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Speculation On the Doomed Satellite

Posted by kdawson on from the nro-doa dept.

scim writes "Intelligent speculation has led one knowledgeable observer to believe the satellite recently announced to have failed is a radar satellite named USA 193. According to an earlier story on the satellite: 'The experimental L-21 classified satellite, built for the National Reconnaissance Office at a cost of hundreds of millions of dollars, was launched successfully on Dec. 14 [2006] but has been out of touch since reaching its low-earth orbit.'" The ArmsControlWonk story leads off with what purports to be a photo from the ground of USA 193.

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  1. tinfoil will save us all! by wwmedia · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    lol, i always knew my trusty tinfoil hat will come in handy someday

  2. Re:Enough already by stjobe · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Show me ONE EXAMPLE of someone held in Gitmo who WAS NOT an ununiformed combatant fighting our troops or implementing terror attacks.
    Well, I'll give you three:
    From Wikipedia: "In late January 2004, US officials released three children aged 13 to 15 and returned them to Afghanistan."
    Now tell me these children were "ununiformed combatant fighting our troops or implementing terror attacks", you brain-washed moron.

    To parahprase a poster from a previous story: "It makes one very upset to think that the army who liberated Buchenwald could implement Guantanamo".
    --
    "Total destruction the only solution" - Bob Marley