USA Busted Trying to Bug China's Presidential 767 510
morcheeba writes "A new Boeing 767-300ER was refitted to become China's presidental aircraft. What goes into a plane like this? Besides the bedroom, sitting room, bath with a shower, there was a 48" TV, satellite communications, anti-missile defense systems and advanced avionics. And oh yeah, numerous high-tech listening devices. Wonder how those got in. Read the article at washingtonpost.com." CD: The question is, what was the bug in the headboard for?
Whole new meaning to the term Bedbug! (Score:3, Funny)
What's up with washington post today? (Score:2, Funny)
Could it be true?
My favorite quote (Score:5, Funny)
Reversed situation (Score:5, Funny)
USA's response (Score:5, Funny)
A matter of trust (Score:5, Funny)
You know I've often wondered how countries can trust US equipment sold to them (or Russian equipment, etc): Who says that the day Saudi Arabia pisses the US off all of their F15s might respond to the "die now" signal and plummet to the ground? If I were ever to buy hardware from a country other than my own I'd go through every single mm of it with a fine tooth comb, and then I'd reflash every piece of circuitry, etc: There is no way I'd ever trust what was delivered. Sorta defeats the premise of military trade, but perhaps that's a good thing.
If this story is true then this will be a disaster for US military and commercial companies: Already there is a world wary of Echelon, but if now they have to worry about every other device being trojan horsed. Having said that, the next time you drink from that "made in China" cup, think to yourself "Would it be in their national interest to put a chemical that slowly leaches into Westerner's systems, causing cancer or just stupifying the society (i.e. lead)."
Bug in bathroom? (Score:1, Funny)
Sounds so familar (Score:2, Funny)
You're kidding, right? (Score:5, Funny)
Boeing exec: "Uh.... ok.... uh...."
Probably not too much more complicated than that.
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MadCow.
Re:A matter of trust (Score:4, Funny)
Umm
Maybe they just forgot (Score:3, Funny)
Maybe China forgot that the extra $20 million they spent were for the bugs.
Re:Other way cool spying gizmos (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Reversed situation (Score:5, Funny)
It's probably more effective to bug Xiang's 767 than it is to bug several million flip-flops.
Re:A matter of trust (Score:0, Funny)
Umm, you mean every piece of hardware you own? Did you go through every mm of your car with a fine tooth comb? The alternator probably has a Mexican "overheat now" button and the air bag probably has a Danish "don't deploy now" switch.
Don't forget to put your non-hardware items under the microscope. Your boxers are probably made of Taiwanese "constrict now" microfibers.
My local paper reports[mod at +5] (Score:3, Funny)
From the Associated Press, in response to the Enron ordeal:
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The spokesman [Ari] said Bush is always ``looking out to protect America's jobs and taxpayers' money.'' He noted, for example, that Bush has talked to China about purchasing a Boeing aircraft.
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I'm always looking in this paper for the dumb shit they report, but this is got to be the funniest thing I've seen in a while.
Of course they want them to buy Boeing aircraft, the special ones.
I must somewhat defend the CIA or whoever did this. I mean, they spy on us... why not spy on them for a change. I'm sure the Chinese have planted a few bugs here and there.
It's just funny they got caught is all.
Re:Copiers in USSR were bugged. (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Other way cool spying gizmos (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Other way cool spying gizmos (Score:2, Funny)
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Maybe it was one of the X10 cameras...?
Anyway, you can get the headboard pics and wavs over at alt.binaries.erotica.amateur.chinese.government
Hey, what about...? (Score:2, Funny)
You may all groan now...