Budget Increase for Space Based Spying Sought

Skulker303 writes "'The United States may eventually become "deaf and blind" to terrorist threats unless it devotes more resources to developing new technologies for spying from space, says a congressionally chartered group.' Story on CNN."

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Poke and Laugh

[billcopc]

"The commission was created by Congress in the Intelligence Authorization Act of 2000 and is headed by Rep. Porter Goss, who is chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, and Sen. Bob Kerrey, who until recently was vice chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee."

Senate Intelligence.. that's an oxymoron

Terrorists are convenient.

[human bean]

Its really hard to get money to tap folks phone lines and read their mail (or listen to their microwaves, or watch their heat blooms, etc.)

We know that most of the threat is miles and miles off-shore from the continental US, but TERRORISTS could be anywhere, even in your own back yard

"{Knock knocK}"
"Yes, can I help you?"
"Uhm, well, me and the lads here, we're terrorists, you know, and we'd like to go into your back yard, 'cause we've noticed you've got a covered patio, like, and there is going to be a satellite pass real soon now, and we thought we could duck under there and get out of view for a few minutes."
"Well, all right, just shut the gate when you leave."
"Oh, thank you sir..."

As I was saying, they could be anywhere at all. So lets use them as an excuse and get some money so that we can get really good sat photos and intercept data. After all, I've played enough Command and Conquer to know how valuable that GDI satellite view is 8-).