[MilCom] Citizen Terrorists Watch Programs Expand Potentially Impact "On Scene" Activities

[Ken]

For those of you that are engaged in "on scene" watching/monitoring BEWARE 
as additional programs are rolled out !!!

The Associated Press, in this morning's local newspaper is reporting "School 
Bus Driver's Part of War On Terror"...
Apprently the program has been started in the Norfolk VA (read US Navy 
town!!!) area with the training of 250 drivers.
The program trainer told bus drivers "...the terrorist is not going to be 
able to do some of he casing and rehearsal activity without being detected 
by one of you!!...".  There also concern that a terrorist might steal a 
school bus & load it with explosives!!!   One former official with the 
Homeland Security Department express concern that school bus drivers (many 
who have these jobs as part time supplemental income) would think of 
themselves as undercover agents.     The former official stated that these 
programs needs to be controlled because "we could quickly become a society 
where we're all spyng on each other"...

As many of you are aware there's been an expansion of these terrorist 
watch/reporting programs throughout the country at local/county, state, & as 
well as national level.

A quick "google" search shows the following:

AFOSI Eagle Eyes Program --  http://public.afosi.amc.af.mil/eagle/index.asp

DOJ TIPS Program  --  http://www.dojgov.net/TIPS-01.htm

AOPA's "Airport Watch" Program  -- http://www.aopa.org/asn/watch.html

TSA Airport Watch Reporting Program --  
http://www.nappf.com/airport_security.htm

VA State Program  --  
http://www.virginiacorps.org/CitizenCorps/nw/nwChoose.cfm

US Waterway Watch --- http://www.americaswaterwaywatch.org/

etc..etc..

Sounds to me like we as "on scene" hobbyists need to start are own "watch 
program"
How about this catchy phrase "On Scene Milcom Hobbyists, On Guard to Prevent 
Terrorism" OSMHOGTPT:....
naugh, it's better to leave this up to the "Airport Covert Security & 
Response Teams" (ACSRT)!!!

Of course as usually public or private comments are always welcomed!!!

Ken


City of Orlando (FL)  --  
http://www.cityoforlando.net/Executive/nso/citizencorpspatriotic.htm

"Interesting analysis" 
http://www.cockeyed.com/citizen/terror/plans/terrorwatch.html