Wednesday, April 4, 2007

Donna Mulhearn - pingap6

Donna Mulhearn
Donna Mulhearn is one of the pinegap 6 who are facing trial on 29 May 2007 in
Alice Springs for making an "unauthorised citizen" inspection of the Pine Gap site.
Please go to Donna's website for more information and discussion.

Donna Mulhearn is a high profile and successful journalist and state government public relations officer. In early 2003 Donna went to Baghdad to risk her life as a "human shield" against the American bombs. She was shot at and taken prisoner for 24 hours by an Iraq insurgent group.


Pine Gap, Australia Pine Gap, near Alice Springs, employs nearly 1,000 people, mainly from the Central Intelligence Agency and the National Reconnaissance Office. Originally code-named MERINO, it is the ground station for a satellite network that intercepts telephone, radio, data links, and other communications around the world. The facility currently includes a dozen radomes, a 5,600 square meter computer room, and 20-odd service and support buildings. Two of its ground antenna are part of the U.S. Defense Satellite Communications System.

Source http://www.fas.org/irp/facility/pine_gap.htm

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