World War III Technology Update

More “Big Brother/Star Trek Federation” technology coming your way, courtesy of an over-paranoid population allowing governments free reign to spy on its civilians…

The tiny airline spy that spots bombers in the blink of an eye

www.thisislondon.co.uk

Tiny cameras the size of a fingernail linked to specialist computers are to be used to monitor the behaviour of airline passengers as part of the war on terrorism.

Cameras fitted to seat-backs will record every twitch, blink, facial expression or suspicious movement before sending the data to onboard software which will check it against individual passenger profiles.

Scientists from Britain and Germany are spending £25million developing a system which they hope will make it virtually impossible to hijack an airliner by providing pilots and cabin crew with an early warning of a possible terrorist attack such as 9/11.

They say that rapid eye movements, blinking excessively, licking lips or ways of stroking hair or ears are classic symptoms of somebody trying to conceal something.

A separate microphone will hear and record even whispered remarks. Islamic suicide bombers are known to whisper texts from the Koran in the moments before they explode bombs.

The software being developed by the scientists will be so sophisticated that it will be able to take account of nervous flyers or people with a natural twitch, helping to ensure there are no false alarms.

Lack of Focus on China has the Potential for Large Scale War

Unlike our current United States government, Doctor Bulldog has never taken his eyes off of Communist China. “If you blink, you lose,” pretty much sums up the following article:

February 11, 2007
Losing Focus on Asia-Pacific Region
By Richard Halloran

In its own understated way, the Congressional Research Service in Washington has waved a red flag in front of the new Congress and urged it to pay attention to the rise of China, Islamist militancy and other troubles in Asia.

The CRS warns, in a fresh report, that the preoccupation with Iraq and the Middle East means the U.S. “is not sufficiently focused on the Asia-Pacific region at a critical point in the evolution of what may prove to be a new era.”

Failure to attend to a less-than-peaceful rise of China, tensions over Taiwan and conflict on the Korean peninsula, the report contends, “has the potential to embroil the United States in a large-scale war that could be very costly in terms of lives, wealth, power and prestige.”

Moreover, terrorist groups in Southeast and South Asia are “a key source of instability, a threat to U.S. forces and interests, and could serve as a catalyst for inter-state conflict,” says the report on U.S. strategic and defense relations in the Asia-Pacific region.

Gates Filled with Cold War Nostalgia

After all the research and barking I’ve been doing about Vlad-the bear Putin and his Cold War rhetoric, it is no surprise to me that he continues to blame the United States and Western nations for problems that he, himself has spawned. Take his most recent verbal assault on America where he is blaming the policies of the United States for creating the current nuclear arms race in the mid-east, while ignoring his country’s own involvement in supplying Iran and other unstable countries nuclear technology. All the while, playing the game of brinkmanship and hindering U.N. resolutions that would limit the spread of nuclear technologies to volatile governments.

One Cold War enough,’ Gates’ response to Putin
By Lolita C. Baldor / Associated Press Writer

www.elpasotimes.com
MUNICH, Germany – Pentagon chief Robert Gates responded Sunday to Vladimir Putin’s assault on U.S. foreign policy by saying ”one Cold War is enough” and that he would go to Moscow to try to reduce tensions. Gates also sought more allied help in Afghanistan.

He delivered his first speech as Pentagon chief at a security conference in Germany and then flew to Pakistan to discuss fears of a renewed spring offensive by Taliban fighters in neighboring Afghanistan.

Pakistan, a close U.S. ally in the fight against terrorism, has faced charges that the Taliban militia stage attacks from Pakistan against Afghan government troops and NATO- and U.S.-led coalition troops.

Gates’ rebuke of the Russian president relied on humor and some pointed jabs.

”As an old Cold Warrior, one of yesterday’s speeches almost filled me with nostalgia for a less complex time. Almost,” Gates said. Then, as the audience chuckled, the defense secretary said he has accepted Putin’s invitation to visit Russia.

”We all face many common problems and challenges that must be addressed in partnership with other countries, including Russia,” said Gates. ”One Cold War was quite enough.”

In his speech Saturday, Putin blamed U.S. foreign policy for inciting other countries to seek nuclear weapons to defend themselves from an ”almost uncontained use of military force.”

Dear Reader

Postings will be sparse for a couple more weeks.  I am still on business in California, and I haven’t heard anything from Ronin since Superbowl Sunday (perhaps he’s still recovering from the celebrations…)  Anyway, please hang in there and everything should be back to normal multiple daily postings in a few weeks.   I thank you for your continued support of this web site.

 

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Doctor Bulldog