http://www.flickr.com/photos/yesmoke/tags/steccadisigarette/ Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:58:50 -0700 Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:58:50 -0700 http://www.flickr.com/ http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2298/buddyicons/23636244@N08.jpg?1202386936#23636244@N08 http://www.flickr.com/photos/yesmoke/tags/steccadisigarette/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/yesmoke/2607186308/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/yesmoke/">Yesmoke</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/yesmoke/2607186308/" title="Parliament Bomb or Fake Transmitter?"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3233/2607186308_8cfda0245d_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Parliament Bomb or Fake Transmitter?" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://yesmoke.eu/blog/specialist-in-transmitters/" rel="nofollow"><b>Specialist In Transmitters</b></a><br /> <br /> What were those three strange devices found in August 2003 in 6 cartons of Philip Morris cigarettes addressed to Yesmoke?<br /> <br /> The only thing that seemed certain, by direct admission, after Yesmoke’s denunciation, was that they came from P.M., that is, the devices were Philip Morris property.<br /> <br /> The explanation given to the newspaper, Corriere del Ticino, by Marc Fritsch, spokesman for PM international is touching: &quot;The objective was to follow the path of the cigarettes, to check the final destination and prevent any unlawful sale, or fiscal and customs fraud&quot;.<br /> <br /> The strange objects did, in fact, transmit, but only up to a maximum distance of 2 km; they could never have followed a load of cigarettes, by ship, train and truck around the world. They had absolutely no practical use, except to look like bombs, but until further investigation, they were only &quot;transmitters&quot;.<br /> <br /> These carnival bombs, this time harmless, a &quot;transmitter against fiscal and customs fraud&quot; must not be taken too lightly, because they could have had various purposes:<br /> <br /> * To frighten.<br /> * To close down Yesmoke’s logistics for inspections, inflicting a first real blow on Yesmoke…. but not even an hour of work was lost!<br /> * To induce mass worker losses: only 3 out of 90 employees have left.<br /> * To make Yesmoke look bad, presenting it as a company involved in events that ought to be investigated - this can lead to all sorts of suspicions.<br /> <br /> The next step, a classic for multinationals, will probably be some sort of attack based on &quot;backing terrorism&quot;!</p> Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:58:50 -0700 2007-10-02T11:18:47-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Yesmoke) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/2607186308 Parliament Bomb or Fake Transmitter? <p><a href="http://yesmoke.eu/blog/specialist-in-transmitters/" rel="nofollow"><b>Specialist In Transmitters</b></a><br /> <br /> What were those three strange devices found in August 2003 in 6 cartons of Philip Morris cigarettes addressed to Yesmoke?<br /> <br /> The only thing that seemed certain, by direct admission, after Yesmoke’s denunciation, was that they came from P.M., that is, the devices were Philip Morris property.<br /> <br /> The explanation given to the newspaper, Corriere del Ticino, by Marc Fritsch, spokesman for PM international is touching: &quot;The objective was to follow the path of the cigarettes, to check the final destination and prevent any unlawful sale, or fiscal and customs fraud&quot;.<br /> <br /> The strange objects did, in fact, transmit, but only up to a maximum distance of 2 km; they could never have followed a load of cigarettes, by ship, train and truck around the world. They had absolutely no practical use, except to look like bombs, but until further investigation, they were only &quot;transmitters&quot;.<br /> <br /> These carnival bombs, this time harmless, a &quot;transmitter against fiscal and customs fraud&quot; must not be taken too lightly, because they could have had various purposes:<br /> <br /> * To frighten.<br /> * To close down Yesmoke’s logistics for inspections, inflicting a first real blow on Yesmoke…. but not even an hour of work was lost!<br /> * To induce mass worker losses: only 3 out of 90 employees have left.<br /> * To make Yesmoke look bad, presenting it as a company involved in events that ought to be investigated - this can lead to all sorts of suspicions.<br /> <br /> The next step, a classic for multinationals, will probably be some sort of attack based on &quot;backing terrorism&quot;!</p> Yesmoke strange true bug real cigarette smoke fake parliament smoking special pack spy bomba cartons cigarettes bomb tobacco bombe customs devices transmitter investigation transmitters specialists philipmorris terrorismo stecca spia finta bigtobacco verità multinationals meccanismi strangeobjects trasmettitore frodi ordigni yesmoke cigarettecartons specialistintransmitters steccabomba steccadisigarette specialistior http://www.flickr.com/photos/yesmoke/2606360357/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/yesmoke/">Yesmoke</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/yesmoke/2606360357/" title="Marlboro Bomb or Fake Transmitter?"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3238/2606360357_6559ba9c29_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Marlboro Bomb or Fake Transmitter?" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://yesmoke.eu/blog/specialist-in-transmitters/" rel="nofollow"><b>Specialist In Transmitters</b></a><br /> <br /> What were those three strange devices found in August 2003 in 6 cartons of Philip Morris cigarettes addressed to Yesmoke?<br /> <br /> The only thing that seemed certain, by direct admission, after Yesmoke’s denunciation, was that they came from P.M., that is, the devices were Philip Morris property.<br /> <br /> The explanation given to the newspaper, Corriere del Ticino, by Marc Fritsch, spokesman for PM international is touching: &quot;The objective was to follow the path of the cigarettes, to check the final destination and prevent any unlawful sale, or fiscal and customs fraud&quot;.<br /> <br /> The strange objects did, in fact, transmit, but only up to a maximum distance of 2 km; they could never have followed a load of cigarettes, by ship, train and truck around the world. They had absolutely no practical use, except to look like bombs, but until further investigation, they were only &quot;transmitters&quot;.<br /> <br /> These carnival bombs, this time harmless, a &quot;transmitter against fiscal and customs fraud&quot; must not be taken too lightly, because they could have had various purposes:<br /> <br /> * To frighten.<br /> * To close down Yesmoke’s logistics for inspections, inflicting a first real blow on Yesmoke…. but not even an hour of work was lost!<br /> * To induce mass worker losses: only 3 out of 90 employees have left.<br /> * To make Yesmoke look bad, presenting it as a company involved in events that ought to be investigated - this can lead to all sorts of suspicions.<br /> <br /> The next step, a classic for multinationals, will probably be some sort of attack based on &quot;backing terrorism&quot;!</p> Tue, 24 Jun 2008 01:01:16 -0700 2007-10-02T11:24:19-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Yesmoke) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/2606360357 Marlboro Bomb or Fake Transmitter? <p><a href="http://yesmoke.eu/blog/specialist-in-transmitters/" rel="nofollow"><b>Specialist In Transmitters</b></a><br /> <br /> What were those three strange devices found in August 2003 in 6 cartons of Philip Morris cigarettes addressed to Yesmoke?<br /> <br /> The only thing that seemed certain, by direct admission, after Yesmoke’s denunciation, was that they came from P.M., that is, the devices were Philip Morris property.<br /> <br /> The explanation given to the newspaper, Corriere del Ticino, by Marc Fritsch, spokesman for PM international is touching: &quot;The objective was to follow the path of the cigarettes, to check the final destination and prevent any unlawful sale, or fiscal and customs fraud&quot;.<br /> <br /> The strange objects did, in fact, transmit, but only up to a maximum distance of 2 km; they could never have followed a load of cigarettes, by ship, train and truck around the world. They had absolutely no practical use, except to look like bombs, but until further investigation, they were only &quot;transmitters&quot;.<br /> <br /> These carnival bombs, this time harmless, a &quot;transmitter against fiscal and customs fraud&quot; must not be taken too lightly, because they could have had various purposes:<br /> <br /> * To frighten.<br /> * To close down Yesmoke’s logistics for inspections, inflicting a first real blow on Yesmoke…. but not even an hour of work was lost!<br /> * To induce mass worker losses: only 3 out of 90 employees have left.<br /> * To make Yesmoke look bad, presenting it as a company involved in events that ought to be investigated - this can lead to all sorts of suspicions.<br /> <br /> The next step, a classic for multinationals, will probably be some sort of attack based on &quot;backing terrorism&quot;!</p> Yesmoke strange true bug real cigarette smoke fake smoking special story pack spy marlboro bomba cartons cigarettes bomb tobacco bombe customs devices transmitter investigation transmitters specialists philipmorris terrorismo stecca spia finta bigtobacco verità multinationals meccanismi strangeobjects trasmettitore frodi ordigni yesmoke cigarettecartons specialistintransmitters steccabomba steccadisigarette specialistior