Italy: Two Flying Saucers Will Spy On Milan
Helicopter-mounted cameras will monitor city streets and squares, seeking out unlicensed waste dumps and building sites. Drone-like devices with video game-style controls. MILAN – It’s silent, almost invisible and operates by day and night. It can even see and film in the dark. People are calling it a "spy in the sky" but it actually […]
Policing Profiles of Participating and Partner States: Germany
Also see: Denmark, Poland, Netherlands, Austria, France, Switzerland, Belgium, Czech Republic, Luxembourg General Information Admission to the OSCE: 25 June 1973 OSCE Chairmanship in 1999 Policing overview: In the Federal Republic of Germany the responsibility for maintenance of public security and order is divided between the 16 federal states (Bundeslaender) and the Republic. The main policing […]
European Gendarmerie Force (EGF) to be launched in Italy on 19 January
– and EU discussing the creation of cross-border law enforcement "Special Task Forces" [statewatch.org] On 19 January 2005 the EU Gendarmerie Force (EGF) involving para-military police forces from Italy, Spain, France, Holland and Portugal will be launched in Vicenza (Veneto), Italy. Vicenza is the seat of Camp Ederle – the third largest US base in […]
Preparing for protest in Calgary
There has been plenty of speculation surrounding the nature of the protests expected on the streets of Calgary in the next several days during the World Petroleum Congress. Protesters and police have clashed in a series of demonstrations including those in Seattle, Wash., Washington, D.C. and Windsor, Ont. The images below detail how police and […]