Austrailia Hosts New US Spy In The Sky Facility

[ThomWV]

http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/8D8F22DC-CA33-4449-BC01-1AA64085EBFC.htm

"The sleepy town of Geraldton in Western Australia is best known for its busy fishing port that also exports natural resources to Asia."

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"Dorling says: "The Geraldton facility will be the station that controls that satellite or satellites over the Indian Ocean to provide coverage for the US military over the Middle East and Indian Ocean region.""

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"Brendan Nelson, Australia's defence minister, refused to be interviewed by Al Jazeera but a spokesperson said: "We will be fully conscious of the purposes and function of the system, aware of its uses and should we wish, use it for our own purposes."

But the automated nature of the Geraldton facilities means Australia will now be more deeply involved in US military conflicts, whether they commit troops or not."

[UnyieldingHierophant]

1. Nice duty station.

:beer:

[ThomWV]

2. They are saying it is "unmanned" Bullshit of course

As if such a facility would not have guards.