[Milsurplus] Re: [armyradios] Stolen military items for sale online

[Todd, KA1KAQ]

On Thu, Apr 10, 2008 at 11:19 PM, Robert Nickels <w9ran at oneradio.net> wrote:
> J Forster wrote:
>
> > The clueless jokers that wrote that report should go to any power
> > boating store, where they can buy Gen III night vision gear, likely
> > better than mil spec, over the counter for cash.
> >
> >
> >
>  Agreed.    Even secure digital communication gear is no longer uniquely the
> domain of the military.  Anyone can now buy license-free FHSS radios that
> utilize 10 billion unique code combinations for $35.   (Trisquare TSX-300).

Not to mention the high-def satellite pics being sold by I believe the
french over the last few years. Or PGP encryption.

IMO, the media problem started some years back when the new-age
journalists decided to go from reporting the news to editorializing,
to creating the news. It's one thing to have it in an analysis program
like 60 Minutes or the O'Reilly Factor, using it in an actual new
report can be very misleading. They can take an otherwise benign item
and make it seem like the coming of the end simply by wording it in a
suspicious way.

"But its that the real intention, or is it really to hide the
existence of aliens captured decades ago who write software for
Microsoft?"

A quick look at news ratings shows what works and what doesn't, but
that hasn't stopped the nonsense. Still, whenever a politician makes
such a vague suggestion as the '50 years' statement, it gets my
attention. My thoughts would be more along the lines of anything still
in production or being sold to allies, etc. But isn't that already the
case?

Having a law is one thing, enforcing it is another matter. And theft
is still theft, last time I checked.

~ Todd, KA1KAQ