUPPOSED to protect the President (regardless of who is actually president at the time). Or, has the SS been filled with fucking CRONIES, as well???? :grr:

[Demeter]

3. Maybe This Is a Job Action By the SS?

BushCo has ticked off enough people purportedly on their side, why not the Secret Service?

[Bruce McAuley]

4. Disinformation?

Color me cynical the correct information about the defenses would be allowed to remain on the net.

Bruce

[Placebo]

5. This is a horrible thing.

Regardless of what you think of any president, it's extremely important that Air Force One's security remain as guarded and air tight as possible.

Whoever posted this online in such a public way should be made to pay dearly.

[Stanchetalarooni]

6. Maybe that creep should just stay home!

[formercia]

7. Perhaps they want to see who would go look at it.

read at your own peril.

[Bruce McAuley]

8. Makes more sense

It has a smell to it...

Bruce

[Media_Lies_Daily]

9. IMHO, it sounds like somebody's giving a message to Junior...

...and I think the military is sending the message.

[Ian David]

10. Hmmm... no escape pod? Damn you, Hollywood...

In any case, why is Air Force One better protected than New Orelans?

[Placebo]

11. Because a president is more important than any city...

or any state, or any country.

[Wilms]

12. I used to think so. n/t

[lpbk2713]

13. Well ........ some presidents.

[IndianaGreen]

15. They had a escape pod in Escape from New York

Great John Carpenter classic.

[pinniped]

14. Just another leak, no biggie.

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