Pentagon Watching Scotch Distillery Webcam

Posted by Lindsay Beyerstein, AlterNet at 11:33 AM on June 23, 2008.

Making single malt a lot like making chemical weapons, spooks explain.

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Sharon Weinberger reports that the Defense Threat Reduction Agency is keeping close tabs on the Bruichladdich Distillery Company's webcam--for purely educational purposes:

Weapons inspectors may not have found any weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, but they are closely watching operations at a Scottish distillery.

Bruichladdich Distillery Company, which makes single-malt whiskey and allows Internet users to monitor its distillery via webcam, has found that a Pentagon agency has taken an out-sized interest in its operations. It turns out the Defense Threat Reduction Agency was closely watching its operations. "The distillery discovered the additional interest after the DTRA emailed to complain that the distillery’s webcam was out of action," Computing, a U.K. publication reports. "When Bruichladdich asked why the agency was interested in a distillery in a remote Scottish location, the agency said that the process of manufacturing chemical weapons and distilling whiskey were very similar so it was using the Bruichladdich web site to train its operatives."
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Tagged as: spy, defense, whiskey, chemical weapon

Lindsay Beyerstein a New York writer blogging at Majikthise.

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Was that why [Report this comment] Posted by: Lauren on Jun 23, 2008 12:06 PM Current rating: Not yet rated [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] as a food scientist I knew the back story on anthrax was BS? You bet it is. We have a very 'get smart' sort of thing going on in our 'intelligence' operations. It is awful what foolishness we are paying such big bucks for. Impeach these fools. They wanted snuff porno so they started a war and insisted on torture. Then they used it to terrify our lawmakers into letting them get away with it all. That has got to end, not be 'monitored' by the next dictator in chief. [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] » RE: Was that why Posted by: particle Scottish History Scares the shit out of our Corp Monarchy! [Report this comment] Posted by: Purple Girl on Jun 24, 2008 5:06 AM Current rating: Not yet rated [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] "FREEDOM!!" from Tyrannical Monarchs has been the corner stone of Scottish history.The Scots have fought also against Religious Persecution. Sound Familiar? Being of Norman-Scot Irish Descent I have been researching Our history- From William the Conquer, To the Usurping of the Stewars/Stuarts, to the Slaughter of their Jacobite supporters. This is one reason I am supporting Sen Obama- to Honor my Ancestors struggles for Freedom and Equality. We were starved out once run off to Ireland (given the right to farm Crap Land- at least 6 ancestors died of 'Consumption) - so they packed their Bags of Hopes & Dreams once again Came to America- to The Land of the Free & Home of the Brave- Seems Both the 'English Crown', And the Heretical 'Vatican' have conquered this new land too.Fcking Neo Cons and 'Relgious Right'.Same Shit Different Century. I support Obama because I Good Scothmen recognized Oppression against any and all of mankind and Knows the only way to defeat it is to lend a Helping Hand Up to those who are being persecuted Too.Some 'Appalacians' should find a History book, written by a Scot, and discover which side they should really be on- Otherwise they are Spitting on our Ancestors Graves and disgracing Our nationality and all our struggles.Fuck all forms of the'Crown'and all forms of a 'Vatican' Confido Cave Adsum [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] » RE: Scottish History Scares the shit out of our Corp Monarchy!* Posted by: Bearzerker och [Report this comment] Posted by: particle on Jun 24, 2008 8:05 AM Current rating: Not yet rated [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] Aye well a dram is fine an aw, but at £350.00 a bottle, WMD1 is a wee bittie oot o me price range. Still I can think of worse ways to pass the time of day. A ayeways cry, keep yer een on the usquebae an yiz won't gang wrang! Yo! Purple Girl! Time to hand the keys over to your designated driver... [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5]

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