Archive for the 'Firearms' Category

Tuhoe Seventeen To Face Trial

Posted by Luke H on October 19th, 2008

The 17 Tuhoe Terrorists ‘Alleged’ Terrorists (well, the seventeen that the police have evidence against) have been committed to trial. They are, as usual, making outlandish claims of their complete innocence. Bailey, as the only individual who had all charges against him thrown out, says his sister and brother are still going to trial. “It’s [...]

Culture, Firearms, Freedom, New Zealand, Non-state actors, Police, Terrorism | No Comments »

In the line of duty – and fire

Posted by Phil on September 14th, 2008

The police officers killed by Stan Graham in 1941, in the deadliest incident in the history of the New Zealand Police Force. Last week Sergeant Don Wilkinson, of a secret police unit involved in surveillance of drug manufacturers, was shot dead on a South Auckland street. This was an awful tragedy for the New Zealand [...]

Domestic Violence, Firearms, New Zealand, Police, Suicide | 2 Comments »

War in Ossetia

Posted by Luke H on August 15th, 2008

Russian war correspondent Arkady Babchenko presents these amazing images of the war in Ossetia as he travels with Russian soldiers to Gori (hat tip Coming Anarchy). Warning: the photographs on the linked site contain many graphic images of corpses. The photographer did not get too close to the actual fighting, but he got close enough.

4GW, Catastrophes, Europe, Failed states, Firearms, Photos, World | No Comments »

What’s New at Pacific Empire (Photo Post)

Posted by Luke H on July 27th, 2008

It’s a boring overcast day here at the Pacific Empire pad. I recently got a digital camera and tripod, so I thought I’d walk you around the flat and we’ll see what we can see …

Art, Firearms, New Zealand, Personal, Photos, Wellington | 3 Comments »