Tomorrow Really Never Does Die
by matt at 6:45 am on March 28th, 2007 in Iran WarUK: 15 ‘ambushed’ in Iraqi waters - CNN (3/28/07):
Satellite tracking data shows that a group of 15 British military personnel captured by Iran last Friday never strayed outside Iraqi waters, according to Britain’s Ministry of Defence.
[...]
Earlier, British Vice Admiral Charles Style said the global positioning system proves the boat carrying the Britons was “clearly” 3.1 kilometers (1.7 nautical miles) inside Iraqi waters and that they were “ambushed” by the Iranian forces.
I swear I’ve seen this movie before. Ah, yes, James Bond: Tomorrow Never Dies:
FIRST OFFICER:…How’s our position?
NAVIGATING OFFICER: According to the satellite, we’re exactly on course.
FIRST OFFICER: Did you check the auto-pilot?
HELMSMAN: The back-up does the same thing.
FIRST OFFICER: Check it again. What about the global positioning satellite? Could there be something wrong with the signal?
GPS OFFICER: Two words: Im-possible.
[...]
COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER: I’m getting an electrical emission, sir! Extremely close. Bearing 240 - The First Officer is surprised. All hell is about to break loose.FIRST OFFICER: Punch up the radar -
RADAR OPERATOR: I’ve got it, sir. A large craft - XX,OOO tons. Range - (disbelief) 200 yards? It’s anchored in a cove!
FIRST OFFICER: That’s impossible! We’re in the middle of the channel!
A Junior officer bursts in from the exterior bridge:
JUNIOR OFFICER: Breakers off the port bow! We’re heading for shore!
Clearly Special Forces should be out looking for a megalomaniac Iranian billionaire media mogul. And to think, General Fluffer said I didn’t know anything about military strategy.
Post a Comment