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Hello Sarajevo

I'm a canadian in belgium

and i would like to correspond with people in Sarajevo

for friendship and trade ideas/culture.



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My adress : GUY GAGNON

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Subject: Re: http://mediafilter.org/SJ/Pages/Active resistance to occupying troop


> 
> From: "Ivo Skoric" 
> Subject:       Re: http://mediafilter.org/SJ/Pages/Active resistance to occupy
> 
> Hmmm, those "weapons" are not only readily available in listed 
> countries. Yugoslav Army has this tools. Before the war they were 
> produced in Slovenia (Iskra, Kranj) for Yugoslav Army, and they are 
> probably still around in Bosnia.
> 
> But, come on, can you shoot somebody right in the eye from a 10 k 
> distance? Even with a sniper? Only maybe if it stares at you. I don't 
> see laser rangefinders as being a big problem over there. And there 
> is certainly not as many of them laying around as there are 
> landmines.
> 
> ivo
> 
These weapons are apparently being developed by the U.S.A. and some
 Western European countries.  I've seen news reports a few months
ago about the Scandinavian countries initiative to ban the development
of laser based blinding weapons which was rejected by the U.S. based
on the fact that they still haven't fully developed these weapons, so 
there's no point in banning them.  Of course, once the weapons are
fully developed the US military will desist from using them.;-)

How do you blind someone from a 10 k distance?  By using a diverging
high power laser beam.  The beam scans an area for which it is believed
to have an enemy observation post.  If the enemy soldiers are using any type
of optical equipment (such as binoculars for example) the laser beam will
be focused on their retina and is powerful enough to burn it or temporarily
damage it.  Hence - temporary or permanent blindness.

Is this likely to be used in Bosnia? Probably not.  This is an ideal weapon
against snipers and it would have been used by now if it were available,
either to the warring sides of IFOR troops.

marko