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Old 01-20-2005, 09:06 PM   #30
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Originally Posted by Undertoad
Sounds like peanuts to me, on the global scale.
We limit our satellite photographs to only the closest of friends. This even moreso in the 1980s. We routinely provided Saddam with satellite photography in his war with Iran. That comes about as close to 'ally' as could be. Satellite photos are were about as sensitive as anything the US intelligence community can provide anyone. It is only provided to allies. Saddam was provided with satellite photos.
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