OBL Found:National Security Agency satellite

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The discussion centers on a report claiming that the National Security Agency (NSA) is using satellite surveillance to monitor Osama bin Laden's movements, with intelligence gathered from CIA paramilitaries, special forces, and experts in image analysis. The report raises skepticism regarding its credibility, particularly due to its origins in a French newspaper citing an English source, which may have faced censorship. Participants express doubt about the reliability of French media and the implications of such a story being published, considering the potential risk of bin Laden altering his behavior if he becomes aware of the surveillance. The conversation highlights concerns about the accuracy of information and the challenges of verifying intelligence reports in the context of national security.
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OBL Found!:National Security Agency satellite
http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000087&sid=awJVc6Kiq75c&refer=top_world_news


The area is under surveillance from a satellite while forces await orders, the newspaper said in its early Sunday edition, AFP reported. Bin Laden's whereabouts had been discovered from ``a combination of CIA paramilitaries and special forces, plus image analysis by geographers and soil experts,'' the newspaper reported, AFP said.

To contact the reporter on this story:
Andrew Harrison at aharrison2@bloomberg.net

To contact the editor for this story:
Peter Hannam at phannam@bloomberg.net

Last Updated: February 21, 2004 19:02 EST


The article says bin Laden's movements are monitored by a National Security Agency satellite.

Believe it or not?

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IOW :what can 'satellites' do?
anyone remember reports of Russians offering to 'bring rain' to put out fires in ...via 'satelilte'--as in 'changing weather' !
 
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Amazing, if it's true.

It seems hard to believe they would print such a story at this point though, because of the danger of Bin Laden finding out they know and taking evasive action.
 
You see that the story comes from a French paper citing an English paper. The English paper might well have been censored because Britain has a strong official secrets act, and no first amendment rights. But the French paper would have no concerns, quite the reverse, considering the coolness (to put it mildly) between France and the US.
 
Yes, I see what you mean about the French being unconcerned.

It's not clear to me, though, how they could have known what info had been censored in the British paper. If it wasn't printed, how did they find out about it?
 
Originally posted by mouseonmoon


Believe it or not?

Not until I hear it form a better source, at least. In my experience, French newspapers are not very concerned with accuracy, either.
 

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