Putin is looking in your backyard.
http://news.yahoo.com/russian-spy-planes-u-skies-025817534--politics.html
'…The spies and the generals want todeny the Russians the overflight rights for its latest surveillanceplanes. The State Department, which ultimately makes that decision,has favored such certification. On Wednesday an interagency meetingof senior officials failed to reach consensus, delaying the decisionuntil Obama takes it up with the National Security Council, accordingto U.S. officials involved in the dispute.
At issue is the Open Skies Treaty.First signed in 1992 and finally ratified in 2002, the treaty adoptedby 34 nations allows the safe passage of planes equipped withadvanced cameras and sensors that give governments the imagery anddata they use to assess everything from compliance with arms controltreaties to troop movements....'
http://news.yahoo.com/russian-spy-planes-u-skies-025817534--politics.html
'…The spies and the generals want todeny the Russians the overflight rights for its latest surveillanceplanes. The State Department, which ultimately makes that decision,has favored such certification. On Wednesday an interagency meetingof senior officials failed to reach consensus, delaying the decisionuntil Obama takes it up with the National Security Council, accordingto U.S. officials involved in the dispute.
At issue is the Open Skies Treaty.First signed in 1992 and finally ratified in 2002, the treaty adoptedby 34 nations allows the safe passage of planes equipped withadvanced cameras and sensors that give governments the imagery anddata they use to assess everything from compliance with arms controltreaties to troop movements....'