-Caveat Lector- http://www.drudgereport.com/matt.htm XXXXX DRUDGE REPORT XXXXX SAT 01/01/00 14:00:09 ET XXXXX PENTAGON: SPY SATELLITE SYSTEM IN Y2K FAILURE, DATA LOST FOR HOURS; WHITE HOUSE TOLD DURING CELEBRATION The Pentagon experienced one "significant" Y2K failure on New Year's Eve, Deputy Defense Secretary John Hamre said on Saturday. "We did have one significant problem, one that I had wished we hadn't had, but we did... One of our intelligence systems, a satellite- based intelligence system, experienced some Y2K failures last night shortly after the rollover of Greenwich Mean Time." Hamre revealed that for a period of 2 hours, officials at the Pentagon Officials lost their ability to monitor all data from the spy satellite system. "We were not able to process the information that the satellites were sending to us," Hamre told reporters. And on the morning after the night before, the system was still "operating at less than our full peacetime level of activity," Hamre said. MORE... "The satellites were always under positive control," Hamre explained. "At no time were we ever without positive control over the space assets. "Our problem actually was here on the ground, in the processing station. We were able to adopt backup procedures, which had indeed been planned and rehearsed, and they are in place right now as we're working through the final details." Word that the Y2K bug had left the Pentagon temporarily blinded, reached the White House at the height of New Year's Eve celebrations, the DRUDGE REPORT has learned. Shortly after 9 pm ET on Friday, the White House was informed of the satellite data jam, according to one well-placed source. However, White House officials publicly maintained throughout out the night that there had been no "serious" Y2K events or disruptions. MORE... "I won't be able to speak much to the details of it because of the sensitive nature," Deputy Secretary John Hamre said of the intelligence breakdown. "I am not sure that we will ever be able to give you a full report of what happened." Hamre added: "It was only for a matter of a few hours when we were not able to process information. We are now. And we'll be back to normal operations very soon." END. ----------------------------------------------------------- Filed by Matt Drudge Reports are moved when circumstances warrant http://www.drudgereport.com for updates (c)DRUDGE REPORT 2000 Not for reproduction without permission of the author . DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance�not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
