Eddo36 Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 (edited) http://www.latimes.com/news/na...-center Copper-plated explosives that pierce armored vehicles are proving so deadly that the military is advocating foot patrols instead. By Julian E. Barnes Times Staff Writer June 22, 2007 BAGHDAD Edited June 26, 2007 by Eddo36 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fionavar Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 We'll try one corrective prune ... The universe is change; your life is what our thoughts make it - Marcus Aurelius (161) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walsingham Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 News? This has been common knowledge for at least a year. The 'news' is that the technique is spreading to Afghanistan. "It wasn't lies. It was just... bull****"." -Elwood Blues tarna's dead; processing... complete. Disappointed by Universe. RIP Hades/Sand/etc. Here's hoping your next alt has a harp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metadigital Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 I would have thought foot patrols were a better way to police a state than from a gun-mounted humvee. OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tale Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 I would have thought foot patrols were a better way to police a state than from a gun-mounted humvee. You're a brit. Ya'll bring tanks into stadiums. "Show me a man who "plays fair" and I'll show you a very talented cheater." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metadigital Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 I'd be interested to hear if anyone has read the 2007 Samuel Johnson Prize winner for Non Fiction Imperial Life in the Emerald City: Inside Baghdad's Green Zone. OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tale Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 Is that prize for anything or just being "outstanding?" "Show me a man who "plays fair" and I'll show you a very talented cheater." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metadigital Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 Panel of appointed people read loads of books and decide which they think is the best, every year. OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tale Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 So, it's based on entertainment merit. "Show me a man who "plays fair" and I'll show you a very talented cheater." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metadigital Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 It's a non-fiction book selection. The panellists are chosen, presumably on their achievements in their respective fields (science, history, media, publishing, etc). The book is being made into a film, too. OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walsingham Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 I haven't read it. If I want to know I don't read a book clearly intended to pander to the general public, I ask someone who's just come back from there. "It wasn't lies. It was just... bull****"." -Elwood Blues tarna's dead; processing... complete. Disappointed by Universe. RIP Hades/Sand/etc. Here's hoping your next alt has a harp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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