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Old 14th Mar 2014, 18:24
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OldDutchGuy
 
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What about the fuel management system?

Now, as to the military not responding: I would gently mention that, in the height of the Cold War, some youngster flew his four-banger from the Baltic Sea all the way to Moscow and put it down smack in Red Square, and the vaunted USSR military did not react. Then we have the case of those four deserters from the Cuban Navy that stole a gunboat, sailed it right smack past the US Naval Station Key West (with the Cuban pennant flying), on to the dockside at the Hyatt, tied it up, and strolled ashore past the veranda breakfast crowd carrying their rifles, on into the streets of Key West to go find someone to surrender to. They tapped on the shoulder of a cop writing a parking ticket and asked nicely if they could surrender to him. All blithely right through all the advanced military hardware spying on and guarding from the pesky Cubans manned 24/7 for decades. And nobody reacted.

Don't expect too much from either the military or the spooks. Cell-phone calls in English from some lovestruck kid in Boise to his girlfriend are much more interesting to go eavesdrop on. And likely more salacious.

Last edited by OldDutchGuy; 14th Mar 2014 at 20:33. Reason: First paragraph got lost in the ether; had to re-splice.
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