re: #546 captdiggs

Debate by downding ?
No factual counter argument as to my refutation of the great Bush conspiracy to suppress those photos, even though they were already distributed to scientists?

Because you’re wrong, again. The photographs were classified and kept secret from the public — that’s a fact.

U.S. releases unclassified spy images of Arctic ice:

The images were derived from classified images made as part of the Medea program, which lets scientists request spy pictures from environmentally sensitive locations around the globe.

Medea scientists asked for intelligence images of Arctic sea ice during the summer melting season, but these were considered unsuitable for public release. Images suitable for release were made, but were not made public until now.

There’s no way to spin this to make it not disgraceful, sorry.