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[jimzinsocal]

I still dont know what to do about these nuts but repeat my advice: Leave the family alone. If you have snakes or lizards in your head? Jump off a bridge. Shoot yourself.
But leave the family out of your diseased plans.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/04/18/...hot/index.html

[SteveW]

Ill bet Aero and Steve W probably have thoughts about the possibility

I think it's a load of crap - look at where the article came from.

Can something along those lines be done? Yes. On the scale of beiing able to shut down US fighter aircraft - that's so unlikely is essentially laughable.

That being said, network and cyber spying is a real issue. Espionage is a real threat, has been for a long time and will always be a threat to US intersts.

[Fluff n Stuff]

It sounded like a good idea until you said it out loud...

[AeroSim]

Ill bet Aero and Steve W probably have thoughts about the possibility

US Trade across the world is divided into two categories:

ITAR for defense related products and
EAR for commercial.

Our trade with China is only commercial and China is one of the 5 countries that are strictly prohibitted under ITAR rules.

The only way the Chinese could slip something into our aircraft is if a contractor illegally outsourced the component or it was introduced by espionage. Because we still fabricate our own chips and a forgery is as easy to spot to the trained eye as a 3 dollar bill- I doubt it. That a contractor would risk severe punishment + penalties including imprisonment- I doubt that too.

So basically- I'm with SteveW on this- I don't think so

[jimzinsocal]

Why I asked. Struck me as being too full of "could possibly" statements....
and no proof whatsoever.
So I wonder why articles are written like that.
Is it to gin up problems with China or demean the measures we have in place.

[jimzinsocal]

It sounded like a good idea until you said it out loud...

Hits me as a case of a teacher wanting to be "friends" with students and win some imagined popularity contest.
Guess she knows now...just settle for "teacher"

Reminds me of some knotheaded parents that do the same with kids and their friends. Serving booze etc.

[jimzinsocal]

Havent heard from Sowell in a while..

http://article.nationalreview.com/?q...JmYzBjOGJiZjM=

[SteveW]

Why I asked. Struck me as being too full of "could possibly" statements....
and no proof whatsoever.
So I wonder why articles are written like that.
Is it to gin up problems with China or demean the measures we have in place.

It accomplished both - but it's so poorly written, like a fiction novel, I think is just cheap sensationalism to sell copy.

[jimzinsocal]

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009...atrina-damage/

[SteveW]

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009...atrina-damage/

You have gottobeshittingme - the government cash cow takes another hit.

[jimzinsocal]

Rolleyes Discount House of Energy Audits

http://forums.pcper.com/showpost.php...postcount=3446

[tucker]

Makes me proud to be a native Californian…

[jimzinsocal]

Check this out 7500 people

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/...d.php?t=680020

[jimzinsocal]

That Jefferson quote is right on the money!!

[jimzinsocal]

^^related to the Tea Party deal

http://patterico.com/2009/04/19/roes...-jena-6-myths/