Dave Trott After the World Trade Centre attack on 9/11, everyone was petrified of more attacks and would pay anything for a device to detect terrorist bombs. It was hand-held and featured an antenna that, held at right angles to the body, would pivot towards any explosives. It had a slot into which you placed the carbo-crystallised software card that resonated on the molecular frequency of the substance you were seeking. In 2008, the Iraqi Interior Ministry bought 800 of these for a cost of £20m, and in 2009 a further 700 for £32m. The ADE 651 was also sold to: Algeria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Georgia, India, Iran, Kenya, Niger, Qatar, Romania, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia Syria, the UAE, and Vietnam.
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What s True
As of this writing (December 2020), far-right groups like Proud Boys and other extremists say they will protest Biden s inauguration on Jan. 20, 2021, and militia groups have said they will try to prevent Biden s entering the White House. Experts say unrest and violence on that day is possible. What s False
Past incidents of unrest surrounding the election results like the “Million MAGA March” in November 2020 have not numbered in the millions (far from it) and are unlikely to do so in January 2021. There is no evidence leftist groups are planning violence in the capital.
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