Spying on the Spy

If I were the US Government, and I’m not, but if I were, Trevor Paglen would be one of my least favorite people.  In fact, I might just hate him.  You see, Mr. Paglen has an interesting hobby.  He likes to take pictures of top secret spy satellites, all 189 of them actually, and then show them to the world.  Somewhere, CIA leaders are pounding their heads against their desks as they weep.

But wait, it get’s funnier.  Not for the US Government, but for the rest of us.  Mr. Paglen also has thousands of other pictures, all of which he shares with the world, that feature top secret military bases in the Mojave Desert, “torture taxis” (uber secret US Government jets that are used to whisk terrorits off to secret prisons around the world) and US military unit patches of units that “don’t exist.”

Are you fucking kidding me!?!  No wonder the US can’t find Osama Bin Laden!  If some guy, in his backyard, can take a fucking picture of the most advanced, ultra secret spy satalite in the history of the universe, don’t you think that Bin Laden knows where/when they are, too?  And if he didn’t…HE DOES NOW!

And, honestly, I think what Trevor Paglen is doing is awesome.  He’s using low to mid range technology to get the best of ultra high-end technology.  And how fucking awesome is it that he’s taking pictures of something that “doesn’t exist” and is supposed to be taking pictures of us.  It’s like someone seeing a rapist lurking in the bushes and then sneaking up on him and then raping him. Got’cha mother fucker!

No doubt people will be screaming and raging against Mr. Paglen and his work.  They’ll be calling him “traitor” and “unpatriotic” and all that other bullshit.  STOP IT!  Last time I checked, there’s no law that says, “You can’t take pictures of stuff that we put into orbit that is supposed to be a secret and that you’re never supposed to see or even be aware of.”  If the US Government doesn’t want people taking pictures of their super tech and other dirty secrets, maybe they should, you know, do a better fucking job at being secretive.

My point is this; Chipmunks are agents of Satan.  No, wait, that wasn’t my point.  My point is that going into your back yard and photographing ultra-top-secret spy satalites is not only fun, it should be encouraged.  And when we get bored of that, fuck it, let’s figure out a way to go shoot them down, too.  Lead the way, Mr. Paglen.  I’m already working on ways to convert my model rockets into home-made anti-satalite missiles.

-Sanity, PhD
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