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Libya Caught Jamming Sat-Phones

Noach Shachtman writes on Danger Room:

If you're traveling in a place like Iraq, the easiest way to get in touch with the outside world is with a Thuraya satellite phone. But for six months last year, Thuraya's signals were jammed by a mysterious adversary.

But now, Space News reports, investigators have discovered the source of the jamming: the Libya government, a shareholder in the phone company.

posted by Fergie @ 4/09/2007 11:38:00 AM