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Posted by mv on 08/11/06 16:20
It's ironic that we've only just had another strand about flying with
camera kit. I'm on standby to go to the Gulf this month and glad to
already have several robust flight cases in stock. Not Pelicans but
galvanised steel, with reinforced seams and corners together with bloody
great padlockable closures. Also glad to be shooting HDV on what's
becoming for me the most common set up, a Z1 and an A1. I have every
expectation that they'll survive all but the most unusually violent
baggage handling. I will try to use direct flights too.
But just a little patriotic rant from me. The British 'police' (actually
MI5 and MI6) have done an excellent job of counter terrorism, however
the American media barely acknowledge it, even claiming a significant US
part in the operation, meantime the Pakistanis are also suggesting that
it's all due to them too. The fact is that this operation has been
underway since January. The mad buggers have been under surveillance and
brilliantly infiltrated all that time. The US agencies by and large only
being recipients of intelligence information from the Brits. The
Pakistanis were merely used by the Brits to arrest two guys who had
conveniently gone to Pakistan where they could be 'effectively
interrogated'. Just thought I'd mention it because the understated and
ultra low profile UK intelligence folks will never crow from the roof
tops on their own behalf. Been going on like this since WWII.
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John Lubran
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