Re: [microsound] sounds of falluja

[izam studio <izimizam@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

in the land of the  ' free ' ? surely not ! 

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From: "//jonCates" <joncates@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "microsound" <microsound@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 1:06 PM
Subject: Re: [microsound] sounds of falluja 


> i know this post is from awhile back but...
> 
> On Nov 10, 2004, at 12:44 AM, tasty radish wrote:
> > >btw, they've brought this thing out into
> > >demonstrations in the usa... this last summer at the
> > >RNC. Though, it wasn't put into effect. Just parked it
> > >for all to see.
> 
> i wasnt @ the RNC protests in NYC but from what i understand the LRAD 
> (Long Range Acoustic Device) weapon was turned on + used against 
> protesters:
> 
> http://www.infowars.com/print/ps/soundcannon_photos.htm
> 
> ++
> 
> http://www.boingboing.net/2004/09/02/rncnyc_reported_pres.html
> 
> these 'non lethal weapons' are very dangerous + can be just as lethal 
> (depending on how they are tuned) + perhaps more damaging on various 
> social + personal levels. long range health results are not publicly 
> known. the LRAD can be tuned to low settings that nauseate the crowd or 
> create feelings of generalized unease. obviously such tactics make ppl 
> disperse w/out any visual evidence of the weapons deployment or being 
> able to 'document'  via recording the kind of police state abuse of 
> power that is occurring. this kind of invisibility of easily 
> recognizable evidence, i.e. no video on the evening news or on sites 
> such as indymedia, is a particularly important aspect of the repressive 
> police state that has developed in the US.
> 
> //jonCates
> http://systemsapproach.net
> 
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