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Re:How the Colombian army sent a hidden message to hostages ... by BillySquid on Wednesday January 07, 2015 @10:52PM (#8854917)
Former Colombian soldier over here, at that time, only radio operators were trained in Morse code; regular soldiers would have a hard time to get the message.
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Re:How the Colombian army sent a hidden message to hostages ... by anigbrowl on Thursday January 08, 2015 @12:50AM (#8855167)
Thanks for the interesting correction! I imagined it would be common for all soldiers as Morse can also be used to signal with a flashlight etc..
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Re:How the Colombian army sent a hidden message to hostages ... by jacalata on Wednesday January 07, 2015 @11:24PM (#8854982)
What proportion of soldiers would have learned it?
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Re:How the Colombian army sent a hidden message to hostages ... by BillySquid on Thursday January 08, 2015 @12:39PM (#8857590)
About one per squad (1/13)
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