26-06-2013, 10:38 AM
Peter Lemkin Wrote:Maybe its time to bring up the issue of Pine Gap again...and the 'effect' it had on a former Oz PM. To my knowledge, Pine Gap is still fully functional, a major node in the worldwide electronic data collection, and a base on Oz territory that is manned by Americans and American troops! I hear that very few Ozzies ever get inside - and the public has little knowledge of what is going on there. I believe it is antipodal to the main downlink GCHQ uses and tied in with a system of spy satellites run by NSA and a few other US electronic spy agencies [oh, yes, we have several!]Peter, I will have you know that Pine Gap is not a US base. It is a 'Joint Facility'. The Australians are allowed inside to make tea for the US personel there.
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"He would, wouldn't he?" Mandy Rice-Davies. When asked in court whether she knew that Lord Astor had denied having sex with her.
“I think it would be a good idea” Ghandi, when asked about Western Civilisation.