http://www.officer.com/article/article.jsp?siteSection=3&id=32393
FRANK BORELLI
"It's not often I would (or do) write a two-piece equipment review. However, this week's and next week's reviews are both going to cover the TASER Electronic Control Devices (ECDs). I have been a TASER instructor for about three years now, and have tested several of their ECDs in the field and under controlled conditions. The M26 is the subject of this week's review, and the X26 will be covered next week. As TASER now makes a civilian model (X26c) and has previously made the M18 (which I feel is appropriate for certain civilian use), I'll cover them together in next week's recreational review. After all, you need protection when you're off duty too, and in some places, you just can't carry a gun."
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Saturday, September 02, 2006
CrisisWatch N°37, 1 September 2006
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Eight actual or potential conflict situations around the world deteriorated in August 2006. Sri Lanka saw full-scale military clashes in eastern and northern regions kill hundreds and displace some 200,000. Sudan’s Darfur region continued its slide, with the government launching a new offensive and the World Food Programme estimating that 500,000 people are now cut off from emergency food aid. After security forces killed a key Balochistan leader, Pakistan experienced violent protests and province-wide strikes. International tensions over nuclear programs in both Iran and North Korea worsened. The situation also deteriorated in Burundi, Kuril Islands/Northern Territories (Russia/Japan) and the Taiwan Strait.
Four conflict situations showed improvement in August 2006. Following 34 days of war between Israel and Hizbollah, a UN-brokered ceasefire commenced on 14 August. In Uganda, the government and rebel Lord’s Resistance Army signed a truce, though significant barriers to peace remain. The situation also improved in Angola and Togo. [Country Profiles]
Eight actual or potential conflict situations around the world deteriorated in August 2006. Sri Lanka saw full-scale military clashes in eastern and northern regions kill hundreds and displace some 200,000. Sudan’s Darfur region continued its slide, with the government launching a new offensive and the World Food Programme estimating that 500,000 people are now cut off from emergency food aid. After security forces killed a key Balochistan leader, Pakistan experienced violent protests and province-wide strikes. International tensions over nuclear programs in both Iran and North Korea worsened. The situation also deteriorated in Burundi, Kuril Islands/Northern Territories (Russia/Japan) and the Taiwan Strait.
Four conflict situations showed improvement in August 2006. Following 34 days of war between Israel and Hizbollah, a UN-brokered ceasefire commenced on 14 August. In Uganda, the government and rebel Lord’s Resistance Army signed a truce, though significant barriers to peace remain. The situation also improved in Angola and Togo. [Country Profiles]
Iran: A Vast Diaspora Abroad and Millions of Refugees at Home / Migration Information, September 2006
http://www.migrationinformation.org/Profiles/display.cfm?ID=424
Shirin Hakimzadeh
"The Islamic Republic of Iran has captured the world's attention. The hard-liner President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the international community's subsequent focus on a nuclear weapons program, combined with the country's involvement in the ongoing crises in the Middle East, have all contributed to keeping Iran firmly in the spotlight."
Shirin Hakimzadeh
"The Islamic Republic of Iran has captured the world's attention. The hard-liner President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the international community's subsequent focus on a nuclear weapons program, combined with the country's involvement in the ongoing crises in the Middle East, have all contributed to keeping Iran firmly in the spotlight."
Multiculturalism, Terror and Shariah / Black Information Link, 1 Sep 2006
http://digbig.com/4mqxw
Osama Saeed
"In their attempts to move the discussion away from the foreign policy role in terror, the government have returned to the theme of multiculturalism. The position of the pro-war elements on this is strange. On one hand they tell us that there is a global evil ideology we must confront in a violent way, but on the other they say that the terror threat is the result of the failed policy of multiculturalism at home. The two positions cannot sit with each other. Surely if the Al-Qaeda strand of thinking is global, then whatever we did at home does not matter? Did terrorists breed in Afghanistan because of the Taliban's position on multiculturalism?"
Osama Saeed
"In their attempts to move the discussion away from the foreign policy role in terror, the government have returned to the theme of multiculturalism. The position of the pro-war elements on this is strange. On one hand they tell us that there is a global evil ideology we must confront in a violent way, but on the other they say that the terror threat is the result of the failed policy of multiculturalism at home. The two positions cannot sit with each other. Surely if the Al-Qaeda strand of thinking is global, then whatever we did at home does not matter? Did terrorists breed in Afghanistan because of the Taliban's position on multiculturalism?"
Friday, September 01, 2006
What the Terrorists Want / Schneier on Security, 24 Aug 2006
http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2006/08/what_the_terror.html
Bruce Schneier
"The point of terrorism is to cause terror, sometimes to further a political goal and sometimes out of sheer hatred. The people terrorists kill are not the targets; they are collateral damage. And blowing up planes, trains, markets or buses is not the goal; those are just tactics. The real targets of terrorism are the rest of us: the billions of us who are not killed but are terrorized because of the killing. The real point of terrorism is not the act itself, but our reaction to the act.
And we're doing exactly what the terrorists want."
Bruce Schneier
"The point of terrorism is to cause terror, sometimes to further a political goal and sometimes out of sheer hatred. The people terrorists kill are not the targets; they are collateral damage. And blowing up planes, trains, markets or buses is not the goal; those are just tactics. The real targets of terrorism are the rest of us: the billions of us who are not killed but are terrorized because of the killing. The real point of terrorism is not the act itself, but our reaction to the act.
And we're doing exactly what the terrorists want."
Muslim Student Organizations in U.K. are Rife With Extremism, Xenophobia, and Discrimination Against Women / MEMRI, 31 Aug 2006
http://www.memri.org/bin/opener_latest.cgi?ID=SD127406
Dr. Hatoon Ajwad Al-Fassi
"On August 21, 2006, the online Saudi daily Al-Iqtisadiyya published an article by Saudi university lecturer titled "The Extremism of the Muslims in the West and Our Responsibility." In it, she wondered how it could be that the Muslim students on U.K. university campuses conduct, along with the usual student activity, Islamic activity that is rife with racism, separatism, extremism, and discrimination against women."
Dr. Hatoon Ajwad Al-Fassi
"On August 21, 2006, the online Saudi daily Al-Iqtisadiyya published an article by Saudi university lecturer titled "The Extremism of the Muslims in the West and Our Responsibility." In it, she wondered how it could be that the Muslim students on U.K. university campuses conduct, along with the usual student activity, Islamic activity that is rife with racism, separatism, extremism, and discrimination against women."
Most EU States Late on Biometric Passports / Defense News, 30 Aug 2006
http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?F=2069550&C=europe
INGRID MELANDER
"Most European Union states failed to meet an Aug. 28 deadline to issue high security biometric passports, EU officials said on Aug. 30, adding they could be brought to court if they do not catch up. Only seven countries -- Austria, the Netherlands, Denmark, Belgium, France, Germany and Sweden -- have told the European Commission they are ready to issue passports containing an electronic chip with a digital photograph, the officials said."
INGRID MELANDER
"Most European Union states failed to meet an Aug. 28 deadline to issue high security biometric passports, EU officials said on Aug. 30, adding they could be brought to court if they do not catch up. Only seven countries -- Austria, the Netherlands, Denmark, Belgium, France, Germany and Sweden -- have told the European Commission they are ready to issue passports containing an electronic chip with a digital photograph, the officials said."
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