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To: Popocatapetl

"There is a good chance that it is a false positive."

Would that cause them to close airspace?

92 posted on 01/08/2007 12:13:49 PM PST by cookcounty (The "Greatest Generation" was also the most violent generation.)

To: cookcounty

Would that cause them to close airspace?

1) Safety and security considerations.

2) Fear of embarrassment.

Take your pick.

99 posted on 01/08/2007 12:15:37 PM PST by mewzilla (Property must be secured or liberty cannot exist. John Adams)

To: cookcounty

They don't want anyone to know what's going on.

101 posted on 01/08/2007 12:15:43 PM PST by bonfire

To: cookcounty

Would that cause them to close airspace?

For one thing, it prevents news helicopters and other curious people from getting photos or otherwise observing what's happening on the ground there.

120 posted on 01/08/2007 12:19:37 PM PST by SlowBoat407 (A living insult to islam since 1959)

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