304th MI Battalion Weekly OSINT News Summary

August 6, 2008
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GEOINT-IMINT
China's Bond-Style Nuclear Sub Base
The construction of the naval base threatens China's Asian
neighbors(Sky News, Aug. 4) Image to the left Satellite Image of What
is Believed to be Chinas new base.
http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Chinas-James-Bond-StyleNuclear-Sub-Base-Challenges-Americas-Power-In-The
Pacific/Article/200808115066344?lpos=
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U.S., S Korea Commit Over 150 Cases of Aerial Spying Against DPRK in July
The U.S. and S Korea perpetrated more than 150 cases of aerial espionage against the DPRK in July(China
Xinhua, July 31) http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-07/31/content_8882219.htm#
HUMINT
Analyst Comment: The Dar al Murabiteen Translation Team, on the True Bond website, posted an English
translation of The School of Yusuf (part 3). The publication provides general tips on how to react during
interrogation.
The translated material is stated as being from Sadaa Al Malahim (Voice of the Slaughter) Magazine from the al
Qaida Jihad Organization of Yemen. Excerpt of document is below (full PDF is attached as a supplemental to this
weekly summary.)
Firstly, you must be steadfast and not admit anything to the interrogators
concerning the case.(Original posting date?, repost date Aug. 5)
http://thetruebond.page.tl/The-School-of-Yusuf_-Part-3.htm

Analyst Comment: A member of the Dar al Murabiteen discussion forum reposted guidance that it is sinful for a Muslim to cooperate with and/or work
for intelligence.
The original July 14 posting is on the Islamic Thinkers Society Website
(http://www.islamicthinkers.com/index/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=626&Itemid=26)
The publication specifically mentions UK MI5, UK MI6 and Pakistans ISI (their posted graphic shows DHS and NSA.)
Excerpt below:
It has come to our attention once again that the kufr governments and regimes are trying hard to recruit
Muslims to spy on their fellow brethren.(Discussion Forum Posting Date Aug. 1)
DoD Working on New Human Intelligence Policy
The guidance is still being prepared and should be formally approved by senior Defense Department in the next few
months(Navy Times, Aug. 5) www.navytimes.com/news/2008/08/defense_humint__080508w/
DIA's New Mission Adds to Intel Arsenal
DIA joins just three other military organizations authorized to carry out offensive counterintelligence operations(AP,
Aug. 5) http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jWruW2CajnnYz2p3-li8KiAe1p-AD92CF1200

Pentagon Steps Up Spy Vs Spy Operations: Officials

The Pentagon is stepping up the use of offensive spy versus spy operations to thwart espionage by foreign
intelligence agencies or terrorist groups(AFP, Aug. 5)
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jWNrmFPnb0sURI3lrth144wgLjmA

Abu Hamza Has Extradition to U.S. Postponed

The British Government has been told to postpone extradition of Abu Hamza(UK Telegraph, Aug. 5)
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/2501037/Radical-Islamic-cleric-Abu-Hamza-has-extradition-to-US-postponed.html

Detainee Convicted by Military Panel

A panel of six military officers convicted a former driver for Osama bin Laden of a war crime Tuesday (Aug. 5),
completing the first military commission trial here and the first conducted by the U.S. since the end of World War II.
(NYT, Aug. 6) www.nytimes.com/2008/08/06/washington/07gitmo.html?hp
About Salim Ahmed Hamdan (GTMO Detainees Bio Data)
(Miami Herald, Aug. 5) http://www.miamiherald.com/1060/story/629384.html
Troops Face Tough Training to Serve In Detention Centers
Training is a requirement for every soldier who will serve at a detention center in Iraq or Afghanistan. And for the
majority of the 2,800 members of the 50th Brigade, detainee operations will be the main focus of their 10-month duty
tour in Iraq (New Jersey Star Ledger, Aug. 4) www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2008/08/troops_face_tough_training_to.html
Pentagon Shuts Down Controversial Counter-Intelligence Outfit
The Pentagon saidit has shut down a secretive CI outfit that aroused controversy over tracking the activities of antiwar groups. (AFP, Aug. 4) http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gcwQneMmVGXK47TtqQ2aKvWBTDZQ
DoD Activates Defense Counterintelligence and Human Intelligence Center
DoD activated the Defense Counterintelligence (CI) and Human Intelligence (HUMINT) CenterThe new center,
under the direction of the DIA, combines CIFA resources and responsibilities with longstanding DIA CI and HUMINT
capabilities. (Defense Link, Aug. 4) www.defenselink.mil/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=12106
U.S. Releases More Than 10,000 Detainees In Iraq
The U.S. military saidit has released more than 10,000 detainees in Iraq so far this year (Kuwait Times, Aug. 3)
www.kuwaittimes.net/read_news.php?newsid=MTM3MjYzNjI0NA

ISI Placed Under Defense Ministry Again

Till the completion of these deliberations, the cabinet divisions memorandum dated July 26, 2008 is held in
abeyance. With this notification, the ISI has been again put under the control of the Defense Ministry and now it will
directly report to the prime minister. (Pak. Tribune, Aug. 6) http://paktribune.com/news/index.shtml?204175
Can Pakistan Clean Up Its Intelligence Agency?
While it denies its intelligence agents' involvement in the July bombing, it has acknowledged that the ISI still includes
agents who sympathize with Islamic militants. (Christian Science Monitor, Aug. 6)
www.csmonitor.com/2008/0807/p07s01-wosc.html

Pakistan Wows to 'Weed out' Taliban Agents

A Pakistani spokeswoman concededthat the govt. needs to root out Taliban sympathizers from its main intelligence
agency(CBS News, Aug. 1) www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/08/01/terror/main4313732.shtml
Pakistan and the ISI
Despite its great importance for U.S. interests in Afghanistan and the region, the failed, rather clumsy attempt by the
Pak. civilian government to rein in the ISIand place it under the authority of the Ministry of the Interior has not
received nearly as much comment as it should. (The Atlantic, July 31)
http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2008/07/pakistan-and-th.html

Spotting a Liar
Most of the standard things we think about, like not making eye contact or false smile, actually can be indications of
lying. But most of us, as we grow up and become adults, we get pretty practiced at things like little white lies and
perhaps even bigger lies. So we learn to squelch those things. (Weekend America, Aug. 2)
http://weekendamerica.publicradio.org/display/web/2008/08/02/tsa/

MASINT/ATEP

A Look At Nuclear Programs In Iran, N Korea, India

Iran's president said last month his country has 6,000 centrifuges, double the 3,000 uranium-enriching machines Iran
had previously claimed. (AP, Aug. 4) http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jHW41plaFueAma6fvfDhP_01lSmAD92BKKUG0
NAM Backs Irans Right To Nuclear Technology
The 118-nation Non-Aligned Movement said Irans nuclear standoff with the West would only be resolved through
negotiations without precondition. (Tehran Times, Aug. 5) www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=174294
Mofaz Says Iran Heading Toward Nuclear Breakthrough
Iran is heading toward a major breakthrough in its nuclear program, Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Shaul Mofaz
said(Gulf News, Aug. 1) http://archive.gulfnews.com/indepth/irancrisis/main_story/10233554.html
OSINT
Pentagon to Test Unclassified Alternative to Talon
The Pentagon, which closed its Talon intelligence database nearly a year ago amid concerns about domestic spying,
will soon begin testing an unclassified alternative for tracking possible threats to U.S. military bases(Reuters, Aug.
5) www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSN0537014520080805
Attackers in Western China Kill 16 Border Officers
It was among the deadliest and most brazen attacks in years in Xinjiang province(AP, Aug. 4)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080804/ap_on_re_as/china_attack

Iran Warns It Could Close Waterway Vital To Oil Shipments

Iranwarned that it could close a waterway in the Gulf that is critical for oil shipments and announced that it was in
possession of a new naval weapon that could sink enemy ships within a range of 300 kilometers. (International
Herald Tribune, Aug. 4) www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/04/mideast/iran.php
Behind The Scenes Of Al-Assad's Visit To Iran
The Iranian sourcesaid the Syrian president came with some answers to questions that Motaki had raised in
Damascus on what Tehran regards as a vague change in the Syrian standThe source explained that foremost
among these issues is Lebanon, Palestine, and Iraq, in addition to Israel. (Asharq Alawsat, Aug. 4)
http://aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=3&id=13633

Officials Continue Developing Iraqs Intelligence Capabilities

Intelligence information is essential to defeating the insurgent, terrorist threat and establishing Iraqi self-reliance,
Steve Bond, director of the Intelligence Transition Team under Multinational Security Transition Command Iraq, said
during a call with military bloggers. (Press Zoom, Aug. 4) http://presszoom.com/story_145634.html
"We Were Basically Hiring Terrorists"
And now, a joint U.S.-Iraqi government plan to disband the force could put up to 80,000 men out of work -- and leave
them armed and disgruntled. (Salon News, Aug. 6) www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/08/06/sons_of_iraq/
Increasing Pressure on Iranian Opposition in Iraq
Throughout summer 2008, Iraqi politicians tied to Tehran have put increasing political pressure on the U.S. govt. to
allow Baghdad to control Camp Ashrafthe Mujahedin e Khalq (MEK). (WINEP, Aug. 4)
www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC05.php?CID=2919

More than 375 suspected al Qaida fighters detained in Diyala operation

More than 375 insurgents and al Qaida operatives have been captured during the first week of Operation
Omen(The Long War Journal, Aug. 5) www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2008/08/more_than_375_suspec.php
Sadr: Surrendering, or Playing Possum?
Iraqi Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr "intends to disarm his once-dominant Mahdi Army militia and remake it as a socialservices organization(Wired Danger Room Blog, Aug. 5) http://blog.wired.com/defense/
Syria Aide Shot Dead In Hotel By Sniper
A senior military aide to Bashar Assad, the Syrian president, and reputed liaison between Damascus and Hezbollah,
was reported yesterday (Aug. 2) to have been assassinated... (UAE National, Aug. 3)
www.thenational.ae/article/20080803/FOREIGN/528086671/1135

Report: Syria Arrests Suspects In Murder Of Hezbollah Liaison

"To the best of my knowledge we didn't do it," an Israeli source told Sky News(Haaretz, Aug. 5)
www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1008709.html

Mullah Omar running Taliban from Quetta in Pakistan

Mullah Mohammad Omar, a one-eyed cleric and the reclusive leader of Taliban, is based in Quetta, the capital of
Pakistans Baluchistan Province and is running the militant organization from there, according to Afghan and Western
officials. (ANI, Aug. 6) www.newspostonline.com/world-news/mullah-omar-running-taliban-from-quetta-in-pakistan-20080806879
TTP Threatens To Launch Suicide Attacks across Country (Pakistan)
Addressing a press conference on Tuesday (Aug. 5) in Anayat Kalley, some eight kilometers from the agency
headquarters of the Bajaur Agency, the Tehriks deputy chief Maulana Faqir Mohammad and spokesman Maulvi
Omar said that a Fidayeen Squad, comprising 10- to 20-year-old boys and girls, was ready to carry out the attacks
(Pakistan Dawn, Aug. 5) www.dawn.com/2008/08/06/top2.htm
Ragtag Taliban Show Tenacity in Afghanistan
Six years after being driven from power, the Taliban are demonstrating a resilience and a ferocity that are raising
alarm(NYT, Aug. 4) www.nytimes.com/2008/08/04/world/asia/04taliban.html?em
Some Afghan Mps Back Taliban, Drugs Trade -Official
A senior Afghan intelligence official has accused a number of parliamentarians of supporting Taliban insurgents,
Afghan newspapers said(Reuters, Aug. 6) www.reuters.com/article/asiaCrisis/idUSISL50881
The Haqqani Network: Reign of Terror
Over the last six months, three out of the four most spectacular terrorist attacks occurring in Afghanistan have been
carried out by the Haqqani Network, a mysterious yet highly dangerous terrorist gang bound together by tribal and
clan relationships. (The Long War Journal, Aug. 2) www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2008/08/the_haqqani_network.php
British Muslims Fighting With Taliban
British Muslims are helping the Taliban in southern Afghanistan, according to the former commander of UK forces
(Gulf News, Aug. 3) www.gulfnews.com/world/United_Kingdom/10233862.html
Guns and Poppies
The scope of the problem is mind-numbing. Opium production mushroomed in 2006 and 2007, and Afghanistan now
supplies 93 percent of the worlds heroin, with the bulk going to users in Europe and Russia. (NYT OPED, Aug. 5)
www.nytimes.com/2008/08/05/opinion/05tue1.html?hp

Pakistan Proposes Stepped-Up Action against Insurgents

Anxious to avoid a U.S. intervention or cutoff of funds, Pakistan's civilian government is proposing military and
intelligence changes(Boston Globe, Aug. 4)
www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/2008/08/04/pakistan_proposes_stepped_up_action_against_insurgents/

Zawahiri Not Believed To Be Dead Or Wounded: U.S. Intelligence

U.S. intelligence has no reason to believe Al-Qaida's number two was killed or wounded in a recent missile attack in
Pakistan(AFP, Aug. 4) http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5ir4aa4dn2DZZ3CKvb81d2Xmju7uA
Al-Qaidas Chief Poisoner Appears To Have Been Killed By The Americans
Some of the most disturbing images to emerge from Afghanistan after the fall of the Taliban were al-Qaidas in-house
videos of dogsas they were killed with chemicals(The Economist, July 31)
www.economist.com/world/international/displaystory.cfm?story_id=11848783

Islamists Analyze the Death of Al-Qaida's Abu-Khabab

Recent intelligence reports disclosed that Abu-Khabab trained Western recruits to carry out chemical attacks in
Europe and probably the U.S.(Asharq Alawsat, Aug. 4) http://aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=3&id=13620
Yemen Security Arrest Six Al-Qaida Suspects in the Hadramout
(Yemen Saba News, Aug. 4) www.sabanews.net/en/news160629.htm
Yemen: Will Stability Totally Collapse?
In the security sphere, there has been a thorough observation of the Al-Qaida Organizations renewed activities in
Yemen(Yemen Times, Aug. 4) http://yementimes.com/article.shtml?i=1178&p=opinion&a=4
MEND Orders Julius Berger To Vacate FCT Construction Sites (Nigeria)
The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta on Monday, ordered Julius Berger Plc, to vacate all project
sites in the Federal Capital Territory on or before August 11, 2008. It said in an e-mailed statement by its
Spokesman, Mr. Jomo Gbomo, that it would launch an unprecedented deadly, attacks(Nigeria Punch, Aug. 5)
http://www.punchng.com/Articl.aspx?theartic=Art200808053281759

Dar On High Alert As Al-Qaida Agent Flees (Tanzania)

Tanzania was on high alert yesterday (Aug. 3) after terror suspects were reported to have escaped a police dragnet
in KenyaOne of the suspects is Fazul Abdullah, an al-Qaida associate(Tanzania Citizen, Aug. 4)
http://thecitizen.co.tz/newe.php?id=7135

Somali Civilians Killed as Army, Islamists Clash in Mogadishu

``Two of our martyrs died in the battle and three others were injured,'' Sheikh Abdi Rihin Isse Adow, a spokesman for
the insurgents(Bloomberg, Aug. 5) www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601116&sid=awpOJKxteUXY&refer=africa
Deadly Somali Bomb Attack Condemned
Witnesses said the bomb was concealed in a trash dump before it exploded(Afrik, Aug. 5)
http://en.afrik.com/article14216.html

German Espionage Chief: Osama Bin Laden Is Al-Qaida's Che Guevara

Osama bin Laden is not planning the attacks any longer but he is now Al Qaida's Che Guevara(Hot News, Aug. 4)
http://english.hotnews.ro/stiri-top_news-3827083-german-espionage-chief-osama-bin-laden-qaidas-che-guevara.htm

Accused Al Qaida Sleeper Agent In Custody

Aafia Siddiqui, a Pakistani mother of three who studied at MIT, is said to have moved in the terrorist group's inner
circles. (LA Times, Aug. 5) www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-fg-siddiqui5-2008aug05,0,4345145.story
Warning on Qaidas New Female Recruits
Though the only known European female suicide bomber was Muriel Degauque, a 38-year-old convert from Belgium
who killed herself in Iraq in 2005(Pakistan Daily Times, Aug. 4)
www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008%5C08%5C04%5Cstory_4-8-2008_pg7_12

The Woman Behind The Bomb

This research led to a clear conclusion: The main motives and circumstances that drive female suicide attackers are
quite similar to those that drive men. (International Herald Tribune, Aug. 4)
www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/04/opinion/edorourke.php

(Female) Suicide Bombers

Female suicide bombers are, in fact, not a new phenomenon. According to Debra D. Zedalis, author of Female
Suicide Bombers, the first known attack by a woman is traced back to 1985(Yahoo News, Aug. 4)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/huffpost/20080804/cm_huffpost/116773

From The Maisonneuve Vault: Russia's Black Widows

The fear is well-founded: female suicide bombers in Russia have accounted for more than 260 military and civilian
deaths in less than five years (up to 2005). They have downed domestic flights, blown themselves up near
restaurants(Maison Neuve Magazine, Aug. 4) http://maisonneuve.org/index.php?&page_id=12&article_id=553
Venezuela Drug Flights Up, U.S. Says
Suspected drug shipments from Venezuela to the Caribbean island of Hispaniolarose 44%... (LA Times, Aug. 3)
www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-fg-drugs3-2008aug03,0,1332757.story

FARC Video Collection on You Tube

Analyst Comment: There are multiple FARC videos posted in You Tube. One You Tube poster, The Bolivian
Movement for a New Colombia, has provided a compilation of 24 pro FARC videos with updates to the collection last
week. The collection is available at http://www.youtube.com/user/mbolivariano The page is in Spanish. (You Tube,
Aug. 4)
Man Pleads Guilty To Charges In Las Vegas Ricin Case
On Feb. 26 authorities discovered ricin in his hotel room in Las Vegas, Nevada, as well as several guns and an
anarchist manual with instructions(AFP, Aug. 5) http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/world/view/20080805152726/Man-pleads-guilty-to-charges-in-Las-Vegas-ricin-case

SIGINT
Intelligence Gathering Suffers As Ultras Go Tech-Savvy
Intelligence gathering against terror via technology does not seem to be showing results as militants have minimized
communication through mobile phones and have taken to steganography hiding messages in images, audio and
video files and war driving (hacking WiFi networks) for communication. (India Economic Times, Aug. 6)
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/PoliticsNation/Tech-savvy_ultras_itelligence_blues/articleshow/3330792.cms

Britain's MI6 Agents Use Fake Phones To Avoid Chinese Spies

A Cold War mentality has gripped the Beijing Games with revelations Britain's Olympic officials are using throwaway
phones to foil Chinese spies. (The Australian, Aug. 1)
www.theaustralian.news.com.au/beijing_olympics/story/0,27313,24112676-5014197,00.html

Wi-Fi Hijacking: Current Cyber Terrorism

Security agencies (in India) discovered that the Internet Protocol (IP) address of the sender of the threat e-mail that
warned of the Ahmedabad blasts, was sent from a laptop that accessed the Internet over the Wi-Fi in Mumbai.
(MeriNews, July 31) http://lifestyle.merinews.com/catFull.jsp?articleID=138522
Probe Into Terror Email Reaches Dead End
The investigation of the origin of a terror mail sent from the Internet Protocol (IP) address of the U.S. national Ken
Haywood's computer has reached a dead end as cyber experts at the state forensic lab(Times of India, Aug. 4)
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Ahmedabad/Probe_into_terror_email_reaches_dead_end_/articleshow/3322758.cms

KBR Bans Cell Phones

Earlier today I sent out a message prohibiting the use of cell phones (KBR rep.) At that time I was not able to share
with you the reason. I can now. Cell phone technology has come a long way in recent years. The ability to track a cell
phone using GPS and triangulation provides a capability to locate a cell phone within meters of a point. This morning
IDF [Indirect Fire] rounds hit one of the sites where we live and work. There was a fatality. A review of the scene later
revealed that a cell phone was used immediately prior to and after the attack an outgoing call and two incoming
calls. The phone was found within meters of the impact area. (NorthEast Intelligence Network, Aug. 3)
http://www.homelandsecurityus.com/node/1419

China Forced To Partially Unblock Unwanted Websites. Will It Hurt Later?

The list of unblocked websites includes a number of international news outlets in Chinese language (like Reuters and
Wall Street Journal) (Profy, Aug. 2) www.profy.com/2008/08/02/china-forced-to-unblock-websites-will-it-hurt-later/
Weapons, Emerging Weapons Technology & Emerging Commercial Of The Shelf Technologies
Analysis / This Time Around, Hezbollah Is Aiming Higher
Should Hezbollah install advanced anti-aircraft batteries, accompanied by modern radar, this would cause significant
problems for Israeli over flights. And that in turn would score domestic points for the organization, justifying its refusal
to disarm. (Haaretz, Aug. 6) www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1008836.html
Beijing Taxis Are Rigged for Eavesdropping
The tiny listening devices, which are connected to a global positioning system able to track a cab's location by
satellite, have been installed in almost all of the city's 70,000 taxis over the past three years, taxi drivers and industry
officials say. (Wall Street Journal, Aug. 6) http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121795982193713959.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
U.S. Device That Finds Gunman in Seconds to Be Tested By Police
Tech. used by the U.S. military to trace snipers in Iraq and Afghanistan is to be employed by British police(UK
Independent, Aug. 4) www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/us-device-that-finds-gunman-in-seconds-to-be-tested-bypolice-884236.html

Israel Blocks Arms Sales To Georgia

The ban prohibits the sale of Hermes 450 UAV spy drones(Russia Today, Aug. 5)
http://www.russiatoday.ru/news/news/28500

Dragonfly Spies Hit The Skies

These tiny flyers will be used by DARPA to buzz undetected into the most well protected airspace with the mission to
spy. (UK Inquirer, Aug. 5) http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/08/05/dragonfly-spies-hit-skies
Autonomous Guardium UGV Buggy Tirelessly Patrols Danger Zones So You Don't
Have To
Israeli defense firm G-NIUS felt it important to tip the balance a little over to the fourwheeled category (joining the DARPA Urban Challenge folks) with its Guardium UGV.
Designed mostly for border patrol and recon missions(GIZMODO, Aug. 5)
http://gizmodo.com/index.php?refId=5033314

Army Need 'Pilots' For Spy Planes (UK)

Troop shortages threaten to hit the spy plane system providing our forces with vital intelligence in Afghanistan, MPs
warned(UK Mirror, Aug. 5) www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2008/08/05/army-need-pilots-for-spy-planes-115875-20684854/

Iran Test-Fires Anti-Ship Missile

The commander of the elite Revolutionary Guards, General Mohammad Ali Jafari, said on state television. "The
weapon has been developed entirely using domestic technology and, according to our information so far, no country
has used this technology before." (Defense News, Aug. 4) www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=3657960&c=MID&s=TOP
India to Acquire Undersea Cruise Missiles
India is on the verge of acquiring new undersea launched cruise missiles which will give it capability to strike at
targets on land... (Press Trust of India, Aug. 3)
www.ptinews.com/pti%5Cptisite.nsf/0/326AC83FCD57D48C6525749A002283C5?OpenDocument

New Nanotechnology Tagging System to Help Solve Gun Crime

The tiny tags just 30 microns in diameter and invisible to the naked eye are designed to be coated onto gun
cartridges. (PhysOrg, Aug. 1) www.physorg.com/news136808322.html
Technology - Spy Gear: Earpieces Are a Cool Toy
Geeks and gadget freaks, however, are more intrigued by the hero's high-tech spy gear. "Cool," we think. "He's in
constant radio contact with his teamI can't see any trace of a microphone, headset or cell phone. (Winston Salem
Journal, Aug. 5) www2.journalnow.com/content/2008/aug/05/technology-spy-gear-earpieces-are-a-cool-toy/
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