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“Spying” looks like editorial click bait. It isn’t even mentioned in the article. The concern I think is domestic use to commit genocide against their own peopl

“Spying” looks like editorial click bait. It isn’t even mentioned in the article. The concern I think is domestic use to commit genocide against their own people.

simonh 6y ago
The article does mention concerns about military use. I think your being overly pedantic.
- garmaine 6y ago
  Yes, use by the military to continue committing genocide against their own people. “Spying” in geopolitical context usually means use against other countries.
- seniorgarcia 6y ago
  > “We won’t get involved in anything that has to do with the military. The satellite was not designed for that,” one of the officials, a manager of the project, told Reuters, asking not to be identified. I dare you to find a quote by anyone familiar with the satellite citing military use.
  - simonh 6y ago
    He said it right there. If it has no possible military use, why did he even mention the military? Nice bit of goal post rearrangement there, given an explicit direct quote in the article stating the satellite could have military applications. On what basis do you assert that Human Rights Watch are not capable of assessing the satellites capabilities and possible uses?
    - seniorgarcia 6y ago
      >He said it right there. If it has no possible military use, why did he even mention the military? How do you get "the satellite could have military applications" from "The satellite was not designed for that"? >On what basis do you assert that Human Rights Watch are not capable of assessing the satellites capabilities and possible uses? You mean aside from "We won’t get involved in anything that has to do with the military. The satellite was not designed for that"? Why do you think the HRW has any capability to assess the possible applications of a satellite? Nothing on the HRW website either... https://www.hrw.org/asia/myanmar-burma https://www.hrw.org/asia/myanmar-burma

“Spying” looks like editorial click bait. It isn’t even mentioned in the article. The concern I think is domestic use to commit genocide against their own people.

simonh 6y ago

The article does mention concerns about military use. I think your being overly pedantic.

garmaine 6y ago
Yes, use by the military to continue committing genocide against their own people. “Spying” in geopolitical context usually means use against other countries.
seniorgarcia 6y ago
> “We won’t get involved in anything that has to do with the military. The satellite was not designed for that,” one of the officials, a manager of the project, told Reuters, asking not to be identified. I dare you to find a quote by anyone familiar with the satellite citing military use.
- simonh 6y ago
  He said it right there. If it has no possible military use, why did he even mention the military? Nice bit of goal post rearrangement there, given an explicit direct quote in the article stating the satellite could have military applications. On what basis do you assert that Human Rights Watch are not capable of assessing the satellites capabilities and possible uses?
  - seniorgarcia 6y ago
    >He said it right there. If it has no possible military use, why did he even mention the military? How do you get "the satellite could have military applications" from "The satellite was not designed for that"? >On what basis do you assert that Human Rights Watch are not capable of assessing the satellites capabilities and possible uses? You mean aside from "We won’t get involved in anything that has to do with the military. The satellite was not designed for that"? Why do you think the HRW has any capability to assess the possible applications of a satellite? Nothing on the HRW website either... https://www.hrw.org/asia/myanmar-burma https://www.hrw.org/asia/myanmar-burma