From: Brian D Williams <talon57@well.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Aug 1996 01:42:38 +0800
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: GOP security
Message-ID: <199608151407.HAA10014@well.com>
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> Authorities in Chicago, where the Democrats will meet the last
>week of August, are taking similar precautions. Metal detectors,
>bomb-sniffing dogs and surveillance cameras will be in force,
>along with thousands of police. Coast Guard cutters will patrol
>Lake Michigan. Chicago police are sealing an eight-block area
>around the United Center sports arena, the main convention site,
>to all unauthorized cars, trucks and pedestrians.  As the 20th
>century nears an end, wary, pervasive security is as much a part
>of the convention scene as Old Glory and silly hats. San Diego has
>been preparing convention security for more than a year. Then a
>bomber on the other side of the country suddenly made everyone
>wonder if the next big public event could be free of mayhem and
>terror.


Taxicabs will have unrestricted access of course and are therefore
the vector of choice.

I heard an interesting ahem, "rumor" related to security through
obscurity- only 2/5 of a major armored car companys trucks are
actually armored/bullet resistant glass, the other three are just
look-alikes...... saving money.....tsk,tsk.

Brian

"Zazen? Well it beats sitting around on your ass all day doing
nothing."