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Monday, September 29, 2008

News: The Secret War on the Dollar by Oliver North

Filed under: Iran,News,North Korea — Tags: , , , , , , — Matt @ 9:42 PM

     Thanks to Doug for sending me this.  I was reading about these ‘super notes’ (close to perfect counterfeit dollars) awhile back, and in light of the current economic events, this is somewhat concerning.  The dollar is going to be taking lots of hits here, and these counterfeiting operations or war on our dollar will only add to the damage.  And what really sucks is this has been going on for awhile.

      I also brought up below a little history factoid about counterfeiting attacks in the past. Specifically Operation Bernhard, conducted by the Nazis against the allies during World War Two. –Head Jundi

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Counterfeit Note

A counterfeit £5 note forged by the Jewish Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp prisoners during World War 2. This was for Operation Bernhard, a Nazi counterfeiting operation designed to destabilize the British economy. 

 

Sunday, September 28, 2008

NORTH: Secret war on the dollar

Oliver North

COMMENTARY:

Last Wednesday night, President Bush addressed the nation in an effort to convince Congress to pass a bill to “reduce the risk to major financial institutions” and “safeguard American families and businesses.”

Thursday he met with Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama and other congressional leaders to build a consensus plan for bailing out our financial system. The potentates on the Potomac are now pondering the price-tag for saving Wall Street. Unfortunately, corrupt officials in other capitals are also hard at work undermining what’s left of the U.S. dollar – by printing and distributing their own versions of American currency.

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Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Weapons: The Type 69 40mm Airburst (RPG round), Now in Afghanistan

Filed under: Afghanistan,China,Iraq,Weapons — Tags: , , , , , , — Matt @ 10:35 PM

  Doug sent me this article that he found on Strategy Page.  The round sounds pretty brutal, and the range is pretty amazing as well.  That sucks that they are turning up in Afghanistan now.  I imagine that enough of these munitions launched at the same time, could be a pretty effective tactic to initiate an ambush.  And 1500 meter range makes it an interesting stand-off/indirect weapon as well. Bouncing death, made in China–damn.  –Head Jundi 

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Bouncing Death From China

 

August 20, 2008: Chinese made Airburst anti-personnel RPG rockets have been discovered in Afghanistan, after first being encountered in Iraq, where they were used by Iranian supported Shia rebels. The Chinese made RPG rocket is optimized for anti-personnel effect. To accomplish that, the shell bounces up about six feet, after first hitting the ground. Then the 5.7 pound warhead explodes, releasing hundreds of metal fragments. Casualties can be caused nearly fifty feet away. Because the warhead explodes in the air, and is full of metal fragments, it is more than three times as likely to kill or injure than the usual RPG warhead (which is designed to penetrate armor). The “Airburst Anti-Personnel” rocket also has a longer range (over 1,500 meters, more than twice that for the anti-armor rocket).

 

Iran buys these rockets from China, or maybe even makes its own copies. Iran denies supplying weapons to the Taliban or al Qaeda (which are violently opposed to the Shia brand of Islam practiced throughout Iran and southern Iraq.) But in the past, Iran has aided al Qaeda, and Iranian gunrunners will sell weapons to anyone who can pay. 

Strategy Page Link

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Type 69 Airburst 

Type 69 40mm Airburst Anti-Personnel High-Explosive (HE) Grenade

 

This variant was developed specifically for anti-personnel purpose. This round works in a similar way to the bouncing anti-personnel fragmentation mines. On impact, the grenade bounces off the ground to a chest to 2m height then airbursts over the target area, scattering about 800 anti-personnel steel balls over a lethal radius of 15m. The airburst is much more effective than typical blast warheads especially toward entrenched troops.

 

Sino Defence Link

Thursday, July 3, 2008

Funny Stuff: The ‘Anti-Terror Assault Vehicle’

Filed under: China,Funny Stuff,Photo — Tags: , , , — Matt @ 11:14 AM

Scooter Commandos

Wheel scary: Chinese anti-terror police practise killing drills on scooters

By Daily Mail Reporter

Last updated at 11:50 PM on 02nd July 2008

Chinese elite anti-terror police officers are wheeling into action ahead of next month’s Beijing Olympics on two-wheeled scooters.

Members of the country’s armed police unit practised on the Segway models that have been re-named ‘Anti-Terror Assault Vehicles’ in the eastern province of Shandong.

Killers: Despite the strange appearance of the scooters, the Chinese ant-terror police are lethal in action

Officials have bought 100 Segways and painted some in military camouflage to patrol airports and sporting venues during the Games.

In one drill, police posing as terrorists held ten badminton audience members hostage, ‘shooting dead’ four ‘hijackers’, capturing two and defusing a mock car bomb.

The exercise was to test the province’s emergency response and involved 1,500 people.

The Segway was the brainchild of American Dean Kamen, who claimed at its 2001 launch that it would make the car obsolete in congested cities. It has since been the object of some derision, however.

The two-wheeled self-balancing machine – powered by an electric motor – allows users to travel as fast as 12.5mph while standing up.

Story Here

 

 

Thursday, April 24, 2008

News: Asian Security Contractors in Zimbabwe

Filed under: Africa,China,News — Tags: , , , — Matt @ 1:23 PM

 I got this from strategy page, and thought that this was interesting.  You never hear too much about Chinese security contractors, and especially in Africa.  I think you will see more and more of this, just as long as China has natural resource interests there.  They are also active in the Sudan.  -Head Jundi

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Asian Mercenaries in Zimbabwe

April 24, 2008: Concurrent with China’s latest shipments of arms and munitions to Zimbabwe (see http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htproc/articles/20080421.aspx ), two dozen uniformed and armed Chinese soldiers were seen patrolling the streets of the eastern border town of Mutare, with Zimbabwean troops, during a strike by Mugabe’s political opposition. The Chinese Embassy denied that there were any Chinese troops in the area, but suggested that local Chinese-owned companies hired contractors to protect their interests. Over the last few years, thousands of Chinese have moved to Zimbabwe, where they have become active in retailing, manufacturing, mining and farming. They have a lot to protect and apparently have formed a militia. (more…)

Thursday, April 10, 2008

News: Tracksuited Guardians of the Flame

Filed under: China,News — Tags: , , , , — Matt @ 4:32 PM

How would you like to be the security detail for a torch?  The Chinese are definitely getting a work out in this one, and all over the world.  -Head Jundi

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 Chinese Guards

Tracksuited guardians of the flame

The Chinese guards protecting the Olympic torch have been described as heavy-handed, aggressive and even thugs. Who are the men in blue tracksuits?

Wherever the Olympic torch goes, it seems controversy follows. But not as closely as the phalanx of Chinese guards charged with protecting the flame.

The team of men in blue tracksuits was first thrust into the spotlight in London, when scuffles broke out between anti-China protesters and police.

London’s Metropolitan Police said the guardians had no official role and often got in the way of officers trying to restore calm. (more…)

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