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		ShardPhoenix on Dec 17, 2009 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Insurgents Hack U.S. Drones Perhaps they're using it in a sense similar to "pirate radio".

joshfinnie on Dec 17, 2009 [–]

Isn't "pirate radio" a radio station that broadcasts illegally? If I am listening to my local pirate radio station, I myself am not a pirate. I think the use of pirate here is just to sensationalize the situation.

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