Comments on: Not a Deal Maker, or an Arms Broker

By: epr194

epr194 — Tue, 03 Jan 2006 13:58:49 +0000

I lurk here to read about all the new and cool stuff happening in the military world. I also have a couple of friends in Iraq, so the news is interesting.
Having said that, I think that if [insert company name here] has a cool product/idea and they are willing to fly you out to demo it, go for it. Report on the product. What could be cooler ( time permitting ) then watching something get blown up on a test range?

By: Staff Monkey

Staff Monkey — Mon, 02 Jan 2006 19:58:04 +0000

And no sooner do I post this, but I get an email from some salesman asking if I’m in “the procurement department”.
Noah: Feel free to erase this. I’d have sent you the email I got but didn’t feel it merited the effort to delete it.

By: Staff Monkey

Staff Monkey — Sun, 01 Jan 2006 21:05:58 +0000

That’s just sad. How the hell are you supposed to “make the Army aware” of their superior capabilities?? If they’re that superior, the Army should know about them by now. And if they’re not, begging a journalist to risk their own rep to promote them sure won’t help, or matter.
You’re a lot more polite than I could be, Noah, and I have to deal with them at the other end.
Keep up the good and impartial work.

By: pedestrian

pedestrian — Sun, 01 Jan 2006 13:11:20 +0000

>Journalism and reporting is just that and should never be used to propagate or endorse ANY product
>or cause.
Well, would you be surprised to hear about various numbers of journalists and writers recieving money from foreign countries for their purpose? Even journalists are not all clean. There are people who do it for money instead of justice. That is realism. There were even bribed journalists back in WWII (China bribing western journalists to create anti-Japan tide), and far back in history a different form about a story of Dracula. There is probably no organization and group of people that will remain clean for ever, not even the journalists. If you go search, you might find a journailst availible to be bribed, writing articles on a major source for your own purpose.

By: pedestrian

pedestrian — Sun, 01 Jan 2006 13:03:42 +0000

>Nope, it was a different company.
Hmm, if it isn’t E*****, I only could imagine ventures/small firms. Anyway’s, I think there is not much they could do with W****** and I** already being used (and E** by certain countries) while feedback should have make those two pretty reliable… unless… Instead of wasting time here also hoping Pentagon to buy them, I think they should have gone sell there products to foreign firms.

By: Flash

Flash — Sat, 31 Dec 2005 16:14:17 +0000

I agree there is no reason to use a neutral source to peddle or lobby products. If the product is as good as it is purported to be and they have some marketing skills, there should be no problem in raising some eyebrows at the appropriate agencies and/or departments responsible for acquisitions.
Journalism and reporting is just that and should never be used to propagate or endorse ANY product or cause. All sense of credibility evaporates immediately once that line has been crossed.

By: Noah Shachtman

Noah Shachtman — Sat, 31 Dec 2005 15:27:06 +0000

P:
Nope, it was a different company.
nms

By: beau

beau — Fri, 30 Dec 2005 23:07:59 +0000

Are these NIGERIAN radio jammers that will make you 10 million dollars if only you send them $1000 as a show of trust?

By: josh

josh — Fri, 30 Dec 2005 21:51:32 +0000

If it’s good enough they should write DARPA. They are interested in those things. Contact info is on their website.

By: Byron Skinner

Byron Skinner — Fri, 30 Dec 2005 19:17:22 +0000

Good Morning Noah,
Good for you Noah. With 537 willing agents available to “Cunningham” for a penitence to carry their water they don’t need anymore hands in the public till.
ALLONS,
Byron Skinner