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US bans camera phones in Iraq
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simonjames
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Jun 27, 2004, 06:07 PM
 
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Not new. Pretty old.
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Jun 27, 2004, 06:12 PM
 
To quote Jon Stewart, "We must get rid of the weapons of mass documentation!"
     
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Jun 27, 2004, 08:56 PM
 
So what...camera phones are banned where I work too.

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Jun 27, 2004, 10:07 PM
 
people don't abuse people, camera phones abuse people!

notice that it doesn't seem to apply to regular cameras, unless those were banned long ago?
     
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Jun 27, 2004, 10:09 PM
 
Originally posted by andi*pandi:
people don't abuse people, camera phones abuse people!

notice that it doesn't seem to apply to regular cameras, unless those were banned long ago?
"Digital cameras, camcorders and cellphones with cameras have been prohibited in military compounds in Iraq," it said, adding that a "total ban throughout the US military" is in the works.
     
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Jun 27, 2004, 10:17 PM
 
Originally posted by zachs:
Yes, I saw that. But it was unclear if it pertained to regular cameras. You know. Non-digital. Kodak disposables. 35mm.
     
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Jun 27, 2004, 10:27 PM
 
Originally posted by andi*pandi:
Yes, I saw that. But it was unclear if it pertained to regular cameras. You know. Non-digital. Kodak disposables. 35mm.
Whaa? What is this "non-digital" you speak of?
     
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Jun 28, 2004, 05:04 AM
 
Posted this in the cartoon thread, but it's appropriate here too.
     
   
 
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