On Tue, 26 Aug 2008, Rob Thompson wrote: > I think that there were some death threats to Obama... > > You'd think that we were, but it seems like our Country is not yet > mature enough for a black president. > > Freaking sad if you ask me... Though I do understand where you're > coming from, in regards to that is a TOUCH overboard. What are they > going to do if he WINS???
I thought you folks had a well-established precedent for that. Which is a shame - he seems to be a nice guy. > On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 1:30 PM, Rob, grandpa of Ryan, Trevor, Devon & > Hannah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > "Two U.S. cities will become virtual fortresses during the Democratic and > > Republican nominating conventions, protected by airplanes, helicopters, > > barriers, > > fences, and thousands of police officers, National Guard troops, and Secret > > Service > > agents. In Denver, Colorado, where Democrats assemble next week, police are > > spending $18 million on equipment alone and will be bolstered by National > > Guard > > troops and hundreds of officers from surrounding suburbs. In St. Paul, > > Minnesota, > > site of the September 1-4 Republican nominating convention, police are > > calling on > > 80 law- enforcement agencies to provide 3,000 officers to supplement the > > city's > > 500-person force. The federal money is being spent for security measures > > such as > > fencing and high- tech camera-surveillance systems. More than 1,000 National > > Guard troops will help with communication and supplies in Denver, said a > > spokesman for the Colorado National Guard. More than 1,000 Minnesota > > National Guard troops will help provide security at sites outside the Xcel > > Center > > that are being used by convention participants, said a Guard spokesman. The > > North American Aerospace Defense Command, based at Peterson Air Force Base > > in Colorado Springs, will also participate. The Federal Bureau of > > Investigation > > plans to use a new version of a computer network that lets all its branch > > offices > > build leads on cases. The Coast Guard will monitor the Mississippi River > > near the > > Xcel Energy Center." > > > > http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601070&sid=aJgx7Uji1acI&refer=ho > > me > > > > ====================== (quote inserted randomly by Pegasus Mailer) > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Blessed are they who have nothing to say and who cannot be > > persuaded to say it. - James Russell Lowell > > victoria.tc.ca/techrev/rms.htm > > blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/author/p1/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. > > https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec > > Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
