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Brazilian Pirates Hijack US Military Satellites

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the because-they-can dept.

blantonl writes "Brazilians all over the country are using modified amateur radio equipment to communicate with each other using US Military communications satellites — effectively creating their own CB radio network on the backs of the US Military. Recent efforts to crack down have resulted in arrests of some of the users, however the behavior still continues today."

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  1. Wow by BadAnalogyGuy · · Score: 5, Funny

    That's a lot of pirates.

    1. Re:Wow by x_IamSpartacus_x · · Score: 5, Funny

      You're not kidding. The FSM in all is noodley wisdom is cracking down on global warming. We keep seeing Pirate stories and we keep seeing stories showing how Global Warming isn't happening like this story yesterday.
      ALL HAIL FSM!

      ~Touched by His noodley appendage~

    2. Re:Wow by stoicfaux · · Score: 5, Funny

      Excuse me? Have you not heard about the Bermuda Triangle, UFO abductions, or Income Tax? All the work of ninjas.

  2. Re:Pirates? by BadAnalogyGuy · · Score: 5, Funny

    thousands of Brazilians

    Trazilians, you mean, surely.

  3. An even easier option... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...would be to give the crews of these satellites some weapons to fend off the pirates.

  4. Ninja by evilkasper · · Score: 5, Funny

    Ninjas don't leave evidence nor any other trace , kinda part of being a ninja. See if a Ninja hijacked a ship they'd also erase all traces of its existence; yes they are very thorough. Then after they were done with that they'd whip out an electric guitar and rock hard. (all my assumptions are based of 80's Ninja movies)

  5. So if i pirate Music with these Satellites... by freedom_india · · Score: 5, Funny

    If i pirate Music with these Satellites, does the RIAA sue the US Navy for "facilitators of illegal downloading" ?
    I would be thrilled to read in the newspapers the next day that RIAA lawyers were water boarded 183 times by the marines...

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    "Doing what i can, with what i have." ~ Burt Gummer