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Tuesday, February 03, 2009

Nielsen Box

This is supposed to count as a victory for the Israelis following the Gaza Winter War:

Cameras and sensors are being installed to block smuggling of arms through tunnels into Gaza, Egyptian officials say.

The sensors will pick up both digging and construction, an official told The Jerusalem Post.

"They started being installed two days ago," the official said. "We are installing them with the help of American, French and German experts."

Israeli experts say many of the tunnels were destroyed during three weeks of bombing and a ground invasion of Gaza. But they believe some survived and others are being repaired.


This is supposed to be a tool to stop the tunnel traffic. I bet the sensors function more like a Nielsen televistion ratings service to enable corrupt Egyptian officals to more accurately assess the bribes on actual traffic.

But I'm cynical that way.