Posts Tagged ‘Foreign Affairs’
Cooking The Taliban!
A new “nonlethal” weapon that uses microwave energy to create intense pain has been deployed in Afghanistan. The Active Denial System, which burns the top layer of skin via microwaves, is in Afghanistan for testing. The weapon is designed to shoot an invisible beam of energy at people, creating an intense burning sensation that forces them to flee. The Air Force has called it the “goodbye effect.” It has not been used before in military operations.
In 2008, the Pentagon considered deploying the Active Denial System in Iraq, but stopped due to publicity concerns. The technology used in the Active Denial System, which was developed by the Air Force Research Laboratory at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., has been adapted to several different configurations. The version pictured is a Block 2, a more advanced version that is mounted on a military vehicle. The lab is also looking at a mounting it on an aircraft.
So, when the word gets out that we’re “cooking” Taliban troops, how long before Obama bows to the world and cancels it?
The 27-year-old Qatari diplomat who caused a full-blown, midair security scare when he tried to sneak a cigarette and then joked about it will probably be catching the next flight to Doha, a senior State Department official said Thursday.
Fox News has confirmed that the diplomat was on his way to Denver for a consular visit with a jailed Al Qaeda operative — perhaps adding to the tension with the U.S. government.
The State Department comment came after officials already were calling for Mohammed Al-Madadi to either be recalled or expelled for doing just about “everything wrong” on board the United Airlines flight to Denver late Wednesday.
Al-Madadi was flying back to Washington, D.C., Thursday after being released from custody. He’s expected to arrive at Dulles International Airport shortly after 3 p.m. ET and will likely be escorted by federal air marshals
From the home office in Tampa, Florida, here’s the Top Ten United Nations selling points….
10. If an impotent, bloated bureaucracy can’t solve it, it’s best left festering.
09. You can’t spell “UNethical” without U.N.
08. Genocidal dictators, BEWARE our non-binding resolutions.
07. Bringing peace to our World (Actual results may vary).
06. Tomorrow’s corruption, Today.
05. Raising pointless squabbling to an artform.
04. We take bribes so you don’t have to.
03. Try our World famous cheesy fries.
02. If trouble abounds, we’ll be nearby, doing nothing.
And . . .
01. If this is an actual emergency, please hang up and dial America.
