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jamiejah
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May 19, 2005 - 11:49 AM |
 
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Aircraft carrier will guard Bush at G8
MICHAEL HOWIE
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• America has demanded heavy US military presence during G8 summit
• Advisors want to impose "30-minute total travel exclusion periods"
• Disruption of road, rail and air services throughout country expected
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"The Americans want to do everything themselves. They want to have their own helicopters; their own armoured limousines. This happens at every summit like this, and it always causes tension between America and their hosts." - MILITARY SOURCE
Story in full AN aircraft carrier packed with hundreds of US marines will be anchored off the west coast of Scotland during the G8 summit, according to security sources.
The assault ship, also laden with helicopters, is expected to be dispatched as the United States armed forces prepare their own massive security operation to protect the president, George Bush, during the Gleneagles summit in July.
A fleet of Galaxy C-5 planes, carrying armoured limousines and the helicopters that will take Bush and his entourage to the venue, is expected to touch down at Prestwick airport.
The US is also believed to be insisting on having its own command post so it can act independently of the British police and military if there is a threat to the president.
A military source said: "The Americans want to do everything themselves. They want to have their own helicopters; their own armoured limousines. This happens at every summit like this, and it always causes tension between America and their hosts.
"The aircraft carrier is about giving America the capability to do lots of things with people, helicopters and the like. They also want their own command post if Bush decides they have to carry out their own operation."
Meanwhile, security chiefs are planning a ban on all plane, train and vehicle movements around the airport when the world’s most powerful leaders fly in for the meeting.
Advisers want to impose "30-minute total travel exclusion periods" around each flight arriving at Prestwick with a world leader on board, to thwart prοtesters and terrorists.
The effect could be motorway gridlock, as well as an air-traffic nightmare for holidaymakers. This would mean all roads around the Ayrshire airport being closed, all trains being halted and all commercial flights being grounded for the arrival and departure of Bush, Vladimir Putin, Jacques Chirac and other world leaders for the summit from July 6-8.
Traffic experts say the "lockdowns" could lead to 30-mile tailbacks on the M77, as the effects of the security clampdown are felt as far north as Glasgow and south into Dumfriesshire.
Top-ranking officials met at Prestwick last week to finalise details of the operation.
A security source said: "This is by far the biggest security operation ever mounted on Scottish soil. It may well cause widespread disruption, but that cannot be avoided. It’s a small price to pay."
However, the plans have caused alarm among local police chiefs. Military commanders are also concerned that the "no-fly" periods may halt helicopter flights from HMS Gannet, the Royal Navy rescue base.
Prestwick has been chosen as the main arrival airport for the world leaders because it is more difficult for prοtesters to get to than Edinburgh or Glasgow.
A spokesman for Strathclyde Police said: "There may be traffic delays and disruptions because the leaders of the G8 can change their plans, and this will, in turn, force us to change our plans - but we will be keeping local communities updated." |
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Hamletsbroad
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May 19, 2005 - 12:05 PM |
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AWWW-screw that--GB is going to Scotland? He doesn't need security---let him loose--survival of the fittest. |
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jamiejah
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May 19, 2005 - 03:19 PM |
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Scotland wellreal scots have been trying to get rid of GB(GREAT BRITAIN) for years.
GLAD I CHANGED MY FLIGHT I WAS MEANT TO BE FLYING IN THE DAY ALL THESE WANKERS ARRIVE
FRECK THAT A 15 HOUR FLIGHT THEN YOU GET DELAYED FOR A SET OF PONCES
THE G8
WELL WITH FIDEL ITS THE G9
ISN,T IT |
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GeoffOz
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May 19, 2005 - 09:10 PM |
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What?? Only one aircraft carrier with helicopters and marines and a fleet of Galaxy C-5 planes? Gee, do you think that's enough? Earlier in it's history, Britian seriously underestimated the Scots. I hope security doesn't make the same mistake! I'm sure there's gotta be more holding back somewhere. After all, the forces and hardware based on the continent are only a couple of hours away.
Besides, does Scotland actually have a summer? |
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jamiejah
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May 19, 2005 - 09:48 PM |
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Scotlands the most heavily fortified country in western europe
or is it scotland
anyway if the terorists andthe g8 demonstrators dont get them
the mossies sure will .They will suck their blood out.
but as all these leaders are blodless and gutless
it will be up to the rare and seldom seen the shy western haggis
to make them puke up and die from haggis poisining of the left
ear drum
The sale off eggs has been banned for a month leading up to the summit
but there is an insider working at the warehouse which is keeping the banned eggs
and they will be released from a giant egg basket in the shape of a ---well giant egg basket disguised as a cloud.
this is the least of the demonstrators and throwers of eggs to worry about ,.
a brilliant idea of taking full use of the natural surroundings.
tHEY REALLY DO CARE FOLKS
THEY PUT THEIR BELIEVES IN TO PRACTISE
NO - LIKE SOME PEOPLE
WE COULD MENTION
EH
EH
no sun is expected on the 6 days off the summit
in fact no sun is exoected in scotland for the next 32.5 years,or is it 52,3 years
wait
wait got it 25.3
no53.2
ohwell i,m sure Geoff knows as he,s good wityh figures and beer cans |
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GeoffOz
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May 22, 2005 - 09:08 PM |
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Well thank you, jamiejah! I'm pleased that you've recognised at least two talents that I possess. But seriously [and with great humility], I must admit that I do use a calculator and only before I use the beer cans.
BTW, I do enjoy our exchanges, mate...hope to share some of those cans with you one day. |
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jamiejah
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May 23, 2005 - 01:19 AM |
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the truth has finally came out.
NOW HEAR THIS!! NOW HEAR THIS!!
those damm Americans have cancelled the summer in Scotland,
infact they have cancelled it he past 200 summers since,
what was his name ?
scottish ancestor
president of america
ANYWAY
HIM
he was getting mighty pissed
as well as wet
with all the downpours in southern misisippi
so he
imported it from Scotland
well stole it actually
loaded it onto a ship in leaith one sunny day,
no -one could see what was happening
next thing it arrives in Valifornia and has been there ever since
AND
he has never ever gave it back
NEVER
EVEN THE ENGLISH LET US HAVE THE STONE OF DESTINY BACK
even though it was a pebble from Brighton beach
if you look long enough
and hard enough
you can
thread a needle through the eye of a camel
ps all this was written 5 minutes after CELTIC threw the league away
can you imagine the nonsense that might have been written if they had wan |
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