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AP story explains the real reason for the latest showdown with Iraq; Satellite
damage from a brush with the lion's tail, the Leonid meteor storm. America's
satellite fleet, born under a bad sign, will be sprinkled with high velocity
fairy dust in the wake of Comet Tempel-Tuttle. Communications satellites
and GPS face the highest risk. The latest Persian Gulf skirmish is mentioned
a couple times.
Apparently the loss of UN monitors and star-crossed destiny was too much for US security interests. With the loss of satellite services a remote possibility, reestablishment of UN monitoring was paramount. Residents of Baghdad will look at the starry display as a chilling reminder
of who controls their destiny.
Satellites Brace for Space Storm
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