The precedent was set years ago...

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Larry J — 10/16/2002 1:29:01 PM (archived)

It began in 1981 when Congress authorized the military to assist law enforcement agencies to combat drug smuggling. It was routine for Customs agents to ride along on E-3A Sentry (AWACS) missions near the US borders to catch drug smugglers but that may not happen so much any more because Customs has their own AWACS style aircraft now. Customs agents also work in Cheyenne Mountain and use NORAD's assets for the same reason.

This latest effort is just a more targeted application of something that has been going on for years.

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“And Awaaay We Go!!” - Bowser - 10/15/2002 9:18:31 AM
- Cdn military and law enforcement - McFly - 10/16/2002 3:01:46 PM
  - Re: Cdn military and law enforcement - LJ - 10/16/2002 3:58:36 PM
    - thnx for the correction..I should've known that n/t (n/t) - McFly - 10/16/2002 4:30:24 PM
    - Bowser is just being Mr.Contrarian n/t (n/t) - SDAI-Tech1 - 10/16/2002 2:22:33 PM
  - Re: Sounds like a border dispute, and therefore outside civilian jurisdiction . . . - D. Spires - 10/16/2002 3:43:40 PM
- the CNN article - ebnelson - 10/15/2002 9:56:28 AM
  - Re: Military assistance - Tom Brosz - 10/15/2002 10:25:50 AM
    - The precedent was set years ago... - Larry J - 10/16/2002 1:29:01 PM
    - Re: It would work fine -- here, at any rate . . . - D. Spires - 10/15/2002 10:41:47 AM
      - I'm greatly comforted! - Bowser - 10/15/2002 2:19:06 PM
        
        Re: Bowser . . . - D. Spires - 10/16/2002 2:00:04 PM
- Are ou talking about the report of Rumsfeld authorising military assist in DC?§ (n/t) - ebnelson - 10/15/2002 9:50:15 AM

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