Tag: uk
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spy cams in uk planes scan your face for ‘air rage’
from threat level: A prototype surveillance system being tested by the European Union would place cameras inside the back of every passenger seat to track the facial expressions of travelers and catch would-be terrorists and unruly flyers on the brink of “air rage.” The Security of Aircraft in the Future European Environment, or SAFEE, project…
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israel almost shot down blair force one
from guardian: Two Israeli fighter aircraft threatened to shoot down a private jet transporting Tony Blair after coming under the misapprehension that the aircraft was staging a potential terrorist attack. Blair, who has served for 11 months as the Middle East “quartet” envoy, was en route to Israel from a World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting…
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arresting research & wrecking babylon
uk student researching ‘al-qaeda tactics’ turned in by academic informer at nottingham university from guardian: A masters student researching terrorist tactics who was arrested and detained for six days after his university informed police about al-Qaida-related material he downloaded has spoken of the “psychological torture” he endured in custody. Despite his Nottingham University supervisors insisting…
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airways, pirate bay, texmex drugwar & assassinations
airliner hijacker found working for british airwaysfrom wikinews: A man who hijacked a domestic flight over Afghanistan has been found to be working for British Airways. 34-year-old Nazamuddin Mohammidy was one of nine men who forced the Ariana Airlines airliner to divert to the United Kingdom’s Stansted Airport in 2000… Mohammidy was jailed for 30…
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TSA To Install 200 More Body Scanners
from aviation news: TSA Administrator Kip Hawley, during congressional testimony on May 13, announced plans to deploy hundreds of next generation, multi-view x-ray machines and whole body imagers. During the next two weeks, the agency will install more than 200 of the faster, clearer x-ray machines to airports, including Philadelphia, Washington Dulles and Reagan National,…
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UK Releases Secret X-Files
from danger room: It’s the day we’ve all be dreaming of. Well, at least some of us. The United Kingdom has followed in the footsteps of the United States and France by releasing their secret trove of UFO files. “The documents, which can be downloaded from the National Archives website, cover the period from 1978…
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uk police says cctv boom fails to cut crime
from raw replay: CCTV cameras have failed to bring about a reduction in crime despite billions of pounds being spent on the network, a senior police officer said Tuesday. Detective Chief Inspector Mike Neville – who leads Scotland Yard’s Visual Images, Identifications and Detections Office (Viido) – said the system was an “utter fiasco” as…
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uk crossing guards join the surveillance state
from danger room: “If you wanted a sure sign that the Orwell-ization of Great Britain is underway, then look no further than this,” says Gizmodo. “Lollipop ladies, those kindly old women who man the main roads next to school, similar to the US crossing guard, have been issued video cameras to record lollipop rage -…
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morrissey rescues anti-racism festival
from guardian: Most of us end disputes through the power of rhetoric. We make eloquent, compelling arguments, apologise for misunderstandings, and express our heartfelt opinions. However Morrissey takes a different tack. He donates loads of money. Yesterday’s Love Music Hate Racism carnival at Victoria Park, London, was by all accounts a success. Hard-Fi and the…
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mig shoots drone, t5 meets rfid & pak attack
russian mig shoots georgian dronefrom danger room: A Russian MiG 29 shot down what Georgians say was an unarmed drone used by the ministry of interior. And guess what? They’ve got video (the beauty of drone warfare). The Georgians, needless to say, are really mad. The shoot-down is part of a larger dispute over Abkhazia,…
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uk’s public spymobile
from beyond the beyond: I’m sure nobody blinks twice at this in modern London, but by the standards of the Cold War (when people used to worry a lot about “rights,” “liberty,” and “totalitarianism”) that vehicle is incredibly sinister. Lookah that fat black knob of stalky ubiquity on top. It’s fit to beat the Eye…
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uk cops to be ‘microchipped’ in big bro tracking scheme
from daily mail: Every single Metropolitan police officer will be ‘microchipped’ so top brass can monitor their movements on a Big Brother style tracking scheme, it can be revealed today. According to respected industry magazine Police Review, the plan – which affects all 31,000 serving officers in the Met, including Sir Ian Blair – is…
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uk teachers fear big brother takeover
from press association: Teachers warned of an “Orwellian” surveillance culture developing in schools as more classrooms are fitted with CCTV cameras to monitor pupils’ behaviour. The Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) voiced concern over how increased monitoring of lessons and pressure to get better exam results risks undermining the quality of education. New school…
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worldwide protests mark 5th anniversary of iraq war
1000s attend antiwar protests in london & glasgowfrom wikinews: Yesterday, thousands of people attended anti-war protests in London and Glasgow organised by the Stop the War Coalition. The event marks nearly five years since the 2003 invasion of Iraq which begun the Iraq War. The main themes were “Troops out of Iraq and Afghanistan”, “Don’t…
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uk top cop who led cia rendition probe found dead
from ap: A city police chief who led an investigation into charges that Britain cooperated with secret CIA flights to transport terrorism suspects without formal proceedings has been found dead, his deputy said Tuesday. Manchester Chief Constable Michael Todd, 50, was found dead in Snowdonia, about 240 miles northwest of London, Deputy Chief Constable Dave…