Comments on: Spies on the Roof of the World http://www.damninteresting.com/spies-on-the-roof-of-the-world A collection of Damn Interesting things Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:18:47 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Mirage_GSM http://www.damninteresting.com/spies-on-the-roof-of-the-world#comment-24678 Mirage_GSM Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:09:56 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=830#comment-24678 [quote]Who picked these geniuses? If I was going to leave a top secret CAMERA somewhere…I'd want it taking pictures of where it moves or who showed up to steal it….worst case scenario you burn a bit of time off of it's 1,000 year clock. Big whoop.[/quote] Well it doesn't make any sense to switch it on when it is not in the place where it is supposed to take the pictures. This way it would only snap pictures of mountains. And I doubt any pictures taken during the avalanche would have helped much in finding it… [quote]In any case, I am always bewildered by the stupidity of the military, doesn't matter to which country they belong, they are always the dumbest.[/quote] If you had read the article carefully, you would have noticed that this was not a military operation at all. [quote]An experiment this outlandish and extreme is doomed to fail. The odds of success on such wackiness were so long shot that it shows either…[/quote] Well it was successful in the end, so it can't have been that long a shot. [quote]Who picked these geniuses? If I was going to leave a top secret CAMERA somewhere…I’d want it taking pictures of where it moves or who showed up to steal it….worst case scenario you burn a bit of time off of it’s 1,000 year clock. Big whoop.[/quote]
Well it doesn’t make any sense to switch it on when it is not in the place where it is supposed to take the pictures. This way it would only snap pictures of mountains.
And I doubt any pictures taken during the avalanche would have helped much in finding it…
[quote]In any case, I am always bewildered by the stupidity of the military, doesn’t matter to which country they belong, they are always the dumbest.[/quote]
If you had read the article carefully, you would have noticed that this was not a military operation at all.
[quote]An experiment this outlandish and extreme is doomed to fail. The odds of success on such wackiness were so long shot that it shows either…[/quote]
Well it was successful in the end, so it can’t have been that long a shot.

]]> By: wayno@oz http://www.damninteresting.com/spies-on-the-roof-of-the-world#comment-24075 wayno@oz Mon, 09 Mar 2009 03:08:01 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=830#comment-24075 Fantastic article Alan! DI indeed! Just a quick question, is it possible to dig up any stories on the australian spy service A.S.I.O (australian security & intelligence organization)? They have been around in some form or another for a long time now and have very close ties to the C.I.A (pine gap anyone?) Even an article on Pine Gap i.e. its intended purpose vs. its real purpose, who funds it, who controls it and what happens in the event of a (highly unlikey)falling out between A.S.I.O and the C.I.A. Fantastic article Alan! DI indeed! Just a quick question, is it possible to dig up any stories on the australian spy service A.S.I.O (australian security & intelligence organization)? They have been around in some form or another for a long time now and have very close ties to the C.I.A (pine gap anyone?) Even an article on Pine Gap i.e. its intended purpose vs. its real purpose, who funds it, who controls it and what happens in the event of a (highly unlikey)falling out between A.S.I.O and the C.I.A.

]]> By: krisnadia http://www.damninteresting.com/spies-on-the-roof-of-the-world#comment-23437 krisnadia Sun, 30 Nov 2008 15:21:04 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=830#comment-23437 very good work.. :-) very good work.. :-)

]]> By: Lake Effect http://www.damninteresting.com/spies-on-the-roof-of-the-world#comment-23379 Lake Effect Sat, 22 Nov 2008 17:55:14 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=830#comment-23379 ^ Isn't Ru Paul that black transvestite entertainer? Definitely not Chinese. ^ Isn’t Ru Paul that black transvestite entertainer?
Definitely not Chinese.

]]> By: singledad1234 http://www.damninteresting.com/spies-on-the-roof-of-the-world#comment-23112 singledad1234 Fri, 17 Oct 2008 20:46:26 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=830#comment-23112 look up the speech that got jfk killed on youtube for gods sake wake up people wake up they are trying to take over the economies of the world they want the nafta superhighway they want the amero dollar they want the north american union LOOK UP RON PAUL on youtube look up the new world order look up the illuminati wake up for gods sake wake up www.infowars.com www.prisonplanet.com look up the speech that got jfk killed on youtube for gods sake wake up people wake up

they are trying to take over the economies of the world they want the nafta superhighway

they want the amero dollar they want the north american union

LOOK UP RON PAUL on youtube

look up the new world order look up the illuminati wake up for gods sake wake up
http://www.infowars.com http://www.prisonplanet.com

]]> By: singledad1234 http://www.damninteresting.com/spies-on-the-roof-of-the-world#comment-23111 singledad1234 Fri, 17 Oct 2008 20:43:28 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=830#comment-23111 www.henrymakow.com http://www.henrymakow.com

]]> By: pari0477 http://www.damninteresting.com/spies-on-the-roof-of-the-world#comment-23060 pari0477 Sun, 12 Oct 2008 23:28:01 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=830#comment-23060 [quote]memory said: "It would be better if they weren't so consistent in the "not pulling it off" department. It'd also be nice if their successes weren't so consistently monumental disasters for their country. See Legacy of Ashes by Tim Weiner. The real question is if after 60 years of utter failure we Americans want an intelligence agency at all."[/quote] I prefer an attempt and failure rather than no attempt for the fear of failure. Its a myth that we have to be perfect all the time if we are in the govt. They are also run by humans like you and me and prone to failure. But what is more important is they are putting in the efforts to keep us safe. Yes the money earned is there for them, but also the risk of life is there. They could have chosen to sit here like you and me and live in the false sense of safety, but they choose to face danger's at the face value to maintain our sense of safety. [quote]memory said: “It would be better if they weren’t so consistent in the “not pulling it off” department. It’d also be nice if their successes weren’t so consistently monumental disasters for their country. See Legacy of Ashes by Tim Weiner. The real question is if after 60 years of utter failure we Americans want an intelligence agency at all.”[/quote]

I prefer an attempt and failure rather than no attempt for the fear of failure. Its a myth that we have to be perfect all the time if we are in the govt. They are also run by humans like you and me and prone to failure. But what is more important is they are putting in the efforts to keep us safe. Yes the money earned is there for them, but also the risk of life is there. They could have chosen to sit here like you and me and live in the false sense of safety, but they choose to face danger’s at the face value to maintain our sense of safety.

]]> By: pari0477 http://www.damninteresting.com/spies-on-the-roof-of-the-world#comment-23059 pari0477 Sun, 12 Oct 2008 23:23:32 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=830#comment-23059 [quote]Inti said: "I must insist in my argument by mentioning a simple and current event in history: The resources expended in the invasion of Iraq which equaled at the moment of writing this sentence to $451,233,600,999 U. S. dollars (www.costofwar.com). This enormous amount of money has been expended in the destruction of a country and society. This money, however, is not lost in thin air, but reaches the pockets of a few that benefit from the disaster. Think about how many positive things could have been done with such vast amount of resources, especially in the progress of science. Now, am I right if I describe the most powerful and resourceful military in the world as "dumb"? I bet I am."[/quote] Sorry to say but You are wrong Sir. Its because our soldiers are there that we are safe here. We didn't ask for 9/11 and those who indicate that, are just sick people who do not understand that every other country in the world wants to see America and Americans go down including our so called European allies. Having lived in EU for about 3 years I can assure you of that jealousy of those people. Having lived in third world countries for 25 years I can definitely assure you of the jealousy that prevails in those countries. Yes that cost is there but also please do not forget that most of that on the website you indicated is hyped and blown up. We at the bottom level of the country's hierarchy really don't know much of the actual reasons and please don't forget that disclosing all the right reasons also is hazardous in view of the country's security. Certain things hidden are better than disclosed. [quote]Inti said: “I must insist in my argument by mentioning a simple and current event in history: The resources expended in the invasion of Iraq which equaled at the moment of writing this sentence to $451,233,600,999 U. S. dollars (www.costofwar.com). This enormous amount of money has been expended in the destruction of a country and society. This money, however, is not lost in thin air, but reaches the pockets of a few that benefit from the disaster. Think about how many positive things could have been done with such vast amount of resources, especially in the progress of science. Now, am I right if I describe the most powerful and resourceful military in the world as “dumb”? I bet I am.”[/quote]

Sorry to say but You are wrong Sir.
Its because our soldiers are there that we are safe here. We didn’t ask for 9/11 and those who indicate that, are just sick people who do not understand that every other country in the world wants to see America and Americans go down including our so called European allies. Having lived in EU for about 3 years I can assure you of that jealousy of those people. Having lived in third world countries for 25 years I can definitely assure you of the jealousy that prevails in those countries.
Yes that cost is there but also please do not forget that most of that on the website you indicated is hyped and blown up.
We at the bottom level of the country’s hierarchy really don’t know much of the actual reasons and please don’t forget that disclosing all the right reasons also is hazardous in view of the country’s security.
Certain things hidden are better than disclosed.

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