Comments on: Satellite Shootdown Try May Be Imminent

Pentagon Outlines First Attempts To Shoot Down Faltering Spy Satellite

[alphaa10-2009]

dragonwagon5 said, "Now they''''re rushing to shoot it down tomorrow (Mid-February). Maybe I''''m just paranoid."
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Not really. But never expect to get a straight answer from this regime on anything unless it suits an ulterior purpose.

For example, the spy satellite is acknowledged as one of the lost toys of the NSA. But as a piece of space junk, it will follow Newton''s laws faithfully until reentry, and that event''s date and time should not vary wildly from week to week.

If that date does vary, something else is up. Perhaps NSA got wind of a capture attempt by one of our ambitious neighbors. And, ya know, the more the capture vehicle closes to our orbit, the more the official reentry date seems to advance along with it. Amazing, this modern technology-- Newton would be proud.

[jochitragman]

Anyone else get the distinct impression there''''s something gone horribly wrong here? First they predict the satillite will fall harmlessly sometime mid March or April. Then we''''re told the pentagon will shoot it down early March. Now they''''re rushing to shoot it down tomorrow (Mid-February). Maybe I''''m just paranoid.


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Posted by dragonwagon5 at 07:33 PM : Feb 19, 2008


I''ve got the same feeling. Our elected Govt. and
our Military can''t be trusted. The first time I
heard about the shootdown, I had a bad feeling.

[erasmus6]

"Why don''''t we give other countries the opportunity to try to shoot it down? Perhaps the first country to hit it could win a stuffed animal or something?" posted by hamishdad

Now you''re talking! I love stuffed animals!

[alphaa10-2009]

bogusbones said, "...infidel - i think the whole world is tired of the ranting and name calling that you people spew out with such venom and hatred. please give one valid reason why this thing should be blown up..."
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See post below-- killing the satellite is the only way to fend off attempts to capture it. You may recall the Cold War mission of the Glomar Explorer, which was to raise a Russian missile sub lost deep in the Pacific.

As for "ranting and name calling that you people spew out with such venom and hatred", we must give the Bush bed-wetters a break-- it''s all they can do after a steady drip of Faux News.

Besides, letting people like "infidel" and "terrorislam9" (or "6", "3" or whatever) rant on is the best refutation possible-- they reveal everything, their fathomless ignornace, rigid motivations and deepest doubts and fears in the most authentic way possible.

Given enough rope for their public displays, most people will come to associate their beliefs with their posteriors, relieving us of proving there is no vital difference.

[shanev137]

Maybe they can get it to come down on top of some ranch outside of Crawford, Texas at a certain time.

[bkotarsk]

Do we get a Refund from the Company that made the Satellite? Are we going to add the Cost of Destroying it also to the BILL?

[neobrian-2009]

Just Like our Gov`t !
Spend Billions of OUR Tax $,...Botch it,.then Spend more to Destroy it!,...

[jochitragman]

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"Atlantis Crew Prepares For Return To Earth
Florida Landing Scheduled For Wednesday, Weather Permitting"



Look out!!

[bkotarsk]

I still say, We Shoot it Down using one of Russia''a Weather Satellites. Or even use one of The USA weather satellites

[excoachken]

O.K., how long will it be after the "Shootdown" that somebody puts an "authenticated" piece on eBay? And when does QVC start selling gold plated pieces, redesigned into the shape of the Twin Towers, before 9-11?