Yeah Prisca....you could always have a coffee before with the guy....
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10New Airport Scanner That Views You Naked!
by ISP in'nice bombs ya got there'
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New Airport Scanner That Views You Naked!
by ISP in'nice bombs ya got there'
associated press page 1 of 1 .
08:33 am jun.
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It will be another one of those airport jobs that some has to do I suppose!
If you dont mind the feel down thing, dont think you can get away with anything. You might have large extremities that get noticed.............
Drugs smuggled in breast and bum implants
Traffickers are having drugs implanted in their breasts and bottoms to smuggle them through international airports.
There has been a reported increase in the number of women discovered to have had the implants in the Colombian capital of Bogota.
One surgeon was asked to carry out breast implants on a number of women on the condition he later travelled to the United States where he would 'operate' on them for a second time. The El Nuevo Herald reports he refused when a client revealed she wanted him to implant heroin.
The first reported case involving cosmetic surgery in drug smuggling was in 1994 when a woman was caught on her way to the US from Bogota. She was apprehended after police noticed she had unusually large buttocks.
Story filed: 14:29 Friday 15th June 2001Another interesting airport job!
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New Airport Scanner That Views You Naked!
by ISP in'nice bombs ya got there'
associated press page 1 of 1 .
08:33 am jun.
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'Nice Bombs Ya Got There'
Associated Press Page 1 of 1
08:33 AM Jun. 26, 2003 PT
EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, N.J. - A scanner the government is testing for airport screening reveals much more than meets the eye to be comfortable for most passengers. :
Susan Hallowell, director of the Transportation Security Administration's security laboratory, sacrificed a large measure of her own modesty Wednesday to demonstrate the problem.
She stepped into a metal booth that bounced X-rays off her skin to produce a black-and-white image that revealed enough to produce a world-class blush.
Her dark skirt and blazer disappeared on the monitor, where she showed up naked — except for the gun and bomb she had hidden under her outfit.
"It does basically make you look fat and naked, but you see all this stuff," Hallowell said.
The agency hopes to modify the machines with an electronic fig leaf — programming that fuzzes out sensitive body parts or distorts the body so it does not appear so, well, graphic.
Another option would be to restrict the screener to a booth so no passing peepers can see the image, said Randal Null, the agency's chief technology officer.
Null hopes to conduct pilot programs with the machines at several airports this year. A test run with volunteers at Orlando International Airport in Florida met with mixed results, he said.
Some were uncomfortable with the technology — called "backscatter" because it scatters X-rays — while others proclaimed it "a whole lot nicer than having someone pat me down," he said.
David Sobel, general counsel for the Electronic Privacy Information Center in Washington, thinks most people will object to the technology.
"The public is willing to accept a certain amount of scrutiny at the airport, but there are clearly limits to the degree of invasion that is acceptable," Sobel said. "It's hard to understand why something this invasive is necessary."
Magnetometers now in use at airports cannot detect plastic weapons or substances used in explosives.
With backscatter technology, rays deflected off dense materials such as metal or plastic produce a darker image than those deflected off skin. The radiation dosage is about the same as sunshine, Hallowell said.
Backscatter machines have been available for years, priced between $100,000 and $200,000. They have been used to screen prisoners' families and South African diamond miners going home for the day.
Rep. John Mica, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure subcommittee on aviation, wants to persuade colleagues to focus research on technology that identifies items on people's bodies.
"The chances of someone bringing an explosive on an aircraft by walking through a metal detector or in hand-carried luggage are very real," said Mica, R-Fla.
Mica pointed out that Richard Reid, convicted of trying to blow up a trans-Atlantic jetliner with explosives in his shoes, walked through metal detectors at Orly Airport in Paris several times before boarding the plane.
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Another US Death, Why Dont They Leave?
by ISP inu.s. soldier killed in iraq attack
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baghdad (reuters) - one u.s. army soldier has been killed and four others wounded in an attack in the north of baghdad, military officials say.
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Yeru, the colaition should get the weapons inspectors back and involve the UN/NGO's who can sort out the Iraqi infrastructure. If the coalition are in for the long haul, they will always be subject to animosity by even opposers of saddam. what do you do then? You can increase the appeal of saddam and his followers.
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Another US Death, Why Dont They Leave?
by ISP inu.s. soldier killed in iraq attack
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baghdad (reuters) - one u.s. army soldier has been killed and four others wounded in an attack in the north of baghdad, military officials say.
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The point of the above was not to be anti-american! There is someone trying to be 'american' IMO! But it highlights why I think you need to get the UN involved.
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Another US Death, Why Dont They Leave?
by ISP inu.s. soldier killed in iraq attack
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baghdad (reuters) - one u.s. army soldier has been killed and four others wounded in an attack in the north of baghdad, military officials say.
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06-23) 12:41 PDT BALAD, Iraq (AP) -- On a scorching afternoon, while on duty at an Army airfield, Sgt. David J. Borell was approached by an Iraqi who pleaded for help for his three children, burned when they set fire to a bag containing explosive powder left over from war in Iraq.
Borell immediately called for assistance. But the two Army doctors who arrived about an hour later refused to help the children because their injuries were not life-threatening and had not been inflicted by U.S. troops.
Now the two girls and a boy are covered with scabs and the boy cannot use his right leg. And Borell is shattered.
"I have never seen in almost 14 years of Army experience anything that callous," said Borell, who recounted the June 13 incident to The Associated Press.
A U.S. military spokesman said the children's condition did not fall into a category that requires Army physicians to treat them -- and that there was no inappropriate response on the part of the doctors.
The incident comes at a time when U.S. troops are trying to win the confidence of Iraqis, an undertaking that has been overwhelmed by the need to protect themselves against attacks. Boosting security has led to suspicion in encounters between Iraqis and Americans. There are increased pat-downs, raids on homes and arrests in which U.S. troops force people to the ground at gunpoint -- measures the Iraqis believe are meant to humiliate them.
In addition, Iraqis maintain the Americans have not lived up to their promises to improve security and living conditions, and incidents like the turning away of the children only reinforce the belief that Americans are in Iraq only for their own interests.
For Borell, who has been in Iraq since April 17, what happened with the injured children has made him question what it means to be an American soldier.
"What would it have cost us to treat these children? A few dollars perhaps. Some investment of time and resources," said Borell, 30, of Toledo, Ohio.
"I cannot imagine the heartlessness required to look into the eyes of a child in horrid pain and suffering and, with medical resources only a brief trip up the road, ignore their plight as though they are insignificant," he added.
Maj. David Accetta, public affairs officer with the 3rd Corps Support Command, said the children's condition did not fall into a category that requires Army doctors to care for them. Only patients with conditions threatening life, limb or eyesight and not resulting from a chronic illness are considered for treatment.
"Our goal is for the Iraqis to use their own existing infrastructure and become self-sufficient, not dependent on U.S. forces for medical care," Accetta said in an e-mail to AP.
The incident came to light after an AP photographer took a picture of Borell being comforted by a colleague after the doctors refused to care for the children. When Borell's wife, Rachelle Douglas-Borell, saw the photo, she contacted AP with a copy of a letter he sent her describing what happened.
When Borell talks about the children, he pauses between sentences, keeps his head down, clears his throat.
Seated on a cot in a bare room at an Army air base in Balad, 55 miles northwest of Baghdad, Borell said when he saw the three children, especially the girls, Ahlam, 11, and Budur, 10, he visualized his daughters, Ashley, 8, and Brianna, 5.
Borell, who spoke to the family through an Iraqi bystander with some English, did not understand exactly what happened to the children.
But the children's father, Falah Mutlaq, told AP they set fire to a bag of explosives they found on a street in their village, Bihishmeh, a few miles from the base.
Mutlaq, 36, who has 14 children from two wives, said he took the children to a hospital in Balad, but they were turned away because the facility could not treat them. He then took them to the base.
Borell's eyes cloud with pain when he describes the children.
Madeeha Mutlaq was holding her son, Haidar, 10, fanning him with a piece of cardboard. His legs, arms and half of his face were singed. Ahlam, Haidar's full sister, and Budur, his half-sister, had fewer but still extensive burns.
What struck Borell was the children's silence.
"They did not utter a single sound," he said.
Borell radioed his superiors, who contacted the base hospital.
Two Army doctors, both of them majors, responded.
One of them, according to Borell, "looked at (Haidar) ... didn't examine him, didn't ask him questions."
"(He) never looked at the girls," said Borell.
"Through the interpreter, one of the doctors told the father that we didn't have any medicine here ... and were not able to provide them care," said Borell. "And he also expounded on the fact that they needed long-term care."
Borell said the combat hospital was fully stocked.
"Right before they left, I looked at the one doctor, asked him if he could at least give them comfort care," said Borell. "He told me they were not here to be the treatment center for Iraq."
"He didn't show any compassion," the sergeant added.
Borell grabbed his first-aid kit and gave the father some bandages and IV solution to clean the wounds.
Mutlaq, who grows oranges and apples with water he gets from the Tigris River, laughed when he recalled the doctor's words.
"He lied," Mutlaq said. "The world's greatest power going to war without burn medicine? Who can believe that?"
Mutlaq took the children the next day to Baghdad for treatment.
Budur, a chubby, giggly child with light brown eyes, seems to have recovered except for a large scab on her right arm.
Ahlam and Haidar are covered with yellowish scabs scattered over raw red flesh. Haidar keeps his left fingers bent and hops on his left leg because it's too painful to use the right one. A smile rarely leaves his face despite the discomfort.
Mutlaq said he often hears the children whimper at night from the pain.
Despite their suffering, Mutlaq said he feels no bitterness.
"How can I not love the Americans? They helped me with a flat tire the other day," he said.
Borell said he felt betrayed by the Army, which he joined after high school. Besides the letter to his wife, he also wrote to his congresswoman and several media outlets describing the incident.
His superiors have not said a word, said Borell, "although I get the impression that they're probably not very happy."
Borell's wife gave him a silver bracelet that says: "Duty, Honor, Country." He wears it to remind him why he's in Iraq.
"After today, I wonder if I will still be able to carry the title 'soldier' with any pride at all," said Borell.
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Another US Death, Why Dont They Leave?
by ISP inu.s. soldier killed in iraq attack
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baghdad (reuters) - one u.s. army soldier has been killed and four others wounded in an attack in the north of baghdad, military officials say.
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Ah, ISP, not another one of these threads! Please, the majority of us are sick of them! Best wishes, Dansk
Dansk. I dont think this subject has been raised recently. The ongoing death toll in Iraq for both US and UK soldiers is a disturbing matter IMO. Of course, if you dont like the thread topic, you know what you can do! Best wishes.
Yeah, I'm sure the US and UK leaving right now will promote peace in Iraq. All we need is another fundamentalist regime taking over in the region. rem
Rem, the US and UK troops have done their job. I would do them a favour and get them out. And install UN supervision etc. As far as a new regime is concerned, I think thats for the Iraqi people.
there is no good way to get out of this mess but the US leaving now would perhaps be the worst option for the region. Realist
Realist, you need to get the UN in. The worse option is to leave our troops in to be sitting ducks. It will only lead to paranoia and an escalation in deaths. The UN would be quite good at providing the humanitarian support that is needed here. The troops are not going to be if they are looking over their backs all the time.
I NEVER click on these threads usually! However, this one was started by my mate, He likes to wind people up and most fall for it. Thought I'd just nip in and wind him up for a change! That said, I still think the war threads are useless. If someone wants to have a go at the American government what on earth do you think a bunch of xjws from this list can achieve? All such posts do is aggravate some of our American friends here. What's good about that? Didn't Simon say he wasn't going to allow such threads again, or am I mistaken
Dansk, you've got it wrong. Its not an attempt to wind anyone up. Its a US and UK problem. The latest death was a US one but the UK have lost troops recently but they should leave. Its not a war thread and I dont see it offending anybody!
Best. ISP
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Another US Death, Why Dont They Leave?
by ISP inu.s. soldier killed in iraq attack
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baghdad (reuters) - one u.s. army soldier has been killed and four others wounded in an attack in the north of baghdad, military officials say.
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In my opinion, the US and British have done their job. They should leave and involve other agencies like the UN. Yes there are problems in the country but I dont think a US/GB presence is essential to sort it out.The coalition military forces did a great job in the actual war, whatever your political view. The soldiers deserve to be out of there. I would feel very sorry for the families of these ones who would have expected to have them home by now.
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Another US Death, Why Dont They Leave?
by ISP inu.s. soldier killed in iraq attack
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baghdad (reuters) - one u.s. army soldier has been killed and four others wounded in an attack in the north of baghdad, military officials say.
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U.S. soldier killed in Iraq attack
Click to enlarge photo BAGHDAD (Reuters) - One U.S. Army soldier has been killed and four others wounded in an attack in the north of Baghdad, military officials say.
An Army interpreter was also wounded in the latest of a series of guerrilla-style attacks against the occupying forces, a spokeswoman reported on Saturday.
The soldiers were from a regiment of the First Armoured Division in the Sadr City district of Baghdad, she said.
One military officer said the incident on Friday night was a grenade attack but no official confirmation was available.
Another U.S. soldier was shot in the head and critically wounded while shopping in a Baghdad store for digital video disks on Friday.
The latest death brings to 22 the number of U.S. military personnel killed by hostile fire in Iraq since President George W. Bush declared major combat over on May 1.
A further six British soldiers were shot dead on Tuesday in southern Iraq.
Until the U.S.-led invasion toppled former Iraqi strongman Saddam Hussein in April, Sadr City was known as Saddam City.
The sprawling, working-class district is home to a large number of Shi'ite Muslims and Kurds and not known for being particularly fierce in opposing the occupation forces.
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Woohoo!!!
Big win down under.
ISP
