U.S. aircraft on watch along U.S.-Canada border

[eppur_se_muova]

Kerry Williamson, CanWest News Service; Calgary Herald
Published: Tuesday, October 17, 2006

GREAT FALLS, Mont. - Blackhawk helicopters and interceptor jets have begun patrolling Montana airspace along the U.S.-Canada border, and American officials say unmanned drones could be deployed as early as next year.

But the U.S. is playing down the new security measure, claiming it has little to do with Canadians but more to do with the threat of terrorists using Canada as a staging point for attacks in America.

And they say that as long as the terrorist threat exists, border security will continue to be a high priority.

On Monday, the U.S Department of Homeland Security officially opened its Customs and Border Protection air facility in Great Falls, Mont. - the third of five air wings to be set up along the Canada-U.S. border.

Equipped with two Blackhawk helicopters, two Citation jet interceptors and one Pilatus surveillance plane, the detachment is responsible for 800 kilometres of land border with Canada. Similar facilities are up and running in Bellingham, Wash., and Plattsburg, N.Y. Two more are planned, in Detroit and Grand Forks, N.D.
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Unmanned aircraft to watch Canadian border

VANCOUVER - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security will patrol the Canada-U.S. border using unmanned aerial drones by the end of 2007.

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[havocmom]

1. In the past 60 days, I have seen 3 convoys of Border Patrol marked cars going north

and I hardly ever get out. Something is up.

[Jawja]

2. And the Mexican border?

:shrug:

[itsmesgd]

3. is this serious, if it is, it's sick

What are we going to do, use warplanes to attack the Cannucks for ice skating across the border?

The chimp is sick and needs to be removed before we end up blowing up the whole damn world.

If we can kill everyone first, there will be no targets left for the terra-ists. If we bomb ourselves, the ter-ists cant bomb us.

[AnneD]

4. OMG...

Next thing you know, we'll be forced to watch hockey, learn French, and develop manners. They hate us for our freedom. :tinfoilhat:

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

5. This is series! I'm renting Canadian Bacon

and making some popcorn.

We can leave the southern border to the minutemen.