From: Mil-Veh Co. (milveh@sbcglobal.net)
Date: Wed Jun 08 2005 - 14:19:43 PDT
I visited the USAF Museum at TRAVIS AFB yesterday and
briefly spoke with it's curator about the future of
the base museum, which is always in doubt due to
funding.
We eventually got around to talking about the base
security that requires all non-military ID holders to
contact the museum in advance, make an appointment to
be met by an escort that will take them to a secure
parking area and then they can go on to tour the
museum. I said this can't be too good for business
and he readily agreed.
He explained, while they want new visitors because
they depend on private contributions to function,
however they don't want "many" new visitors because
escorting people on and off the base is a pain in the
arce.
As you probably know, military base museums have been
closing across the USA, several base museums have
closed (as a direct result of 9-11 security) in our N.
CA area, one of the nicest being BEALE AFB, where the
U2 and SR71 were displayed as well as many related
artifacts. Have no idea where all those great
displays went...could be in boxes in warehouse for all
I know.
Anyway, thanks to this continuing terrorist threat,
OUR military museums are being closed off to most of
the people who paid for them because security can not
or will NOT differentiate between a "typical foreign
terrorist profile" and a Great-Grandma from Iowa.
LOOP HOLE in SECURITY: Once non-military visitors are
admitted on a base via a "day pass" they can leave the
museum facility without an escort.
That means they can roam freely around the base
(although they are not supposed too). Theoretically,
a terrorist could park his car bomb right next to the
base administration building and walk away. At the
same time YOU (Americans) must get an appointment and
be led on base, but you can roam freely after you are
on base....and that part makes no sense.
It's a fools games we are forced to play, I think.
This so-called security is obviously NOT secure, but
we do it this way because we told by our "ranking
liberals" who control such things that it's the
politically correct way, therefore we have no choice.
IMHO, the "false" need for "security" is costing us
more than we can afford, certainly it's more than just
the loss of our military museums.
Jack
Chico, CA. ...apx. 105 miles from our nearest Al
Queda terrorist cell in Lodi, CA.
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