News: July 2006 Archives

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Inside Out - July 06

15 July 2006

What Ron McCullagh didn't tell you in his moving tribute to Martin Adler is that the British press didn't even name him when they reported his death. He was a "Swedish cameraman" who was killed on assignment in Mogadishu.......more

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Body Armour

12 July 2006

Body armour is basically a layer of clothing designed to absorb and disperse the impact energy of a bullet. Modern body armour is designed to stop low velocity (handguns) and high velocity (rifles) with some manufacturers claiming protection from......more

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Look who's listening

12 July 2006

Among the momentous developments that marked the close of the 20th Century one that received less attention than most was the revelation of a new international spy ring unparalleled in its scope. This operation, known as Echelon, gave participating......more

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Cable from Kabul

04 July 2006

All Frontline Club members have some connection to Afghanistan it seems. The former members of the Frontline TV Agency cut their teeth in the 1980s during the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan. So it seems fitting that Kabul is rapidly becoming......more