European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 24, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                              Pages stars and stripes Mideast edition june 2007 Ben and stripes Thule air base residents Jimmy Florian and master Bernard Cenidoza share a laugh in an abandoned guard Shack above a former ground air missile site in space unit keeps Eye on the sky from Page 3 so the network that the 12th Sis belongs to watches everything from communications satellites to softball size pieces of debris More than Miles above comprising a Catalon of about he satellite though a Large part of the Day today work for the int the squadrons primary its first and Foremost Job is to find and track ballistic missiles launched at the Given that its presence in the extremely isolated location of Thule makes a Little More initially installed in 1961 during the height of the cold the Sis station was set up to be the coun try first line of warning in the event the soviet Union launched a nuclear weapon at the by the shortest route possible Over the North Polar re Lincoln the threat made Thule the first in what would be come a Large array of radar stations around the world that now can watch for incoming missiles from various including from sea based launch with overlapping fans of cover age in stations such As Clear air station in Alaska and Raf Fylingdales in to keep a constant Eye out for the site at Thule is a self contained facility with its own backup Power cafeteria and its a scenario similar to the portrayal of warning and missile launch Sites in the movie War of jump suit Clad men sitting in windowless rooms behind Many locked facing blinking Termi the reality int far both in concept and in the Type of equipment seen in the the at first look terrifically outdated in a military station tasked with charting every single object float ing in space above like props from the the terminals Are Blocky instruments with the simple Blac Sandgreen screens that preceded color computer though their appearance in a make sense the system was last upgraded in according to its kind of but it does exactly what it needs to he even the system is undergoing an a project that not Only will replace the aging terminals but change the units primary according to because the upgrade will allow the radar to track missiles with enough Range and precision to guide ground based interception it will take on a Missil defense though Lincoln is Quick to stress that no decision making is made at email Ben Murray at  Thule at Day tripping is favorite pastime from Page 7 other activities include trips to the Edge of the Greenland ice just a Short drive from the where trippers can climb onto the rim of one of the planets biggest ice or hike to ice caves and skiing one called vortex Moun consists of a massive ice and is a popular place for said Amanda who has been on several Thule trips sleds can be rented from the local arts and crafts Cen the Valley also has a number of manmade attractions dating to the heyday of Thule in the when the base was a heavily manned and protected radar base and staging area for strategic bombers Halfway Between Washington and you can go up there and see the relic part of Thule said Mark Deputy commander of the 821st air base for it can be hard to leave the Comfort of a warm dorm to walk on the Edge of an ice Sheet or stand in the cold and scan for seals amid gnashing ice in almost any town Back people would rather have a warm Day and a Ball game than a 40knot wind and a Dis Tinct Chance of frostbite on a walk to see a Greenlandic Ceme but Many people Here volunteered to come to Thule to do precisely and revel in the Chance to see sights Many people Back Home will never have the Chance to said one Mas Ter sergeant after a trip up mount you can sit on your ass and watch or you can come out do and then go Home and watch he email Ben Murray at  officer Gizmo panels relied on vague data by Ben Fox the associated press san puerto Rico an army officer who played a key role in the enemy combatant hearings at Guantanamo Bay says tribunal members relied on vague and incomplete Intelli gence while being pressured to Rule against often with out any specific his submitted to the supreme court and released is the first criticism by a member of the military panels that determine whether detainees will continue to be Stephen a 26year Veteran of military Intelli gence who is an army Reserve officer and a California said military prosecutors were provided with Only generic material that didst hold up to the most Basic Legal despite repeated intelligence agencies arbitrarily re fused to provide specific information that could have helped either Side in the according to who said he served As a main Liaison Between the combat status review tribunals and the intelligence what were purported to be specific statements of fact lacked even the most fundamental ear Marks of objectively credible Evi Abraham said in the affidavit submitted on behalf of a kuwaiti Fawzi who is challenging his classification As an enemy Abrahams affidavit proves what we All which is that the carts were a Complete said a lawyer for David a Pentagon Navy Chito defended the process of determining which detainees should be saying the procedures afford greater Protection for wartime status determinations than any nation has Ever before Abraham provides his opinion and perspective on the cart we disagree with his Pepper Abraham was not in a position to have a Complete View of the cart email j service love graduation Teddy bears tall fast worldwide shipping you in a big Way w foreign women want you wow Orn court martial defense Guy attorney at world wide Call 7132248815