I think it is a standard procedure of 'decoys' for safety reasons. In the past too, I have noticed that they used multiple helicopters before any dignitary landed at the Campal grounds. It was never clear as to which helicopter was being used by the dignitary. I also had noticed that some helicopters used to simply go through the exercise of landing and taking off immediately. This procedure was mostly started after Indira Gandhi's assassination in 1984. At one point, we lived directly in sight of the Campal grounds podiums, and Goa Police used to come over and take the names of people in the house. They would take possession of the keys to our building terrace and post personnel there with nothing but 'lathis' in their hands!! Quite ironical, if they were really trying to prevent a gunman taking a potshot at the dignitaries from our terraces!Naguesh Bhatcar
> Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2008 21:53:04 +0000> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL > PROTECTED]> Subject: [Goanet] 1 Prime Minister, 3 Helicopters..> > 1 Prime > Minister, 3 Helicopters..> > So also,> > 3 Fire brigades> about 300 > policemen> over 300 general public
