-------------------------------------------------------- From: "Westaway" <•••@••.•••> Subject: Israel unveils portable hunter-killer robot Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2007 22:08:53 -0800 Is not this part of an evolution of corporate killing machines of the fascists? Touted now as being used against "enemy guerrillas", tomorrow more highly refined robots will be used against enemies of the corporate state. Each and every dissident and unwanted citizen will become victim to the unrelenting desire of that small, powerful elite to totally control and enslave mankind. Robots will become an extension of their power to enforce and to eliminate. Human soldiers, whose allegiance is always in doubt, will be replaced by programable machines that will eliminate the possibility of counter coup. The writing is plainly on the wall. What are we going to do about it? - Don. ********************** Original source URL: http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=technologyNews&storyid=2007-03-08T103103Z_01_L08481636_RTRUKOC_0_US-ISRAEL-ROBOT.xml&src=rss&rpc=22 Israel unveils portable hunter-killer robot Thu Mar 8, 2007 5:31am ET JERUSALEM (Reuters) - An Israeli defense firm on Thursday unveiled a portable robot billed as being capable of entering most combat zones alone and engaging enemies with an onboard armory that includes a machine-pistol and grenades. The VIPeR, roughly the size of a small television, was invented as part of Israel's efforts to develop weaponry that could reduce the risks to its forces from hand-to-hand fighting against Palestinian or Lebanese Hezbollah guerrillas. The manufacturer, Elbit Systems Ltd., said that the VIPeR's small size and dual treads enable it to move "undeterred by stairs, rubble, dark alleys, caves or narrow tunnels". As well as bomb-sniffing and bomb disposal equipment, the VIPeR can carry an Uzi machine-pistol or plant a grenade. The weapons would be aimed using an onboard video camera. According to Elbit, which has close links with the Defense Ministry, Israel plans to deploy the VIPeR among its infantry units after field tests. The robot could also be of interest to foreign police units or U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan. -- -------------------------------------------------------- Escaping the Matrix website http://escapingthematrix.org/ cyberjournal website http://cyberjournal.org Community Democracy Framework: http://cyberjournal.org/DemocracyFramework.html subscribe cyberjournal list mailto:•••@••.••• Posting archives http://cyberjournal.org/show_archives/
