Author: schoe

Where The War Is

If you haven't heard of Wikileaks' recent release of 91,000 classified reports about the war in Afghanistan covering 2004 to 2010, you could start with the links here. I've put the raw data in a Fusion Table to look at it from different angles. The first result is this map showing where the war is taking place. More black means more war. The data also shows that for every 100 enemies killed or detained, about 150 civilians/friendlies were killed or wounded. You can browse the complete dataset in a Google Fusion Table. (The "war logs" at the Guardian only cover about 18% of all reports.)
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Adding GPS to Skyhook

The iPhone has been having problems finding me in Afghanistan, probably because it's far outside of the range where it usually calculates GPS coords. In an attempt to get it to find me I registered my wifi MAC address and GPS coords with SkyHook, the company which does the wifi locations. It's pretty easy, and might be useful for people to know about who are operating outside the wire.
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The ZEUS Military Laser System

CURRENTLY IN USE IN AFGHANISTAN (AND IRAQ?) The U.S. Army is using a humvee, equipped with a laser gun turret, called the Zeus-HLONS (HMMWV Laser Ordnance Neutralization System) in Afghanistan. They are using it over there to clear roadside bombs, as it is a lot safer to shoot the mines with the Zeus laser, than setting explosives beside un-exploded munitions, which they would normally have to do. As you can see from the picture, above, this kind of weaponary is highly mobile, can reach fast speeds, and the damage it can cause, when developed, can easily out-do the biggest of missiles. Oh, and each subsequent show costs very little. Taking all these facts into consideration, even the most powerful and up to date tanks must now look like pussycats. There are reports going around that Zeus may be being used in Iraq too, as locals there have described a strange looking tank, similar to the Zeus. Image: Public Domain
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People OK with murdering Assange – 01-19-2011

People OK with murdering Assange – 01-19-2011 @ 7:14pm EDT

Sarah Palin
Former US Vice Presidential Candidate
"Julian Assange should be targeted like the Taliban "
http://www.computerworlduk.com/news/it-business/3251386/sarah-palin-says-target-wikileaks-julian-assange-like-the-taliban/

Bob Beckel
FOX News commentator
"A dead man can’t leak stuff…This guy’s a traitor, he’s treasonous, and he has broken every law of the United States. And I’m not for the death penalty, so…there’s only one way to do it: illegally shoot the son of a bitch. "
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/07/fox-news-bob-beckel-calls_n_793467.html

Jeffrey Kuhner
Washington Times columnist
"Headline: Assassinate Assange? Body: Julian Assange poses a clear and present danger to American national security … The administration must take care of the problem – effectively and permanently. "
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/dec/2/assassinate-assange/

Ralph Peters
U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel and author
"Julian Assange is a cyber terrorist in wartime, he’s guilty of sabotage, espionage, crimes against humanity — he should be killed, but we won’t do that. "
http://rightwingnews.com/2010/07/the-cia-should-kill-julian-assange/

Steve Gill
Right-wing Nashville radio host
"Folks like Julian Assange should be targeted as terrorists. They should be captured and kept in Guantanamo Bay, or killed. "
http://www.nashvillescene.com/pitw/archives/2010/11/30/steve-gill-kill-wikileaks-founder

G. Gordon Liddy
Former White House Adviser, talk show host
"This fellow Anwar al-Awlaki – a joint U.S. citizen hiding out in Yemen – is on a 'kill list' [for inciting terrorism against the U.S.]. Mr. Assange should be put on the same list."
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=234905

Quelle: People OK with murdering Assange – 01-19-2011 @ 7:14pm EDT

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Flugabwehrraketnsystem PATRIOT

Flugabwehrraketnsystem PATRIOT. Startgerät mit vier Lenkflugkörpern, Bekämpfungsreichweite circa 80 km. Die Besonderheit an der Radartechnik ist der Zusammenschluss mehrerer Radargeräte, welche auf ein Antennensystem zurückgreifen können, dessen Antennen sich nicht drehen, sondern deren Richtstrahlen abgelenkt werden (phasengesteuert). Außerdem wird automatisch Freund und Feind unterschieden und eine Bedrohlichkeitseinstufung durchgeführt. ©Bundeswehr/Freude
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