[Az-Geocaching] Geocaching and National Security
Regan Smith
listserv@azgeocaching.com
Fri, 24 Jan 2003 06:51:27 -0700
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Ya know I spent several months in Communist CHINA and felt I had more =
Freedom than I do now.....of course I could never explain Geocaching to =
anyone other than my Translator, and that took a while, but they agreed =
this game is sort of fun and since the taxpayer paid the DoD for the =
Satellites why not get some fun along with the benefits of the GPS. This =
game has it good points and it bad points but on a whole they say this =
is a small world but it ain't when comes to traveling for a cache..
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Brian Casteel=20
To: az-geocaching@listserv.azgeocaching.com=20
Sent: Friday, January 24, 2003 12:14 AM
Subject: [Az-Geocaching] Geocaching and National Security
Ok. What exactly do these two 'interests' have in common? NOTHING. =
My point is this...my fear now is that this has come from such a level =
in government that geocaches are being removed in the name of National =
Security because caches could be used by terrorists to swap materials =
and what-not for different events. =20
[soapbox]
The Patriot Act is a prime example of someone who is a bit too power =
hungry looking for more ways to control the citizens and give blanket =
approval for violating civil rights. Who is to say this isn't some =
right-wing offshoot of that and that some overly paranoid paper pusher =
isn't looking for a new way to control, and something different to =
oppress?
[/soapbox]
I know, this could be a stretch, but at the same time it's so odd that =
it might actually be true!
On a side note, can anyone confirm whether or not this type of =
'policing' is taking place anywhere else in the country?
Brian
Team A.I.
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Ya know I spent several months in =
Communist CHINA=20
and felt I had more Freedom than I do now.....of course I could never =
explain=20
Geocaching to anyone other than my Translator, and that took a=20
while, but they agreed this game is sort of fun and since the =
taxpayer=20
paid the DoD for the Satellites why not get some fun along with the =
benefits of=20
the GPS. This game has it good points and it bad points but on a whole =
they say=20
this is a small world but it ain't when comes to traveling for a=20
cache..</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=3Dbcasteel@cox.net href=3D"mailto:bcasteel@cox.net">Brian =
Casteel</A>=20
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Az-Geocaching] =
Geocaching and=20
National Security</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Ok. What exactly do these two =
'interests'=20
have in common? NOTHING. My point is this...my fear now is =
that=20
this has come from such a level in government that geocaches are being =
removed=20
in the name of National Security because caches could be used by =
terrorists to=20
swap materials and what-not for different events. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>[soapbox]</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The Patriot Act is a prime example of =
someone who=20
is a bit too power hungry looking for more ways to control the =
citizens and=20
give blanket approval for violating civil rights. Who is to say =
this=20
isn't some right-wing offshoot of that and that some overly paranoid =
paper=20
pusher isn't looking for a new way to control, and something different =
to=20
oppress?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>[/soapbox]</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I know, this could be a stretch, but =
at the same=20
time it's so odd that it might actually be true!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>On a side note, can anyone confirm =
whether or not=20
this type of 'policing' is taking place anywhere else in the=20
country?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Brian</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Team =
A.I.</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>
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