As clickbait, the saga of OceanGate’s Titan submersible belongs to the same genre of real time news countdowns as the boys trapped in the Thailand caves, the trapped miners in Peru and the 18 month old baby girl trapped down a well in Texas. Except in the Titan’s case…. The minute by minute staples of real time coverage (the search is entering its third day, the crew’s oxygen supply is running out etc etc) were bogus. The US Coast Guard Service (the managers of the search effort) had been told with a high level of certainty that secret sonar devices had indicated the sub had fatally imploded around the time when first contact had been lost.
But here’s the thing. If that fact had been conceded at the outset, the story would have focussed on the location of the US listening devices and on their wondrous ability to detect abnormal incidents at immense depth, hundreds of kilometers out into international waters. On that point, the 24/7 news coverage of the “search” served a useful role for the Pentagon in diverting public attention.
would really prefer that we not ask questions about the SOSUS network (Project Caesar), even thought they finally declassified it and have changed its name 4 or 5 times now. In particular, we're not supposed to think about where the stations are, or how much it costs.
They knew exactly when and where that particular superprompt dynamic disassembly took place. They watch the North Atlantic near those sea lanes like a hawk, to keep track of the Russian boomers. Nothing to see here, move along...
As clickbait, the saga of OceanGate’s Titan submersible belongs to the same genre of real time news countdowns as the boys trapped in the Thailand caves, the trapped miners in Peru and the 18 month old baby girl trapped down a well in Texas. Except in the Titan’s case…. The minute by minute staples of real time coverage (the search is entering its third day, the crew’s oxygen supply is running out etc etc) were bogus. The US Coast Guard Service (the managers of the search effort) had been told with a high level of certainty that secret sonar devices had indicated the sub had fatally imploded around the time when first contact had been lost.
But here’s the thing. If that fact had been conceded at the outset, the story would have focussed on the location of the US listening devices and on their wondrous ability to detect abnormal incidents at immense depth, hundreds of kilometers out into international waters. On that point, the 24/7 news coverage of the “search” served a useful role for the Pentagon in diverting public attention.
would really prefer that we not ask questions about the SOSUS network (Project Caesar), even thought they finally declassified it and have changed its name 4 or 5 times now. In particular, we're not supposed to think about where the stations are, or how much it costs.
They knew exactly when and where that particular superprompt dynamic disassembly took place. They watch the North Atlantic near those sea lanes like a hawk, to keep track of the Russian boomers. Nothing to see here, move along...
also, especially, the commentary on the Titan "saga".
be well and have a good one
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Another watery event of a very different nature
Yeah, Da Gummint
would really prefer that we not ask questions about the SOSUS network (Project Caesar), even thought they finally declassified it and have changed its name 4 or 5 times now. In particular, we're not supposed to think about where the stations are, or how much it costs.
They knew exactly when and where that particular superprompt dynamic disassembly took place. They watch the North Atlantic near those sea lanes like a hawk, to keep track of the Russian boomers. Nothing to see here, move along...
Twice bitten, permanently shy.
Hi ufs
Thanks for the link.
Does that mean when I'm swimming in the warm waters of the caribbean I'm being seen ; ).
Good morning Janis, thanks for the seal video and
also, especially, the commentary on the Titan "saga".
be well and have a good one
That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --
You're welcome el
Thank you for all your interesting tidbits and great music.
That must have been a navy seal in camuflage /s/nt
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per usual
you nailed it to the seawall
pretty obvious what went down
if one cares to use that organ
atop the spine
question everything
Hi mimi
I like your question in the sigline. It's a simply direct one.
I would wish for all people to have that choice.
As many as it takes.
Good stuff.
Thanks!
"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." ---- William Casey, CIA Director, 1981
Great answer otc
I'm glad you enjoyed it.