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To: SmoothSail who wrote (369791)	6/22/2010 4:16:52 AM
From: SmoothSail	Respond to of 793963

From the Photography thread: Home of the brave, land of the free... gizmodo.com "In response to a flood of Facebook and YouTube videos that depict police abuse, a new trend in law enforcement is gaining popularity. In at least three states, it is now illegal to record any on-duty police officer. Even if the encounter involves you and may be necessary to your defense, and even if the recording is on a public street where no expectation of privacy exists...'

To: SmoothSail who wrote (369791)	6/22/2010 1:40:23 PM
From: Nadine Carroll	1 Recommendation Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793963

There are a series of minor incidents, usually involving attempted kidnappings, where Tehran backed down at a show of force. One involved some US Navy ships in the Persian Gulf. Another involved a cross-border raid into Iraq. One goes back to 1979 where they took the Russian diplomats hostage as well as the US diplomats. Unlike Carter, the Russians weren't wusses. They seized all the Iranian nationals they could find and threatened to execute them. The Russian diplomats were released.