[hoosierskypilot]

What else will they commit? A battleship?

[Robert_Paulson2]

This baby should do the trick...

[UnBlinkingEye]

The help will be provided in a way meant to comply with the Posse Comitatus Act, an 1878 law that bans the military from domestic law enforcement. That means the military will relay data to law enforcement officials and will not decide on its own what targets to watch, the official said.

This help will be provided in a way designed to subvert the Posse Comitatus Act, set a precedent and continue undermining the Constitution.

The person(s) committing these murders deserve to die, but we shouldn't allow them to kill our God given rights.

[relee]

...NBC’s JIM MIKLASZEWSKI reported that the aircraft is the Airborne Reconnaissance Low, a DeHavilland DHC-7 equipped with advanced electronic and imagery sensors, including infrared...

Will that allow it to 'see' the shot on cloudy/rainy days?

[InfraRed]

NBC?s JIM MIKLASZEWSKI reported that the aircraft is the Airborne Reconnaissance Low, a DeHavilland DHC-7 equipped with advanced electronic and imagery sensors, including infrared.

The Pentagon's participation also could involve a system of sensors that could detect flashes of gunfire on the ground, the official said.

But... but... I thought Waco already demonstrated that this is an unreliable method for detecting muzzle flashes. The cops are going to be chasing "glints of sunlight"! </sarcasm>

[Demidog]

Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld has approved deployment of an Army intelligence plane to aid federal and local law enforcement in the hunt for the Washington-area sniper, who claimed his latest victim, an FBI analyst, as she loaded her car at a Virginia mall Monday night

Kill 9 civilians? You get the regular cops. Kill a single FBI agent? You get military hardware and personell. See, the little people aren't that important.

[stlnative]

bump...

The Pentagon’s participation also could involve a system of sensors that could detect flashes of gunfire on the ground, the official said.

This is probably why they have outlawed gunfire in the 4 counties. It makes sense to me...

[fatima]

If I lived in this area I would take any help I could get ,could they follow my beautiful 16 year old daughter when she goes out?

[Mitchell]

“If we knew of any such links [foreign connections], we would inform the appropriate local authorities,” the official told NBC’s Robert Windrem.

How do we know that this hasn't happened, that they haven't "informed appropriate local authorities"? The official did not say that they would have notified the public.

[ChocChipCookie]

Since these shootings are taking place so close to our nation's capital, I have thought it very possible that the sniper could even take the life of President Bush. I have no doubt that thought has crossed his mind as well as those in the Secret Service. I'm glad they're using whatever means they have to catch these bastards.

[Diddle E. Squat]

Ever consider that perhaps this may also be cover for committing more military defense resources over Washington DC without causing more public alarm? As in expectations that the sniper may be a distraction from a planned bigger Al Queda attack?

All this Posse Com. handwringing is a bit overwrought, since it dates back only to Reconstruction, not the Constitution. A detailed sure to be ignored by the Sisyphean crowd.

[TheEngineer]

...a defense official told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity.

If they are going to use the high-tech military hardware, why not keep it a secret from the perp? Seems that the less the perp knows - the better. Sheeesh.

[Joe Hadenuf]

Hmmm.. What a brilliant idea!

[Z-28]

Are they working closer to the White House with every kill?

My opinion is we are seeing al-Qaeda style asymmetric warfare terrorism.

[OrioleFan]

This is something the media should have never reported.

[Darlin']

Great. Lets be sure to broadcast to the terrorists snipers exactly what we plan to do next. Sheesh.

[pabianice]

[BlessingInDisguise]

Stalin approves!