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To: TimF who wrote (1846)7/30/2003 7:47:17 PM
From: TimF  Respond to of 7936
 
"How chat rooms were used in the Iraq war

Run silent, run chat

By Doug Mohney: Monday 28 July 2003, 06:56
DURING IRAQI Freedom, twelve U.S. submarines lurked beneath the seas within Tomahawk cruise missile range of the unfortunate misbegotten country. Over the course of active hostilities, the sub fleet (plus two Brit subs) fired almost a third of the estimated 800 missiles used during the campaign. More remarkably, the US boats communicated with each other and higher command in real-time via four different chat rooms on a 24 x 7 basis, according to Rear Adm. Paul F. Sullivan, director of the Navy's Submarine Warfare Division in an interview for the July issue of Sea Power magazine. In one incident, a sub encountered a firing problem and another sub crew was able to help via chat with troubleshooting knowledge and getting the missile ready to launch..."

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To: TimF who wrote (1846)7/30/2003 7:57:12 PM
From: Lane3  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 7936
 
I think the food simulator is cool. I remember being on a diet many moons ago and thinking that what I missed most was the chewing, like heavy, crusty pumpernickel bread. It would be cool to be able to get that sensation artificially.


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