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Re: British soil? [was Re: [A-List] UK sub-imperialism: Ascension Island]
- To: nestorgoro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "The A-List" <a-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Subject: Re: British soil? [was Re: [A-List] UK sub-imperialism: Ascension Island]
- From: "Leigh Meyers" <the.buffalo.in.the.midst@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2007 10:32:16 -0700
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From the Guardian:
http://politics.guardian.co.uk/foreignaffairs/story/0,,1708131,00.html
US military blamed as Britain kicks out islanders
Antony Barnett
Sunday February 12, 2006
"Leased from the British government in 1956, it is now one of the
Pentagon's most important military communications hubs..."
The antenna farm as seen from offshore:
http://www.qsl.net/wb2cbu/rmvhfs/11175MHz.jpg
Ascension is also where all of the underseas international
communications cables pass nearby and I'm sure it's a very busy place
if you are a military 'hardhat' diver.
Leigh
- Thread context:
- [A-List] Re: History and Sacrificial Death, (continued)
- [A-List] History and Sacrificial Death,
Orion Anderson Fri 27 Apr 2007, 13:43 GMT
- [A-List] UK sub-imperialism: Ascension Island,
Michael Keaney Fri 27 Apr 2007, 11:56 GMT
- [A-List] Russia: rejecting US overtures; NATO split,
Michael Keaney Fri 27 Apr 2007, 11:50 GMT
- [A-List] Estonia: Red Army memorial riot,
Michael Keaney Fri 27 Apr 2007, 11:46 GMT
- [A-List] SSA: the Law and Order candidate,
Michael Keaney Fri 27 Apr 2007, 11:39 GMT
- [A-List] Lines of beauty,
Bill Totten Fri 27 Apr 2007, 11:36 GMT
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