So, uh, it looks like President Bush authorized a missile strike on a spy satellite that is expected to re-enter the Earth's atmosphere very soon. Um, the thing may be the size of a school bus, but there is a good chance all of it, including the fuel tank which is the cause of concern behind the President's authorization of use of force, would burn up in the atmosphere. So, WTF is up with the missile strike? Is this a pretext for the Navy to test out the missile defense system? Is there some kind of alien virus* attached to the satellite that could do really funky things to people, if it survived intact? Did the spy satellite pick up some kind of information that would be really bad for national security if it fell in the wrong hands? What is it with people and blowing shit up in space with missiles? Inquiring minds would like to know.
UPDATE: There may be a good explanation that answers most of the questions posted above. See this article, courtesy of Alternet and TomDispatch.com.
*you're welcome
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