[Rod]

I think tsally made a very good point, and I think you're reacting emotionally. His comment was not an attack against Brazil.

I don't think tsally's point was that Brazilians are impoverished. The point he was trying to make was that if someone in the Amazon can buy radio equipment for less than $500 and use it to hack the U.S. Navy's satellites, then there's a problem here. These guys are looking for freebies, and they are most likely harmless. But just imagine what would happen if the U.S. goes to war and the enemy deliberately carries out a DoS attack against the U.S. Navy satellites? That's not such an unlikely scenario...

On the other hand, after decades of misguided foreign policy that has fostered hatred towards the U.S. all over the world, I doubt the police forces abroad will be very eager to protect the interests of the U.S. Military.

[forinti]

I didn't think it was an attack at all. But he did show ignorance of what Brazil is. So do you, in fact. Manaus is in the middle of the jungle and is a very large industrial centre. So buying radio equipment in the Amazon is not really that amazing. Walk into any indigenous camp and you are very likely to find a satellite dish.

I'm not angry nor emotional, I just find it silly that it would seem so amazing to some people that this could happen in Brazil.

[Rod]

Dude, I am half-Brazilian and I have lived in Brazil when I was a kid. Yes, there are a lot of ignorant yanks out there, but I am not one of them.

My point has little to do with Brazil or Brazilians. The point is that people with little technical know-how and few resources are hacking the U.S. Military satellites. If the satellites' comm systems had been designed properly, this should NOT happen. If amateurs can do it, then imagine what the enemy could do in case of war.