Whats the problem, it's only a deterrent, people should be grateful for the extra security. Did'ent we do it here for one of the visits to the Dail, some years ago?
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Originally posted by Turkey View PostWhats the problem, it's only a deterrent, people should be grateful for the extra security. Did'ent we do it here for one of the visits to the Dail, some years ago?
you just can't please some people - it's just a pity the media chose the stereotypical people who might not look on this deployment of British Soldiers and equipment too favourably to pass comment.
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I dont see why the love-in tree hugging hippy brigade dont just all f**k off and move to a different country anyway. Hate this kind of NON NEWS sh*te."He is an enemy officer taken in battle and entitled to fair treatment."
"No, sir. He's a sergeant, and they don't deserve no respect at all, sir. I should know. They're cunning and artful, if they're any good. I wouldn't mind if he was an officer, sir. But sergeants are clever."
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What the hell are people whinging about. Get the priorities right, I would most certainly prefer to have a "scattering of debris" as opposed to an aircraft plowing into a populated area.
"Resident outraged when army sniper takes out suicide bomber and splatters blood over all over his dandelions""Many a time a man's mouth broke his nose"
"Don't waste money buying expensive binoculars. Simply stand next to the object you wish to view."
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"First hand account" (whinge) in the Indo
Flats to be used as missile launch site for Games
By Neil Midgley in London
Monday April 30 2012
When I checked my post on Friday, I found three items: a credit-card mailshot, a stationery catalogue -- and a leaflet from the UK defence ministry.
In two sides of A4, the MoD told me that the development where I live, the Bow Quarter in east London, is likely to be used as a launch site for a high-velocity-missile (HVM) ground-based air-defence system.
The people who normally dwell in our 700-odd flats are Canary Wharf bankers, creative types and young families. We seldom see anyone in uniform other than our own security guards (who, yesterday, had the unusual task of fighting off TV crews as the story went global).
Threats
Our tallest landmark -- the largely unused Lexington Building Water Tower -- has been chosen by the army as the most likely potential launch site for a HVM system which will, in extremis, be deployed to shoot down airborne threats to the Olympic Games.
Apparently the Lexington tower is the only building both tall enough, and near enough, to the Games, to give unimpeded views of the entire Olympic Park. So from Friday, we will play host to an exercise which will test the command and control network, and whether the HVM system is capable of detecting the kinds of threats it is designed to combat.
The HVM system best detects "aircraft that are coming head-on", Lt Col Brian Fahy, an army military liaison officer, said. "It will be the last opportunity to stop anything getting to the Olympic Park itself."
Lt Col Fahy also confirmed -- in a move that will anger some residents -- our estate management company has given permission for the test. If successful, the army team and equipment may be deployed -- with live ammunition -- for up to two months. This latest development brings the sharp reality of London holding the Olympics much closer to home. (© Daily Telegraph, London)
- Neil Midgley in London'He died who loved to live,' they'll say,
'Unselfishly so we might have today!'
Like hell! He fought because he had to fight;
He died that's all. It was his unlucky night.
http://www.salamanderoasis.org/poems...nnis/luck.html
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Originally posted by tomh903 View PostI have never heard of any western armed forces putting a high veloicity missile system on a highly residential block of flats.Stupitidy by puttiing the 700 odd so residents at risk or a smart tactical decision?????
Times have changed.
Catch-22 says they have a right to do anything we can't stop them from doing.
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Originally posted by sofa View PostSurely if an aircraft gets in that far to the centre of London , the air defence screen has already failed.?
i'd say it just adds depth to the defences - especially for anything approaching at low level through the clutter of high rise buildings etc. that might allow anything get in closer than it should.
better safe than sorry.
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Originally posted by RoyalGreenJacket View Postjust because you have barbed wire around your garden doesn't mean you don't lock your door or activate your alarm.
i'd say it just adds depth to the defences - especially for anything approaching at low level through the clutter of high rise buildings etc. that might allow anything get in closer than it should.
better safe than sorry.
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Its absolutely ridiculous they notified the residents, IMO its an operational decision and should not be held up to scrutiny, especially in the media. And the muslim MP complaining about not being consulted...is she serious? MOD should "neither confirm nor deny" deployments and any other sensitive security matters!Everyone who's ever loved you was wrong.
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