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Cheney Disabled Heart Device to Foil Terrorists
Former Vice President Dick Cheney told 60 Minutes that in 2007 his cardiologist disabled his defibrillator's wireless function over concern that terrorists could use it to send a fatal shock.
Said Cheney: "I was aware of the danger...that existed...I found it credible. I know from the experience we had and the necessity for adjusting my own device, that it was an accurate portrayal of what was possible."
http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/10/19/cheney_disabled_heart_device_to_foil_terrorists.html
gulliver
(13,186 posts)But I don't think they would try to kill him. Professional courtesy.
Cirque du So-What
(25,941 posts)'Give me a dozen Dick Cheneys, and I can bring down the west!', says my imaginary terrorist mastermind.
Warpy
(111,275 posts)Most of the nurses I know fantasized about dropping a big, heavy magnet on his chest to deprogram it and shut it down completely.
"oopsie!"
Thor_MN
(11,843 posts)The wireless radio is not active unless a magnet is placed next to the device to turn it on. The "Danger" is drama queen bullshit.
Warpy
(111,275 posts)Leave it to Cheney to pretend like he's the center of the universe.
I don't know how he manages to walk around with that big a swelled head.
Mc Mike
(9,114 posts)except he's ugly and evil, instead of handsome and good.
I wonder if his neighbor's garage door opener had any effect on him. Not to mention those pesky universal remote t.v. controllers.
boston bean
(36,221 posts)MrScorpio
(73,631 posts)I never knew that the devices could be wirelessly controlled until I saw that.
krispos42
(49,445 posts)Who else would be drawn into a massive war that would cause significant damage to the American economy?
Who else could Al Qaeda get to waste $100,000 of federal money wasted on war for a dollar's worth of terrorism?
Who else could Al Qaeda get to damage the freedom of the press, privacy rights, rights to fair jury trials, and the right to be free from torture?
Who else could Al Qaeda get to gut government programs that help the needy? In other words, who else could Al Qaeda get to increase the suffering of millions of American day after day, for over a decade?
Who else could Al Qaeda get to damage the next generation of American kids? Their best efforts could not compete!
Barack_America
(28,876 posts)...would find that manner of death far too humane.
I'm not one of those people, but if you could choose how you die, v-fib should be near the top of that list.