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Is Houston A Sitting Duck For Terrorism?
KVUE.COM ^ | Feb. 2, 2007

Posted on 02/02/2007 6:32:14 PM PST by Oorang

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1 posted on 02/02/2007 6:32:15 PM PST by Oorang
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Ping


2 posted on 02/02/2007 6:33:49 PM PST by Oorang (Tyranny thrives best where government need not fear the wrath of an armed people - Alex Kozinski)
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articles like these make one wonder if the media are not only cheerleaders but consultants to terrorists


3 posted on 02/02/2007 6:36:02 PM PST by Enduring Freedom (President Bush - Your Public Relations Team Sucks!)
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Bingo!


4 posted on 02/02/2007 6:37:37 PM PST by xcamel (Press to Test, Release to Detonate)
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To: Oorang

Scary Mary at it again


5 posted on 02/02/2007 6:50:59 PM PST by Ace's Dad ("There are more important things: Friendship, Bravery...")
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Their loose lips are a point of pride for them.


7 posted on 02/02/2007 6:56:36 PM PST by LibWhacker
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Same here EF. The info is nothing that most Houstonians don't already know. But there are safeguards in place that are not public knowledge.


8 posted on 02/02/2007 6:58:53 PM PST by daybreakcoming
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To: Oorang
Thanks. I don't live in Houston anymore...moved to a rural area of Southern Alabama.

I expect this article could be written about any major city in the US, just change the airport names.

9 posted on 02/02/2007 6:59:08 PM PST by blam
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To: Enduring Freedom
I agree with your assessment of the MSM. I figured since it has already been published, is on the net, and most everyone already knows about Houston and the various facilities on the gulf that I wasn't posting anything out of line.

That being said, if you feel it should be pulled go ahead and ping the mods.

10 posted on 02/02/2007 7:05:41 PM PST by Oorang (Tyranny thrives best where government need not fear the wrath of an armed people - Alex Kozinski)
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11 posted on 02/02/2007 7:19:10 PM PST by Jalapeno
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To: Oorang
Taking an aircraft out for a "joyride" is a little harder than is being represented. You have to do a proper pre-flight to make sure it's in good shape. It needs to be fueled and the fuel checked. All of the aircraft I've flown have keys to the door. Taking off from a small field with no active tower or ground control requires knowledge of the unicom frequency to advise other pilots in the pattern and on the ground of your intentions. It's a good idea to check the ATIS for wind speed, direction and barometric pressure to ensure your altimeter is correct. My average prep time to take a Cessna 150 out was about 1 hour from the time I parked my car at the FBO.
12 posted on 02/02/2007 7:25:44 PM PST by Myrddin
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Well, HipShot has been saying this for a couple of years now. Somebody else finally caught on? LOL You GO, HipShot!
13 posted on 02/02/2007 8:01:33 PM PST by ExSoldier (Democracy is 2 wolves and a lamb voting on dinner. Liberty is a well armed lamb contesting the vote.)
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My average prep time to take a Cessna 150 out was about 1 hour from the time I parked my car at the FBO.

You are slow. I would get the weather and if I was flying IFR file the flight plan from home. The preflight inspection is less than 5 minutes. If local I would start the engine and go. If on a cross country I would get my clearance from the tower and go. Unless there was a lot of traffic from the time I started the engine or engines I would normally be in the air within ten minutes.

14 posted on 02/02/2007 8:41:42 PM PST by cpdiii (Oil Field Trash and proud of it, Geologist, Pilot, Pharmacist, Iconoclast)
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Let's be sure to thank the tv station when the terrorists plan to do the very things here and say "We saw it on American television. Before that, we were just praying to Allah for inspiration."


15 posted on 02/02/2007 8:48:50 PM PST by Tall_Texan (NO McCain, Rudy, Romney, Hillary, Kerry, Obama or Gore in 2008!)
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Houston ping


16 posted on 02/02/2007 8:51:25 PM PST by pax_et_bonum (I will always love you, Flyer.)
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To: Oorang

I think a bigger worry for Houston is a Cat 5 coming up Galveston Bay . . .


17 posted on 02/02/2007 9:00:15 PM PST by RushingWater
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Absolutely.

(Houston PING)

With 45+ minute car chases being a matter of routine and a monster 36 hour traffic jam during the Rita evacuation (much of it centered within the outer borders of Harris County) due to poor communication, there is no doubt that Houston is an easy target. There are also some choice targets but I won't list them.

Any terrorists are more likely to be stopped in the act in Houston if they are also drawing graffiti on walls, smoking in public, or running red lights.


18 posted on 02/02/2007 10:48:27 PM PST by weegee (No third term. Hillary Clinton's 2008 election run presents a Constitutional Crisis.)
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Mary Schiavo, an expert in general aviation methods and security ...

Well, we can infer she is an expert at self-promotion, since she got these clowns to swallow her bull$hit.
19 posted on 02/02/2007 10:55:28 PM PST by Wally_Kalbacken
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A sitting duck,indeed!

20 posted on 02/02/2007 10:56:15 PM PST by airborne (Elect an Airborne Ranger,Vietnam Veteran for President ! Duncan Hunter 2008!!)
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