Riiiight, because they can't pick up a secure telephone to discuss these things
and they don't have any other opportunities to get together. What's the
pricetag on this retreat, held while we're bailing out their Wall Street
buddies? Are they really this stupid and out of touch with reality? (that's
rhetorical, v-mann)
--- On Wed, 10/22/08, Vigilius Haufniensis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
From: Vigilius Haufniensis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [cia-drugs] Top world military leaders meet in Lake Placid
To: cia-drugs@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Wednesday, October 22, 2008, 3:28 AM
Perhaps it was someone's birthday... -Vmann
He said the meeting is an annual event that is
rotated amongst the countries.
http://www.pressrep ublican.com/ homepage/ local_story_ 295092819. html
Top world military leaders meet in Lake
Placid
LAKE PLACID — Some of the most powerful military commanders in the
world met in Lake Placid over the weekend.
Speculation was rife after a C-32, the
military equivalent to a Boeing 757 airliner, touched down Friday at
the Adirondack Regional Airport in Lake Clear.
The 155-foot-long jumbo jet, which is used
as Air Force 2 when the vice president is aboard, was emblazoned with
“United States of America” on the side and parked on the eastern edge
of the airport.
“I was contacted by the Department of
Defense approximately a month ago, and they indicated they had some
foreign dignitaries that they wanted to bring in through the airport,”
said Ross Dubarry, the airport’s manager.
Following the landing, a motorcade led by
State Police rushed Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs
of Staff, and top military commanders from four nations — Britain,
France, Germany and Italy — to a resort in Lake Placid.
The motorcade returned Sunday afternoon,
and the C-32 and an Italian military jet departed.
Defense Department officials wouldn’t
comment this weekend, but the day after the planes had left, Capt. John
Kirby, a special assistant to Mullen, confirmed that the top military
leaders from five countries met in Lake Placid to discuss mutual
security issues, including Afghanistan.
“I’m not at liberty to go into the details
that was discussed, but they went through a wide range of security
issues that are common to all five nations,” Kirby said.
“They discussed, in broad terms, progress
in Afghanistan and where we’re heading with regard to Afghanistan,
particularly the NATO mission there. And they discussed other mutual
issues of security concerns.”
Security was tight at the Whiteface Lodge
and Resort — the site where the military leaders were rumored to have
stayed, though the resort would not confirm that.
Kirby confirmed that Sir Graham Stirrup of
Britain’s Royal Air Force, German Army Gen. Wolfgang Schneiderhan,
French Army Gen. Jean-Louis Georgelin and Italian Air Force Gen.
Vincenzo Camporini took part in the two-day meetings.
He said the meeting is an annual event that
is rotated amongst the countries.
The U.S. military picked Lake Placid
because while it’s relatively close to Washington, D.C., it’s still
fairly tranquil, Kirby said.
“They try to choose sites that are
relatively quiet that allow these leaders to focus on the issues and
not be distracted by other things.”
Harrietstown Supervisor Larry Miller, whose
town owns and operates the airport, said the airport was contacted
about a month ago about whether it could handle large aircraft and
foreign dignitaries.
