'bomb detector'

[nakky]

Tests reveal 'bomb detector' cannot work


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programme...ht/8476373.stm

Grt Nakky

[nakky]

The director of a company which sold a bomb-detecting device to 20 countries, including Iraq, has been arrested.
ATSC's Jim McCormick, 53, was detained on Friday on suspicion of fraud by misrepresentation, Avon and Somerset police said. He has since been bailed.
It comes after a BBC investigation alleged the ADE-651 did not work.
Earlier, the British government announced a ban on the export of the device to Iraq and Afghanistan, where British forces are serving.
Anti-theft tag
Mr McCormick has said the device, sold from offices in Sparkford, Somerset, used special electronic cards slotted into it to detect explosives.
But a BBC Newsnight investigation reported that a computer laboratory said the card it examined contained only a tag used by shops to prevent theft.
There are concerns the detectors have failed to stop bomb attacks which have killed hundreds of people.

The device consists of a swivelling aerial mounted to a hinge on a hand-grip. It does not operate by battery, instead promotional material says it is powered only by the user's static electricity.
The ADE-651 has been sold to a range of Middle Eastern countries and as far afield as Bangkok.
The Iraqi government has spent US$85m (£52m) on the hand-held detectors, now used at most checkpoints in Baghdad.
It is understood Iraq paid about US$40,000 for each device. No Western government uses them.
The BBC has learned the Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has ordered an investigation into the bomb detectors, expected to report shortly.
The government ban, brought in by Business Secretary Lord Mandelson, starts next week.

Grt Nakky

[ivconic]

Porsche Cayenne on one side and dead people on another....
Horrible!
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It is tough for me now to find one old Robert's post from the past.
In one of his acrimony debates with LRL beleivers Robert wrote one large post explaining huge menace, risk and danger from charlatanic nature of LRL movement which outgrow in last 20 years.
So few people here realized for real the very important message Robert tried to send in public through this forum.
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This case, case of bogus bomb detector, is just proof of what Robert tried to tell us here.
By some strange paradox, Robert is now in Iraq, working for one important organisation, on recovery of some communication systems that has been destroyed there during last USA campaign (version i heard).

Bottom line;
Charlatans are DANGEROUS! It all starts pretty simply and naive, like cases we have here on this forum (RS part).
But it is very dangerous in essence. That's why we must keep on "fighting" here against that ugly charlatanic "movement", ideas and pseudo science.
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It is sad that this happened, many people died because of that....yet it is perfect example which justify all what has been said against charlatanism in science so far, especially here on Geotech forums. Geotech forums has nothing to be ashamed of. I am proud to be on right side!

[ivconic]

This also can relate to:

http://www.geotech1.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16245

But you have to be patient and read all posts there...

[Carl-NC]

I've long understand the danger of LRLs. Here in the US, LRL drug detectors were sold to schools and law enforcement. Right now, we have Mexico using them at border crossings:

http://news.yahoo.com/video/world-15749633/17378517
(See 1:20 minute mark)

DKL has, for years, been selling LRL rescue locators where lives are on the line. Now we have LRL bomb detectors trying to stop suicide bombers.

Hopefully this latest round of LRL insanity will bring more attention to the LRL scams and, especially, the scammers.

[Infamy]

What about prosecutions for companies such as OKM, those in the treasure hunting market?