U.S. Makes Plans for GPS Shutdown 945
sailforsingapore writes "Apparently, President Bush is drawing up plans to disable sections of the GPS network in the event of a terrorist attack. The rationale seems to be that it would prevent said terrorists from using the GPS system to direct some sort of attack. The plan would shut down access not only to the GPS satellite network, but projects like the EU's Galileo. Ironically, this comes alongside the President's plan to strengthen the GPS network against deliberate jamming."
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The President's Plan ? ? ? (Score:2, Funny)
And we're supposed to believe the President has a plan to harden security for the entire system?
The man can barely tie his own shoes!
Because we all know. . . (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Drivers (Score:2, Funny)
Do you know what this means? (Score:1, Funny)
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Re:Nothing, but.... (Score:1, Funny)
> rescue you, but you don't bet your life on it.
Are you saying that George Bush saving us is an better bet than Superman? Because I happen to have Bush! #1-5 in front of me AND the origin issues (#15-17) and it's pretty clear to me that Superman would be a lot better.
Consider in Bush! #2 when George is on vacation at the ranch and that tree falls. It almost killed his pet marmoset. George just ran out of the way, and barely missed being crushed.
In Bush! issue #16, it's clear that Bush's silver spoon "Kluojir" proved useful in fending off those drunk Kappa boys, but dusting a Yalie with a kitchen utensil is one thing, and fighting technologically sophisticated global terrorist bogeymen is another. I'd be interested in seeing the spoon's power against an enemy with ranged GPS-guided weapons, such as Cobra Commander.
If Cobra Commander launched such missiles from his new TerrorDrome in Tora Bora, a hero like Superman would use his super speed to intercept them, and then use heat vision to incinerate them. George Bush would have to finish watching Hello, Kitty; PLUS, he can't even fly. It's too bad DC and Marvel are different universes. We need Superman NOW. Or powdered toast man, who also has experience as a hero, a chief executive, and a cool youth deacon.
If it were found that Canada's roads were being used as an entry point to the US, we should destroy the roads. But only after asking nicely. The same goes for foreign radio towers, power plants, the cell phone network, gas pumps, goat milk supplies, highway diners, cotton pullovers, hay bales and suspiciously comfortable-looking rocks. After all, if it's clear that the terrorists are using these things to support an attack, then by golly, we must remove that possibility. It simply HAS to be done.
The responses so far (Score:3, Funny)
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Bush: "Bin Laden, I AM your father..."
Bin Laden: Moans and then screams in horror; jumps from ledge.
Re:Why is that ironic? (Score:2, Funny)
Don't you mean a military funded system that we CITIZENS have been given access to because we paid for it?
Hey! I paid for F-15s but they dont let me fly those! Buttheads...
Dead Reckoning.....Dead???? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Why is that ironic? (Score:3, Funny)
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