[Kornev]

"The rare criticisms of a highly secretive project in such a public forum intrigued outside intelligence experts, who said the program was almost certainly a spy satellite system, perhaps with technology to destroy potential attackers. They cited tantalizing hints in Rockefeller's remarks, such as the program's enormous expense and its alleged danger to national security."

Well, heaven forbid we try and develop powerful new systems for defense.

[Coyoteman]

Sen. Jay Rockefeller, the senior Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, complained Wednesday that the spy project was "totally unjustified and very, very wasteful and dangerous to the national security." He called the program "stunningly expensive."

(1) Look at the crowd that opposes this program.

(2) Think about their past track record.

Any further questions?

[bahblahbah]

If its another big brother program I'm going to go ballistic. We don't need big brother watching us when he can stop them at the border.

But I'm hoping its something to jam satellites or intercept satellite signals. Maybe its a covert plan to fund Iranian resistance.

[konaice]

Rockefeller is a jerk, and would love to see this country go down. The man is dangerous.

A danger to national security indeed.

[randog]

Reading the article, it looks like a defensive satellite system. The dems, of course, are against it because defensive measures look offensive to those that would attack us. Don't ask me to explain that.

[steplock]

yeah right - then WHY did these idiots ALL vote for this POS?

[Army Air Corps]

It amazes me when these wankers label a defense program (something with tangible results) as "stunningly expensive", but they shrug at multibillion dollar social programmes that do nothing but create more leeches on the public weal.

[bayourod]

One thing we know for sure about the system, none of it is being built by companies in Rockefeller's home state.

[BobL]

YEA!!!

If the Dems are screaming about it, you know it's a darn good system. Let's hear it for Bush.

[GOP Jedi]

Gotta love those black programs, but in this case it's blindingly obvious what we're facing here:

A giant spanking machine. President Bush is gonna keep it in his closet for those really bad countries.