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U.S. Forces In Iraq Ban GPS Phones

Posted by timothy on from the but-gps-will-be-mandatory dept.

Brian Enigma writes "According to a report last night on NPR and these two articles, Central Command has banned a particular satellite phone from reporters. It seems that it not only has a GPS--to help locate which satellite to use--but also (if activated) transmits the users location back to the phone company. Eavesdropping this signal is nontrivial, but still possible."

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  1. Beacause It Is Censorship On A War Gone Bad by chemstar · · Score: 0, Flamebait


    Thousands of Iraqis have died ( 100,000 died in the first war), 34 Americans have died due to the arrogant miscalculation of Donald Rumsfield and his "small footprint."

  2. Banning of GPS technology won't save those people by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Banning of GPS technology will not stop Iraqi people with muslim crazyness continue believing in killing the "intruder" called USA or Brittain.

    Whatever you do Mr Bush, you've made a 2nd Vietnam and nothing can stop this fact from existing.

    The Bush government, blinded by the CHILDISH government of Avganistan that no one trusted thought the Iraqi people would want to be "liberated".

    LIBERATED? You fscing moron of a president. We're talking about stupid muslims here. They love fascistic governments. Well, at least most muslim nations are fascistic. So they don't fscing care about "liberation" and shit, they love that stupid god of theirs alah and they do whatever it takes to "go to heaven and have beatifull women" and rest crap.

    So, Mr Bush, you can either: a) stop now b) remain in history as the initiator of the 2nd vietnam c) bombard with nuclear bombs 5-6 parts of iraq and remain in history as a "victorious" genocide initiator.

    It's your call.

  3. Re:In related news... by neocon · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Uh-huh. And given the dozens of reports, even in the Middle Eastern media, of Iraqi Fedayeen militias firing on Iraqi civilians who tried to leave cities, how do you know that these were shot by US Marines?

    Eh? Did you go check the caliber of the bullets used? Or do you just always Blame America First?

  4. Re:Banning of GPS technology won't save those peop by NtroP · · Score: -1, Flamebait
    Hey, don't hold back so much. Tell us how you really feel.

    Did you forget to take those little pills this morning again?

    BTW, if your going to spout hateful nonsense, at least have the balls to post as yourself. Posting garbage like this AC is a pethetic, cowardly thing to do.

    Wait... ...don't tell me... ...you're French aren't you!

    --
    "terrorism" and "pedophilia" are the root passwords to the Constitution
  5. To any morons who are surprised by this by kaoshin · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    You are so stupid you make me look smart. Thanks.