Tag: weapons
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obamessiah updates: status quo, crowds, questions & more
a million dupes could attend obama inaugurationfrom ap: President-elect Barack Obama’s inauguration is expected to draw 1 million-plus to the capital, and already some lawmakers have stopped taking ticket requests and hotels have booked up. Some people are bartering on Craigslist for places to stay for the Jan. 20 ceremony when the Illinois senator takes…
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updates from daily dose of terror
the bear roars, US collapse continues, terror watch + market collpase roundup from daily dose of terror dod budget, russia missiles, hyperinflation + news boeing atl, defense cuts & pandemic prep US collapse, space defense, fcs & wargames roundup china/US space race/war? geo eye images, emp attack & drill updates pandemic, america’s final solution? dhs,…
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capitol police arrest man with weapons cache
from abc: A man arrested near the U.S. Capitol with a small cache of weapons and explosives in his vehicle is facing charges for carrying a deadly weapon and possessing an unregistered firearm and ammunition, according to U.S. Capitol Police. Department spokeswoman Sgt. Kimberly Schneider said that at approximately 10:45 a.m. ET, a white male…
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blackwater worldwide: the wal-mart of modern war
from upi: Say whatever you want about Blackwater Worldwide – and hardly a day goes by when something isn’t being said about it – it does not put all its eggs in one basket. Long before the company’s recent announcement that it would seek to de-emphasize its personal security work in the future, it had…
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US + poland X russia + syria = $#%!
US & poland finalize deal to install missile shieldfrom washington post: The United States and Poland signed an agreement here yesterday to place parts of a US missile defense system on Polish territory, finalizing a long- negotiated deal in the face of Russian warnings that Poland would become a potential target for attack. At a…
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russia seizes US weapons in georgia amidst ‘aid’ shipment
russia seizes arsenal of US weapons in georgiafrom nasdaq: Russian forces have seized a “large arsenal” of U.S.-made weapons in the western Georgian city of Senaki including hundreds of assault rifles, a military spokesman said Friday. “In Senaki, we seized a large arsenal of weapons including 664 U.S.-made M-16 rifles” and a number of M-40…
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russia says poland risks attack due to US missiles
from ap: An agreement that will allow the United States to install a missile defense battery in Poland exposes the ex-communist nation to an attack, a Russian general said Friday. Poland and the United States struck a deal on Thursday to deepen military ties and place a missile interceptor base in Poland. Gen. Anatoly Nogovitsyn,…
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bullets, bombs, benazir, fbi spy, quarantines, drugs & hitler
bullet shortage affects policefrom ap: A nationwide spike in demand for small-arms ammunition and the skyrocketing cost of raw materials to make the bullets have forced some law enforcement agencies in Washington state to plan their orders further in advance. On average, the cost of ammunition has increased by 67 percent between 2004 and this…
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mind drugs, tom clancy, deniable laser, invisibility & control
future wars ‘to be fought with mind drugs’from telegraph: Landmines releasing brain-altering chemicals, scanners reading soldiers’ minds and devices boosting eyesight and hearing could all one figure in arsenals, suggests the study. Sophisticated drugs, designed for dementia patients but also allowing troops to stay awake and alert for several days are expected to be developed,…
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man held on charge of threating to kill obama
from ap: A man is being held in Florida by federal authorities on charges of threatening to assassinate Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. Raymond Hunter Geisel was ordered held without bail Thursday at a brief court hearing. The Secret Service says Geisel made the threat during a training class for bail bondsmen in Miami in…
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why not minot? north dakota towns unfazed by icbm rocket
from ap: There’s plenty to talk about at the weekly women’s coffee klatch in the small town of Parshall, and no one bothered to mention the unarmed booster rocket for an intercontinental ballistic missile lying in a ditch where an Air Force truck overturned. “We talked about the oil boom, weddings — everything under the…
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stolen semtex explosives & detonators left unguarded
from bbc: A depot in France from which a large quantity of powerful explosive went missing was poorly guarded, the regional head of security has said. The storage of 28kg (61lb) of Semtex at the site near Lyon was “not usual and certainly not authorised”, Xavier de Fuerst also told the AFP news agency. A…
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american airlines testing anti-missile technology
from wbz-tv: You can almost touch the planes as they roar over Point Shirley in Winthrop on their way to Logan Airport. The passengers were checked for explosives before they got on, however, a growing concern is what could happen away from the airport: Terrorist firing a shoulder launched-missile just outside the airport’s property. The…
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US weapons research is raising a stink
The US army’s xm1063 projectile is designed to be ‘non-lethal’ – but is it peaceful or hovering on the brink of illegality?from guardian: Is the XM1063 a stink bomb, a banana skin, or a bad trip? It’s hard to know. XM1063 is the code name for the US army’s new secret weapon which will “suppress”…