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All the talk on this thread about 6/11 has really bothered me NOW - because 6/11 is now Reagan's funeral, attended by our President and American and various world leaders, all honoring our beloved ex-President...

I'm thinking if anything was planned for 6/11 against our govt or economic interests, the jihadis are plenty mad right now as the Federal Govt and Wall Street are closed.

I tell you, it does my heart some good to see pictures like this one (though it makes me worry, too, that there is even a thought they could pull this off):

A U.S. Navy (news - web sites) biochemical detection truck sits outside the National Cathedral in Washington, Tuesday, June 8, 2004 as preparations continued for Friday's funeral for former President Ronald Reagan (news - web sites). Friday will be a national day of mourning, with all federal offices and major financial markets closed. The state funeral will be held at the Cathedral, with President Bush (news - web sites) delivering the eulogy. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)

http://www.news4jax.com/news4georgia/3393096/detail.html

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G8 Security Forces Waiting For Something To Break
POSTED: 11:02 PM EDT June 7, 2004

SAVANNAH, Ga. -- So many cops, so little to do.

The days leading up to the G8 summit on Sea Island have been so uneventful that the thousands of police officers and military men and women helping with security on adjoining St. Simons Island and up the coast in Savannah can only wait for something to happen.

In the meantime, they parade around in their patrol cars with the sirens on, lounge in lawn chairs at roadside checkpoints, swap stories and jokes, and try to stay on guard.

There are about 20,000 law enforcement officers and National Guard troops from all over Georgia here for the summit.

"Whatever can possibly go wrong, we're equipped to handle it," Jimmie Sams, a private security contractor brought in to help the Savannah police.

The overwhelming show of force apparently has scared away protesters. Only a few handfuls of activists had showed up by Monday -- the eve of the three-day meeting. There have been no arrests or disturbances.

But few locals or tourists are evident, either. One observer said that coastal Georgians used to seeing the streets patroled by military men in the humvees during hurricanes apparently responded to this event the same way and left town.

But those reponsible for the protection of some of the world's most powerful men say that after the Sept. 11, 2001, these measures are necessary for high-profile events like this summit.

"You have the eight most powerful economic countries coming here with their leaders," said Maj. Douglas Martin, a Canadian Army officer working with the North Atlantic Air Defense Command team in Savannah. "It's vital that people know we have a very good ... defense system in place.

Channel 4 has crews in both Brunswick and Savannah reporting in every Eyewitness News broadcast during this week's G8 Summit. Tune in for the latest information, and look for updates throughout the day on News4Jax.com.
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I have been to the National Cathedral many times, very beautiful church. Such a sad state of affairs that the final mass for Pres. Reagan will occur with a need for extreme security measures. This is just the type of existence that did not want for our country; and he valiantly fought to preserve our security. He would be shocked what has transpired in these last three years here in the U.S. If someone would have told me back in August '01 that we would have constant terror warnings here in the U.S.; I would have thought that they had gone mad.