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From: bill@trace.eedsp.gatech.edu
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Subject: Re: President Bush Uses Cellular?
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In article <10833@accuvax.nwu.edu> thomas%mvac23.uucp@udel.edu (Thomas
Lapp) writes:

>In a photograph which ran in my local newspaper (source: AP
>wirephoto), it showed President Bush talking to a military leader from
>his golf cart.  The phone appeared to be a plain old cellular
>telephone, although there was a smaller box attached to the main
>transceiver unit.

[some concerns about the security of a cellular conversation deleted]

Although I didn't see this particular photo, the Federal govt.  does
have 'secure' cellular and wireline telecommunications (voice and
data) via a system called STU-III.

I'm sure the President's conversation was duly encrypted prior to
going to the local cell.  I wouldn't be surprised if the cell or cells
in that area turned out to actually belong to Uncle Sam too, although
I don't know for sure either way.

I think if I ever win the Presidency I'll have to turn it down.  They
never can truly "get away" for a real vacation. :-)