Zach LarkinsCOINS
In my never ending quest to warn my American readers of the nefarious plots against them hatched by our Canadian government, please take the following warning seriously.
U.S. army contractors travelling in Canada have found what appear to be coins that may be espionage devices. The contractors described the coins as "anomalous" and "filled with something man-made that looked like nano-technology." "It did not appear to be electronic (analog) in nature or have a power source," wrote one U.S. contractor, who discovered the coin in the cup holder of a rental car. "Under high-power microscope, it appeared to be complex consisting of several layers of clear but different material, with a wire like mesh suspended on top."
The US government is not taking this discovery lightly. A warning was issued from the U.S. Defence Security Service, an agency of the Defence Department, that mysterious coins with radio frequency transmitters were found planted on US contractors with classified security clearances on at least three separate occasions between October 2005 and January 2006 as the contractors travelled through Canada. The contractors must be ever on the alert for Canadians trying to plant these spy devices on them. One such contractor believed someone had placed two of the coins in an outer coat pocket after the contractor had emptied the pocket hours earlier. "Coat pockets were empty that morning and I was keeping all of my coins in a plastic bag in my inner coat pocket," the contractor said.
No one is sure whether the coins are meant for industrial or state espionage and so the contractors reports were included in a 29 page published report about security concerns. "You want contractors or any government personnel to report anything suspicious," said H. Keith Melton, a leading intelligence historian. "You can't have the potential target evaluating whether this was an organized attack or a fluke." The warning suggested such transmitters could be used surreptitiously to track the movements of people carrying the coins. Apparently no one considered the idea of tagging an individual with a coin and think they wouldn't give it away or spend it. The Canadians are still working on this obvious monkey wrench in the whole works.
The coins strongly resemble a 25 cent piece, of which nearly 30 million were minted in 2004 commemorating Canada's 117,000 war dead. Numismatist Dennis Pike, of Canadian Coin & Currency near Toronto, quickly matched a grainy image and physical descriptions of the suspect coins in the contractors confidential accounts to the 25 cent piece. These coins are commonly called a ‘Poppy Quarter' and feature the red image of a poppy inlaid over a maple leaf. Notably, these are the world's first colourized coin and the supposed nano-technology is actually a conventional protective coating the Royal Canadian Mint applied to prevent the poppy's red colour from rubbing off. Or so they say. The coin's protective coating glows peculiarly under ultraviolet light. "That may have been a little bit suspicious," said Pike.
Suspicious indeed. How do you know the Canadians have not given you spy coins with radio frequency transmitters? Beware. We know where you live and with keeping you busy as policeman to the world, we can easily walk in and just take over your country.
Sleep well.
Sources: Ted Bridis Mystery Revealed Canadian Press
U.S. army contractors travelling in Canada have found what appear to be coins that may be espionage devices. The contractors described the coins as "anomalous" and "filled with something man-made that looked like nano-technology." "It did not appear to be electronic (analog) in nature or have a power source," wrote one U.S. contractor, who discovered the coin in the cup holder of a rental car. "Under high-power microscope, it appeared to be complex consisting of several layers of clear but different material, with a wire like mesh suspended on top."
The US government is not taking this discovery lightly. A warning was issued from the U.S. Defence Security Service, an agency of the Defence Department, that mysterious coins with radio frequency transmitters were found planted on US contractors with classified security clearances on at least three separate occasions between October 2005 and January 2006 as the contractors travelled through Canada. The contractors must be ever on the alert for Canadians trying to plant these spy devices on them. One such contractor believed someone had placed two of the coins in an outer coat pocket after the contractor had emptied the pocket hours earlier. "Coat pockets were empty that morning and I was keeping all of my coins in a plastic bag in my inner coat pocket," the contractor said.
No one is sure whether the coins are meant for industrial or state espionage and so the contractors reports were included in a 29 page published report about security concerns. "You want contractors or any government personnel to report anything suspicious," said H. Keith Melton, a leading intelligence historian. "You can't have the potential target evaluating whether this was an organized attack or a fluke." The warning suggested such transmitters could be used surreptitiously to track the movements of people carrying the coins. Apparently no one considered the idea of tagging an individual with a coin and think they wouldn't give it away or spend it. The Canadians are still working on this obvious monkey wrench in the whole works.
The coins strongly resemble a 25 cent piece, of which nearly 30 million were minted in 2004 commemorating Canada's 117,000 war dead. Numismatist Dennis Pike, of Canadian Coin & Currency near Toronto, quickly matched a grainy image and physical descriptions of the suspect coins in the contractors confidential accounts to the 25 cent piece. These coins are commonly called a ‘Poppy Quarter' and feature the red image of a poppy inlaid over a maple leaf. Notably, these are the world's first colourized coin and the supposed nano-technology is actually a conventional protective coating the Royal Canadian Mint applied to prevent the poppy's red colour from rubbing off. Or so they say. The coin's protective coating glows peculiarly under ultraviolet light. "That may have been a little bit suspicious," said Pike.
Suspicious indeed. How do you know the Canadians have not given you spy coins with radio frequency transmitters? Beware. We know where you live and with keeping you busy as policeman to the world, we can easily walk in and just take over your country.
Sleep well.
Sources: Ted Bridis Mystery Revealed Canadian Press
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I KNOW you guys are up there plotting..sharpening up your skates, gathering your hockey sticks, getting ready to march en masse on the U.S. for a coup d'etat..ANY DAY NOW.
That polite manner doesn't fool ME.
>guffaw<
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SL, James the Bond has nothing on us. We rule!
D., not only are we sharpening our skates, we are loading trucks with Tim Hortons coffee and some Don Cherry kick ass.
It is only a matter of time before you submit.
Hey D., do you know where Plagman went? I miss his writing.
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Plagman's got a profile on www.acwriters.ning.com
with a link to his blog. You have to register to get into the site, but it's pretty painless...
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But none of that stinkin' RUT beer!
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