Live pictures taken by U.S. planes were freely available

The war on terrorism in Europe is being undermined by a military communications system that makes it easier for terr

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"… dcast to Europe.The spy flights, conducted by U.S. Army and Navy units and AirScan Inc., a Florida-based private military company, are used to monitor terror …"

A Spy Inc. no stranger to controversy

LONDON / WASHINGTON, June 12, 2002 — Even within the secretive world of private military companies, AirScan is noted for being unforthcoming

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"… HINGTON — Even within the secretive world of private military companies, AirScan is noted for being unforthcoming about its operations. The Florida-based c …"

"… nswer any questions without their permission.” Earlier, Walter Holloway, AirScan’s founder and president, when asked what work the company did in Europe, …"

"… e contracts the U.S. government holds with private military companies like AirScan, officials retreat behind a wall of silence, claiming that any information …"

"… ion of the companies.It is all the more ironic, then, that live feeds from AirScan’s spy flights have been turned into international television broadcasts, …"

Watching the terror trails

LONDON, June 12, 2002 — If you heard anything, you would think it was a mosquito hovering, hunting for fresh prey. But in the dark night ski

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"… d. Unmanned U.S. Army Hunter drones and manned Cessna aircraft operated by AirScan operate from Petrovec airport, Macedonia’s international airport east of …"

"… en re-allocated to U.S. Army C-12 manned aircraft.Both the Hunter UAVs and AirScan craft often operate at night. A typical mission lasts about three hours an …"

"… pe and the Balkans have been watching this.”For example, on March 21, an AirScan mission from Skopje took off at 5:30 a.m. Over Urosevac, the town that als …"

"… own that also houses the U.S. commander and troops for eastern Kosovo, the AirScan crew aboard the Cessna mounted a discrete surveillance on target premises …"