North Korea, counterinsurgency, youtube, V-CLICK

Derelict, originally uploaded by NZ domino.

Happy Vally Wellington

What is love? 'tis not hereafter;
Present mirth hath present laughter;
What's to come is still unsure;
In delay there lies no plenty;
Then come kiss me, sweet and twenty,
Youth's a stuff will not endure

Aus EDT 9/10/2006 1:00PM
Oct. 9, 2006 4:46 By ASSOCIATED PRESS SEOUL, South Korea
North Korea performed its first-ever nuclear weapons test Monday, Yonhap news agency reported, citing government officials.
South Korean officials couldn't immediately confirm the report.
South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun has convened a meeting of security advisers over the issue, Yonhap reported.

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4Oct2006 giant Well Duh! sound
The United States Army and Marines ..new counterinsurgency doctrine ..
..cautions against overly aggressive raids and mistreatment of detainees.
.. emphasizes the importance of safeguarding civilians and restoring essential services..
..The Army will use this manual to change its entire culture .
The doctrine is outlined in a new field manual on counterinsurgency that is to be published next month. ..
nine paradoxes including:
..The more force used, the less effective it is..
..Tactical success guarantees nothing..
..The more you protect your force, the less secure you are
[chances that USAnian troops will take this on board after all these years: somewhere between Buckly's and SFA]

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nytimes
attack videos Iraq style
NY Times reports that youtube is hosting vids of USAnian troops getting theirs,
but on inspection we get
"This video has been removed due to terms of use violation."
and then a truly braindead sign-up failure - who would pay $1B for that load?

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geekzone
D-Link Introduces V-CLICK Dual-Mode GSM / Wi-Fi Phone
tri-band GSM (900/1800/1900 Mhz) and 802.11 Wi-Fi (2.4Ghz) 4.17", w 1.73", d .75" ..
Opera Mobile .. 2 inch (176x220 pixels)
"unlocked," .. (WEP, WPA and WPA2) .. US$600
A much better idea than ziggy's Telstra 3.5G+ $100/month crapola service
[what no mini SD?]

Korea counterinsurgency youtube V-CLICK