Sunday, June 20, 2004

Panzer Police Pete Guither at Drug WarRant notes that police in Macomb County, Michigan, have a new toy to employ in the War on Terror Drugs. 11:54:54 PM    comment [] Remote Control Borders The AP reports that Israel plans to automate its border with the Gaza Strip. The Israeli army envisions a "remote control" border with the Gaza Strip after a troop withdrawal, including unmanned patrol cars and computerized observation posts that would automatically spot and kill attackers, a military official said Friday. [snip] An Israeli army think tank has been working on a new border design for months, the military officials said. The planners envision a "remote control" border that will cut down on the number of troops being deployed in the area. High-tech equipment for border control is already being tested, they added. A computerized observation system will allow the army to identify "hostile elements" and fire deep into Gaza, Yediot said. The system will even choose the most appropriate weapon to use to hit a specific target. In addition, the army is testing unmanned patrol cars that can identify and defuse explosives by remote control. Planners have prepared alternatives in case the technology is not useable in time, military officials said. This is over and above Israel's plan, announced Thursday, to build an 80-foot-deep moat between Egypt and Gaza to prevent arms smuggling. As Palestinian Cabinet Member Saeb Erekat said, "The Israeli government is planning to turn Gaza into a big prison, with 1.3 million people." [Link via Drudge.] Postscript: A day after the AP reported the story, WorldNetDaily posted an "exclusive" on it. 11:03:19 PM    comment [] Nessie a ghost? Many theories about the Loch Ness monster have been entertained over the years. As Gary Campbell, head of a Loch Ness monster fan club, says, There are all sorts of theories about the monster from ghosts and portals to prehistoric dimensions, that it is a fish or that it is an alien. I think it is alive and something like a mutant eel. The decline of sightings in recent years has made it difficult to settle the question. Kevin Carlyon, high priest of the British Coven of White Witches, claims that Loch Ness is a ghost. To prove his point, he will be hosting a seance on the evening of July 2nd on a boat out on the Loch, which he hopes will produce more sightings of of the creature in the future. The seance will be broadcast live on the Internet. With excellent technical wizardry I am going to set out to prove that Nessie is a spook, a ghost from a bygone age that only a special few can ever view. I am sure that after this, visitors to Scotland will enjoy more sightings of the creature. You can catch the broadcast here. The Loch Ness Clan Hotel is so confident that the monster will return to the nearby waters that the staff is installing a web cam, so viewers worldwide can watch the loch 24 hours a day. [Via the Coast to Coast AM site.] 10:06:48 PM    comment []

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