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Programmer Conned CIA, Pentagon Into Buying Bogus Anti-Terror Code

Posted December 29, 2009 8:42 AM

From Wired Top Stories:

A programmer who claims he produced software that detected hidden terrorist messages in Al Jazeera broadcasts was apparently responsible for a false alert in 2003 that grounded international flights. The 2003 incident raised the government's security level, according to a remarkable story published by Playboy.

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Re: Programmer Conned CIA, Pentagon Into Buying Bogus Anti-Terror Code

12/29/2009 11:48 AM

Good investigating reporting for Playboy. See, I always read Playboy for its articles.

Seriously, This is the problem of putting Politicians that are owed favors in charge of departments, when a mess like this comes to light cover your political ass, instead of addressing the problem.

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