Very interesting. We are reaching a stage where hereafter one may be allowed to dress only in 2 pieces. And Rama mantra we don't know. Already atleast in 2 airports , removinfg the shoes, removing the belt, placing the purse, cells, Laptop etc jerkin sweater -all in tray and agbian replacing all of them has become a torture. More we will be used to. KR IRS 22924
On Sat, 21 Sept 2024 at 22:14, Srinivasan Sridharan < [email protected]> wrote: > In Ramayana Yudhdha Kaanda, it is said that Ravana cunningly adopted > night time warfare which was against the ethics of warfare. > Sri Rama issued a new weapon called Gaandharvaasthram ! > It made every Rakshasa think that the other Rakshasa was Sri Rama > and they started killing each other and emptied themselves in less > than one and a half Muhoortham. To the wonderstruck Vaanaras, > Sri Rama told, "this asthra is known to me and Thrayambaka (Parameshwara) > and no third person knows this !" > Now imagine the Hizbollas as Ravana Army, and Israel as Sri Rama ! > Sridharan > > > > > > On Sat, Sep 21, 2024 at 9:26 AM Rama <[email protected]> wrote: > >> The Great Pager Detonation: The End of Phones and Computers on Airplanes? >> By Michael Rubin >> >> National Security Journal >> >> September 17, 2024 >> >> Is “Operation Below the Belt” the End of Phones and Computers on >> Airplanes?: >> >> Earlier today, some entity—presumably Israel—caused 3,000 pagers used by >> Hezbollah to detonate simultaneously. >> >> It was a unique operation and demonstrated both Israel’s technological >> capabilities as well as its penetration of Hezbollah and Iranian networks. >> >> After all, Iran supplied the pagers to Hezbollah just a few months ago. >> >> The ramifications of the attack, however warranted it was, go far beyond >> the Middle East, however. >> >> Wifi has become the norm on passenger planes. Whereas airlines once >> banned Samsung phones due to questions about their safety after reports >> that they overheated and still do not allow shipment of lithium batteries >> in the cargo hold, most passengers today bring laptops, cell phones, and >> tablets onboard flights. >> >> Indeed, on most American aircraft, access to the entertainment system >> requires the passenger to use his phone, tablet, or computer. >> >> The question for security experts—and certainly one on which Al Qaeda now >> works—is whether the operation presumably carried out against Hezbollah >> pagers could be replicated on American or European cell phones or other >> electronic equipment. >> >> Put another way, who needs box cutters or an underwear bomb to bring down >> an aircraft if a signal could overheat, if not detonate a couple hundred >> tablets or phones at 30,000 feet above the Atlantic? >> >> For 23 years, air travelers have had to limit their liquids and submit to >> vigorous pat-downs as the Transportation Security Agency or its European >> corollaries sought to protect travelers against the tactics of a past >> attack. >> >> Today’s demonstration in Lebanon should raise red flags: Are water >> bottles or computers the greater threat? Do computers or phones have to be >> on to receive the signal that causes detonation? If not, will airlines ever >> accept such electronics in carry-on or cargo? If Wi-Fi is necessary to >> transmit the signal, is that the end of Wi-Fi on flights? And if passengers >> cannot do work on an aircraft, will they even fly or turn to video >> conferencing? >> >> Hezbollah might have been today’s target, but today’s events may have the >> most profound impact on the aviation industry since 9/11. >> **************** >> Cheers >> Rama >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/CAL5XZopo2OthA4vYm0bDXcC2%3D-C93swtzmCks%3DJ6xN5_HeUz-Q%40mail.gmail.com.
