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Stupid blunders with mics and A/V equipment like this happen ALL the time. There are numerous sayings about this, Vox Is Not Your Friend, treat all mics as live, etc.
Anyone who's listened to live feeds on TV or radio, call-ins, etc knows blunders are really common.
On the other hand, if you wanted to send Cheney (and the rest of the world) a message that you were willing to kill the dollar if that's what it took to stop a US war with Iran - this is not such a bad way to do it.
I guess you have to think about that one. IF he wanted to send Cheney a message as direct as that...he could just pick up the phone.
What does the rest of the world care? Unless to warn us to bail on USD$.
Oops...too late already done that...perhaps they are the ones behind the ball?
A radio/tv show etc and a top meeting of very high officials were it is supposed to be top secret, and for their ears only, is not the same in my opinion Fleam. This is a HUGE mistake if it is a mistake.
One other thing that bothered me was the "show" of bursting into the room and yelling for security to pull the plug etc.
Why didn't they go to the AV people and tell them, and make them pull the plug at their end. My answer to this and why I can understand it, is simple. They didn't wish to let the Leaders know what had happened during the discussion. At least not yet, and they needed to prepare for the press to follow. If these were Saudi technicians, oh my for them. 200 lashes for being in a car and getting raped. What will they get for this.