Posted on 06/06/2004 7:28:27 PM PDT by nuconvert
G-8 Summit Site Ritzy Yet Rugged
Sunday, June 06, 2004
SEA ISLAND, Ga. — Offering high security with its natural moat of dense marsh and ocean, this ritzy-yet-rugged resort on the Georgia coast will host President Bush and fellow world leaders during next week's G-8 summit (search).
For the week, this haven for the rich will turn into a sealed-off fortress.
"I think this may be the safest place in the world next week," said Reg Murphy, one of Sea Island's few full-time residents. "You've got an absolute wall of people protecting you — the Secret Service, the FBI and the National Guard. And radar everywhere."
Sea Island (search), a 2-by-5 mile stretch of private beaches and Spanish moss draped oaks 80 miles south of Savannah, is also a place with sentimental ties for Bush.
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Sounds nice.......
It is a very beautiful area......too bad the rest of the world will know about it after the G8!!
Now that Bush has them on an island....let's play surviver!
Hot dog! We're famous!
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G8 and Its Protesters- Loyal Opposition, or Anarchy?
various FR links | 05-22-04 | The Heavy Equipment Guy
Inspector David Tyndell of the Denver Hazardous Materials team goes through preparations for the G8 Summit, in Savannah, Georgia, June 7, 2004. The G8 Summit leaders are scheduled for meetings in Sea Island, Georgia beginning June 8. Protestors are expected to gather in the coastal cities of Savannah and Brunswick. REUTERS/Jim Young
FN P90.
"too bad the rest of the world will know about it after the G8!!"
Won't matter. Not many folks can afford it.
I saw those being used on a Stargage SG-1 re-run last night.
I saw those being used on a Stargage SG-1 re-run last night.
Ah....they had to call in for help from Denver?
I'm sure it due to the special training.
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