Not true, there was the conflict between Russian and Georgia as well as the Israel and Lebanon conflict in 2006 all of whom had McDonalds at the time of fighting. Also in doing some digging it appears that there was the NATO bombing of Serbia (sure seems like war) that happened shortly after the book with that statement was published.

You are forgetting that this is Australia where firearm ownership is more heavily regulated than it is in the US. This likely isn't a pump action or semi auto shotgun so would likely be a breach loading one (single or double barreled) or bolt action. A bolt action one might have a capacity of 4.

In this case it sounds like it was being auto uploaded so while they destroyed the camera and local recording there still exist a copy, so yes.

That one probably did actually have something in it other than water, but probably less than regular tap water. It is the ones that are diluted by 10^200 or other silly numbers that statically have nothing in them as you would have a better chance of picking one atom in the universe at random putting it back and picking another one at random and having it be the same atom both times.

Usually they are called a property tax levy. Here in Minnesota each school district can put a new tax levy on the ballot or put a renewal of an existing but about to expire one on the ballot for voters to approve. If it is approved then an additional amount is levied against their property tax. Additionally there is the money that comes from the state and federal government but that is just what ever is approved by the legislature and signed by the Governor. For an example here is the property tax statement for some random house (not mine or even close) in the city I live in that shows about $1400 in property tax was paid to the local school district.

Done.

All too often that is the case but there is always pursuing a deprivation of rights under color law case on your own which doesn't protect the individual officer with qualified immunity.

Easy, file a deprivation of rights under color of law suit. They are depriving you of your property without compensation or due process so it seems if it was caught on video it becomes a very clear case where they violated your rights. Add in the use of violence, threats of violence, or any bodily harm and it gets worse.

If you really want to put the screws to a police officer see if you can win a Depervation of rights under color of law/a> suit against them.

They are polite but they are very through and do their job well. I have never had a problem with Israeli security and find entering their country to be easier than reentry to my home country of the USA. It has always been a fairly quick trip from entry to the Ben Gurion airport to the main terminal but they have lots of quick checks. I have had a coworker who got the 3rd degree because he is usually an overly quiet guy who is honest to a fault. His mistake was on the have you had you bags under your sight since you packed them? He responded no because they were in the trunk of our driver's vehicle. This is a sure way to get additional questioning. Even when their X-ray machine had problem scanning my camera bag (metal chassis SLR with lots of metal bodied lenses) it was a simple matter of showing them it was a camera and answering their questions about it like where did I get it, when did I get it, does it take really take better pictures than a digital camera? After which they sent me on my way.

From the GP's recount it sounds like their problem was they wanted to leave their shit at the airport and leave which from my experience is the exact opposite of what you are suppose to do there. The times I was there they had you haul your crap around for as long as possible outside of the secure area probably in hopes that if it was going to blow up it would just blow your dumb ass up. Add in that they are watching and if you start looking a bit stressed or paranoid they can spot the terrorist.

A better question would be how many attempts has the TSA stopped? Keep in mind that the TSA and their regulations (apply to inbound international flights) didn't stop the shoe or underwear bombers but the passengers. So by my count they are sitting at about a -2.

Even here in the US some airports have roving bag searchers. The last time I traveled I had one who wanted to search my carry on bags. The roving agent came up and asked "Can I search your bags?" to which I replied no. At this point she got a very confused look on her face as I went back to eating my pile of over priced tacos. She gets on her radio and radios for some more help. So a couple more TSA agents come over and one of the new one asks "May I search your bags?" again I reply no. At this point the discuss amongst themselves and eventually one of them demands in a loud stern voice "Sir we must search your bags" and I replied "While I am legally required to allow you to search my luggage I feel that this search is a violation of my rights and I do not consent. By executing this search you are indicating to me your other methods are ineffective or that your employes are ineffective, but likely both." They open my small suitcase and find a work laptop, 2 changes of cloths, my keys, and a my work cellphone.

From this experience I gather that they are not use to people not saying yes to their requests and that they get fairly confused when someone challenges their authority. I'm sure someone recorded it hoping it would be the next "don't taze me bro" video but some of the other passengers asked why I wouldn't just comply initially and were shocked when I told them that I didn't have to as they didn't order me to. I wish more people would stand up as much as they legally can as I wasted about 15 minutes of each of the agents' time so that was net benefit for all as it probably prevented 3 other searches.

Just view them as a useless WPA and you will see why having them is important.

I don't think most people would be pleased with what the Israelis actually do for airline security, granted it is effective.

Security starts outside the airport. First as you approach there are guards with machine guns that operate a check point they stop your vehicle take a peak inside and wave you through. At this point you now will enter the airport grounds and proceed on a fairly long drive to the actual terminal with lots of cameras. As you walk in there are more guards with machine guns just watching.

Upon entry you will have to have your documents out and ready to show to an Israeli security official and hopefully you had some entity of importance sponsor your trip and provide certified exit paperwork otherwise the quick 5 questions plus verification number you were given and passport check turns into a longer interview. All this time you still have all your crap. After this you go and see the wonderful people at the x-ray machine and send your checked luggage through. If there is a question you pick up your luggage carry it over to a secure area and the nice security people make you unpack your bag with the issue and you answer their questions. If there is no issue or once done with further screening they apply the their stickers and you proceed to the ticketing counter where they ask you a few more questions, take your checked bags and give you your tickets.

Now you get to send all your carry on crap through the X-ray machine and you get to walk through a metal detector. They are very insistent that you leave your shoes on even if they are steel toe boots. If you trip the metal detector let them know what you have that is metallic and they wand and pat you down. If you have steel toe boots they wand you and then make you go and get a foot X-ray. At this point you still need to go through passport control where they will again ask you a few more questions. Finally after all that you get to go eat some crappy food in their terminal and go visit the tax rebate office there before you begin to board the plane. When boarding begins they open everyone's carry on luggage and search through it, sometimes if it is really a mess (the women with the suitcase of a purse with 15lbs of trash in it) they dump it all out on the table.

This also completely ignores the paperwork that you have to fill out to go there but I haven't had to do that since I have only traveled for work. The exit paperwork that your important sponsor, if you are lucky enough to have one, has you fill out stamps and sends to the airport requests all details about your trip. Where you stayed, where you went, what you did, where you spend each night and day. If you go to an interesting place where you might have had contact with bad people expect more questions at the airport. It is cheap (compared to what we do), effective, invasive as hell, and requires having competent people who are willing to profile the hell out of people.