Calls to ban 'anti-teen' device

Campaigners are calling for a ban on a device that emits a high-pitched sound to disperse groups of teenagers, saying it is not a fair way to treat them.

There are estimated to be 3,500 of the devices, known as the Mosquito, in use in England, many at shopping centres.

Their sound causes discomfort to young ears - but their frequency is above the normal hearing range of people over 25.

England's children's commissioner backs a ban but stores say the devices can be useful against anti-social youths.

What humans can hear

The devices, which exploit the fact that a person's ability to hear high frequencies generally declines once they reach their 20s, have proved popular with councils and police who aim to tackle anti-social behaviour by using them to disperse groups of youths.

But a new campaign called "Buzz off", led by the children's commissioner for England and backed by groups including civil liberties group Liberty, is calling for them to be banned.

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Tony Blair is Resurgent on the International Scene

Will the British former Prime Minister Tony Blair be the first person to hold the powerful new position of President of the European Council, due to be established in 2009? This is the question being asked in British, European and international political circles, and increasingly the answer is 'yes'.

It is understood that Blair wants the job - on condition that it is not just a symbolic or bureaucratic job but one that brings him real political power, fulfilling his dream of becoming a major player on the international political stage. However, the position is a new post created under the Lisbon Treaty signed last December at a summit in the Portuguese capital, and its exact nature, scope and power are still not decided. In fact the first person to hold the position will play a major part and influence in how the role of EU President develops. Some of Blair's critics fear he will use the position to influence EU policy on the basis of what many see as his simplistic, shallow view of the world and of politics.

Blair is consulting some of his closest allies over a campaign to the launched later this year to become the EU President. The strongest public supporter of his candidacy for the post is the French president Nicola Sarkozy.

Blair has discussed the possibility of his being considered for the position of EU President with his successor as Prime Minister, Gordon Brown. Downing Street is reported to be willing to give his backing to Blair's candidacy, but it is urging Blair to declare publicly his interest in the job soon. In reality, Brown has little choice but to support Blair as a British candidate for the job. However, given the past history of rivalry and hostility between Blair and Brown, Brown must have mixed feelings about the prospect of Blair becoming EU President.

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The Big Brother State

The Big Brother State is an educational film about what politicians claim to be protection of our freedom but what we refer to as ... all » repressive legislation.

Since terrorism has become a global threat, especially after 9/11, governments all over the world have started enforcing laws which, so the governments say, should increase national security.

These laws obviously aim at another goal: the states gaining more and more control of their citizens at the cost of our privacy and freedom.




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Exosquad NWO Defense Video

Exosquad was a cartoon that ran from 1993-1995. The writers were obviously clued in as many of the issues covered foretold events more than a decade later. In this clip, the bad guys force everyone to attend "civil registration" where an ID chip is implanted under their skin as a "New World Order" is announced.

Gordon 'New World Order' Brown.

Bush Pleased on Intelligence Bill

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Bush on Wednesday urged the House to complete work on new rules for government eavesdropping on phone calls and e-mails and he said he will not sign a temporary extension of the law.

The president said the legislation is necessary to determine who terrorists are talking to, what they are saying and what they are planning. He urged the House to act promptly.

"The time for debate is over," said the president.

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Arrested, caged and DNA tested - for using MP3

A commuter was arrested at gunpoint and had his DNA and fingerprints taken simply for listening to his MP3 player while waiting for a bus.

Darren Nixon was surrounded by armed police after his music player was mistaken for a gun.

When a passer-by saw the 28-year-old get out his black Philips machine to change tracks, she panicked and dialled 999.

Police tracked Mr Nixon using CCTV. As he got off the bus home from work he was surrounded by a firearms unit, who bundled him into a van.

He was then put in a cell and his fingerprints, DNA and mugshot were taken before he was released.

Although police realised it was a false alarm, Mr Nixon, from Stoke-on-Trent, now has to live with his DNA stored on a national database.

The force will also keep on record that he was arrested on suspicion of a firearms offence.

Mr Nixon said: 'It was unreal – I had a completely clean record before this and have always been a law-abiding citizen.' The mechanic said that, as he got off the bus, he saw a policeman gesture but could not hear what he said.

Mr Nixon added: 'As I got closer, I could see that two of the cops had guns. My heart was racing a mile a minute. One of them was hiding behind a car door, looking down his sight at me, and the other was shouting orders and pointing a gun at me.

'I turned the music off and they were telling me to put my hands up in the air.'

DNA records are kept for life so that they can be matched to future samples.

Even suspects who are wrongfully arrested normally stay on the database. Staffordshire Police said a member of the public reported seeing a man pull a gun from his pocket, grip it with both hands and aim.

A spokesman added: 'An operation was put in place and a man matching the description was detained.'

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