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>The classified message asked agencies, whose tools include surveillance satellites, communications intercepts and spies on the ground Spies on the ground? In
by Aloisius 1y ago
>The classified message asked agencies, whose tools include surveillance satellites, communications intercepts and spies on the ground
Spies on the ground? In Greenland? The largest town has less than 20K people in it! Who do we have on the ground there, the town gossip? A member of the PTA? Bartender at the pub?
Got to keep those spy satellites tasked on them or we might miss major events like Poul repainting his house a different color.
- comrade1234 1y agoThe script for Top Secret II is being reworked as we sit here. Ive seen an advance copy and Instead of a cow disguise it will be a seal and the hero nearly clubbed to death. (Greenland doesn’t club seals - I looked it up, but that’s comedy)
- TheAlchemist 1y agoActually why not ? If you think a bit longer term, and you're able to put say 100 people there, there might be able to subtly influence the public opinion rather easily. And this public might in turn later vote to join US and said US could come to the rescue. I believe that's pretty much the plan - try to win the population, which is very small, by any means necessary - bribe (they already tried apparently), sow discord, find a common issue you agree on etc.
- thowaway7564902 1y agoHaving 00s of people on the ground, trained in the local language and customs, seems a very expensive, ineffective way to influence public opinion of a town. Many (most?) people spend much of their leisure time on social media, why should Greenlanders be any different?
- butterlettuce 1y agoThe administration is probably playing 4d chess here. They know something we don't.
- aaron695 1y ago[dead]