There's more evidence that the Saakashvili regime in Georgia is using sound weapons against opposition protestors. This English-language footage from Russia Today shows riot police rolling through the streets of Tblisi in pickup trucks, small dishes in hand. A high frequency pulse follows. "Georgian police used an acoustic gun – it's a non-lethal weapon that disorients people for a period of time," says one "special weapons expert."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MThThdEmswU
"Similar such guns are also used by the Iraq police," the Russia Today piece claims. That, I'm not so sure about. But the sonic systems – which can also be used as a long-range "hailer," projecting sound far, far away – have been tested out by American troops in Iraq. They were employed by the New York Police Department during the last Republican National Convention – and by military police during Hurricane Katrina. A cruise ship even used a sonic blast to ward off Somali pirates in '05.
Reader TM points out that short-range versions of the same technology can be bought online – for as little as $898 a pop.
