Comments on: Attack of the Killer Balloons http://www.neatorama.com/2008/09/09/attack-of-the-killer-balloons/ The Neat Side of the Web Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:18:50 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Johnny Cat http://www.neatorama.com/2008/09/09/attack-of-the-killer-balloons/comment-page-1/#comment-924509 Johnny Cat Wed, 10 Sep 2008 04:37:36 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/09/09/attack-of-the-killer-balloons/#comment-924509 This was just in my local paper, as a local resident is a survivor of one of these bombs. It was fascinating that they used the frakin jet stream as a means of delivery. This was just in my local paper, as a local resident is a survivor of one of these bombs. It was fascinating that they used the frakin jet stream as a means of delivery.

]]> By: Dave http://www.neatorama.com/2008/09/09/attack-of-the-killer-balloons/comment-page-1/#comment-917956 Dave Tue, 09 Sep 2008 12:47:24 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/09/09/attack-of-the-killer-balloons/#comment-917956 "Strict censorship kept their existence out of the newspapers, and those who knew of their presence were sworn to secrecy. It was feared that news of the balloons arrival would encourage the launching of more balloons. They weren't seen as much of a danger, but <i>the hush-hush handling of the situation worked: the Japanese abandoned the project because they didn't hear of any success.</i>" Wow; such a thing would never happen today... "The people have a right to know" scream the mainstream media. Makes one wonder how different the war in Iraq would have gone if the left and their willing accomplices in the media had kept their traps shut about the successes of the enemy and focused instead on the successes of our own troops. Whose side are they on anyway? "Strict censorship kept their existence out of the newspapers, and those who knew of their presence were sworn to secrecy. It was feared that news of the balloons arrival would encourage the launching of more balloons. They weren't seen as much of a danger, but the hush-hush handling of the situation worked: the Japanese abandoned the project because they didn't hear of any success."

Wow; such a thing would never happen today... "The people have a right to know" scream the mainstream media. Makes one wonder how different the war in Iraq would have gone if the left and their willing accomplices in the media had kept their traps shut about the successes of the enemy and focused instead on the successes of our own troops. Whose side are they on anyway?

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