Saturday, April 21, 2007

Big Brother in the sky

Venezuela launches Zeppelin to tackle rampant crime (Reuters)

Workers prepare to launch a Zeppelin in Caracas April 19, 2007. Venezuela on Thursday launched a Zeppelin to patrol Caracas, seeking to fight crime in one of the world's most dangerous cities, but also sparking fears President Hugo Chavez could be turning into Big Brother.The airship is the first of three that will be able to beam images of hold-ups, shootings and carjackings to a command center where the Zeppelins will be remotely controlled. (Edwin Montilva/Reuters)Reuters - Venezuela launched a Zeppelin on Thursday to patrol Caracas, seeking to fight crime in one of Latin America's most dangerous cities but also raising fears that President Hugo Chavez could be turning into Big Brother.


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