Loose Lips Sink Ships… or worse.

UPDATE 11/11/08:  Apparently President Elect Obama cannot still his tongue either.

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Read the AP article below…

1) How likely is the purpose of this to amaze/shock/awe our Chinese/Russian/Iranian/DPRK friends?
2) In WWII, did we have nearly as many “anonymous sources”, or is this a nice by-product attitude of the Boomer generation?

My point is, where are all these loose lips coming from? They are either “leaked” on purpose (information control… those who control information control the situation) or we have a whole generation of traitors with a complete lack of self-discipline.

One argument about purposeful leaking… there would be no need to do it given that they were going to make an announcement later in the day. More likely it was someone who wanted to feel cool by being “the one to break the news”. This is the worst kind of snake. Really, the only thing lower than this kind of person is a rat with syphilis. They may not intentionally rise to the level of this piece of trash … but they might do the same kind of damage as the Law of Unintended Consequences kicks in.

– LK

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US: Broken Satellite Will Be Shot Down

Feb 14 12:08 PM US/Eastern
By LOLITA C. BALDOR
Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Pentagon is planning to shoot down a broken spy satellite expected to hit the Earth in early March, The Associated Press has learned.U.S. officials said Thursday that the option preferred by the Bush administration will be to fire a missile from a U.S. Navy cruiser, and shoot down the satellite before it enters Earth’s atmosphere.The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because the options will not be publicly discussed until a later Pentagon briefing.The disabled satellite is expected to hit the Earth the first week of March. Officials said the Navy would likely shoot it down before then, using a special missile modified for the task.Other details about the missile and the targeting were not immediately available. But the decision involves several U.S. agencies, including the National Security Agency, the Department of Homeland Defense and the State Department.Shooting down a satellite is particularly sensitive because of the controversy surrounding China’s anti-satellite test last year, when Beijing shot down one of its defunct weather satellites, drawing immediate criticism from the U.S. and other countries.   THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP’s earlier story is below.

WASHINGTON (AP)—U.S. officials say the Pentagon is planning to shoot down a broken spy satellite expected to hit the Earth in early March.The Associated Press has learned that the option preferred by the Bush administration will be to fire a missile from a U.S. Navy cruiser, and shoot down the satellite before it enters Earth’s atmosphere.

The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because the options will not be publicly discussed until a Pentagon briefing later Thursday.

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