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Mix-Ansicht- Läßt sich Dick Cheney schon seinen privaten Atombunker bauen? - rodex, 09.12.2002, 14:33
- Nachbarschaftsterror: Geheimnisvolle Explosionen auf Cheneys Grundstück - rodex, 09.12.2002, 14:39
Läßt sich Dick Cheney schon seinen privaten Atombunker bauen?
-->Die Nachbarschaft von Cheney wird in letzter Zeit regelmäßig von Explosionen erschüttert, die auf ein geheimes Navy-Bau-Projekt zurückgeführt werden. Läßt Cheney sich jetzt einen privaten Atombunker bauen? Was für eine Memme ist er eigentlich? Meines Wissens ist allgemein bekannt, dass er schwer herzkrank ist, und eh nur noch einen begrenzten Zeithorizont hat. Kann er in dieser Zeit nicht den Folgen seiner Politik ins Auge sehen, und dafür notfalls mit dem Leben bezahlen, statt sich einen Bunker bauen zu lassen?
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Secret blasts rattle Cheney's neighbors
Monday, December 9, 2002 Posted: 6:53 AM EST (1153 GMT)
WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) -- Neighbors of Vice President Dick Cheney are being shaken and rattled at least once a day by mysterious blasts on the grounds of the U.S. Naval Observatory where Cheney lives.
The Navy says the explosions are part of a construction project that has been going on for several months now, but won't say more because the project is classified.
Navy spokeswoman Cate Mueller described the work as an"infrastructure improvement, a utility upgrade."
She said the Navy has tried to reassure the neighborhood, which includes the Washington residence of former President Bill Clinton and Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, that the blasts would not damage their homes.
Mueller said most residents understand that because of national security concerns the Navy can't reveal details or confine the construction to a 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. schedule.
Joseph Rieser, who lives a half block off Observatory Circle, said each blast was"almost like thunder because it rolls and it lasts a noticeable period, probably several seconds." It said the explosions rattle windows that aren't shut tight.
He said his concern was that neighbors received no forewarning of the project."If this were a normal construction contract I would expect that they would have told the neighbors."
Mueller acknowledged the Navy was"not as aggressive up front in warning" neighbors about the project.
She said the construction is expected to last another eight months and for the time being there will be one or two blasts a day, each lasting about three to five seconds.
The blasts were being carefully monitored to assure they were well under acceptable vibration standards so there would be no damage to either nearby residences or to facilities at the observatory, she said.
The Naval Observatory moved to its present location on Massachusetts Avenue in northwest Washington in 1893. It houses the master clock of the United States and telescopes dating to a time when it was one of the premier astronomical observatories in the world.
The house on its grounds became the residence of the vice president in 1974.
The Washington Post, which reported the issue Sunday, said David Gillard, the observatory's superintendent, had sent the local neighborhood commission a letter noting that"due to its sensitive nature in support of national security and homeland defense, project specific information is classified and cannot be released."
Jennifer Millerwise, a Cheney spokeswoman, referred questions about the project to the Navy.
The Post said neighbors have several theories about what the project might involve.
One is that the government is building a security bunker for Cheney. Another is that it is digging tunnels to spy on nearby embassies. Still another is that a helicopter hangar is being built.
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