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Careful observation of the podium where the scientist speaks shows a symbol. It appears to be the same two headed eagle used for the Russian federation.

But... look closely at its center. It contains the hammer and sickle instead of the saint killing the dragon.

To the left is a screen shot, to the right is a clear idea of what it supposed to be.




Now, i know that the Russian air force kept the red star as their logo after the end of the soviet union. And the russian army still uses soviet symbols when remembering the great patriotic war etc.

So is this some sort of alternate reality? unlikely.
The new govt. eradicated all soviet things from government logos (thus replacing them with the Tsarist eagle).

So i dont knwo what to make of it.

Update Two:
The Russian soldier is definitely wearing a Russian Uniform, not a Soviet Uniform.

Update Three: Has someone called the GNBC number?, Ill drop them an email.

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(^__^) wrote:


Update Three: Has someone called the GNBC number?, Ill drop them an email.


yes, to summarize, gnbc news tip line, message about how they are not broadcasting until the gov finishes their investigation and then there is the beep and you can leave a message presumably

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Our lady is also on facebook.

do a search for her name. from New Haven, CT.

UPDATE
Will probably be a while for her to add me. But i did a search of her friends. most of them seem like normal people. But i remembered that she is with her friend in Flickr. its not just EM, but Emily. The full name is on the tags.

now, back in facebook searching her friends we encounter a certain Emily Dawson. guess where from? New Haven, CT. right where natashas facebook is.

So i also added her just in case its not a big coincidence.

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Dunno if it matters at all, but there's writing on the window of the van in the background in this picture: http://www.mir-12.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/accident.jpg

It's some company name with an address and phone number under it. Definitely says Santa Monica Blvd. Hollywood, CA. So the bad guys don't seem to have any problems with borders.

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For what it is worth, I dropped a line to infoSPLATgbnc.tv to find out what is going on. They responded with this:

Quote:
Thank you for contacting GBNC. We regret to inform you that we have been forced to temporarily suspend all newsroom activities while a government investigation is completed. We hope to resume regular operations soon.

If this is an urgent matter, please contact our office by phone.

Tel (UK): +44 (0) 808-101-3473
Tel (US and International): 1-866-989-4262

Thank you,
GBNC


Urgent matters are to be directed to the phone lines. Maybe there's some kind of access code to get more contact? I dunno...

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degravedi wrote:
Dunno if it matters at all, but there's writing on the window of the van in the background in this picture: http://www.mir-12.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/accident.jpg

It's some company name with an address and phone number under it. Definitely says Santa Monica Blvd. Hollywood, CA. So the bad guys don't seem to have any problems with borders.


Well it was definitely taken in Hollowood. the police uniform insignia fits LAPD.

I think it says Ian Bakery. Which do exist, but i think its just a stock.

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new vid called Russian Conspiracy Revealed, Pt. 1 up at MIR-12
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wow. very impressive. I havent felt this since cloverfield.

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amandel wrote:
new vid called Russian Conspiracy Revealed, Pt. 1 up at MIR-12


They....don't understand their own video?

Mir Blogger wrote:
We wanted to wait until we understood every piece of information in this video, but we can't wait any longer.


Video wrote:
We are Mir-12.


I something going on here that I'm not privy to?

ETA: Also, since it hasn't been mentioned yet, a quick definition of Katorga.

Wikipedia wrote:
Katorga (ка́торга, from medieval Greek: katergon,κάτεργον galley) was the precursor to the Gulag system. It was a system of penal servitude of the prison farm type in Imperial Russia.


Now, why would Russia claim that a prison island is a weather station to cover up a third thing? I realize this is all nitpicking, but if they choose certain things, they should STICK with them.

ETA2: Er, kosmopol added it.
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(^__^) wrote:
Our lady is also on facebook.

do a search for her name. from New Haven, CT.

UPDATE
Will probably be a while for her to add me. But i did a search of her friends. most of them seem like normal people. But i remembered that she is with her friend in Flickr. its not just EM, but Emily. The full name is on the tags.

now, back in facebook searching her friends we encounter a certain Emily Dawson. guess where from? New Haven, CT. right where natashas facebook is.

So i also added her just in case its not a big coincidence.


Yes, you're right! I think, it's our Em, "the best friend" of Natasha.

Here is comparision:


vs


I added her too...
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So. did we confirm this is for a computer game? i love all the soviet stuff. reminds me of a recent soviet related ARG.

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OK, the video is cool and cloverfield-esque, but not without mistakes...
I mean, look at this table:



It does mean:

Quote:
Danger
No entry
Prohibited area


But I would say, too many mistakes in Russian... OK, it is rather meta notice, but I'm kinda sensitive to such things. I'd say, XIII wouldn't let such mistakes be in his ARG Smile

Anyway, it looks cool. Besides of that old fashioned "bad soviet guys" tendence of this game Razz
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kosmopol wrote:
But I would say, too many mistakes in Russian... OK, it is rather meta notice, but I'm kinda sensitive to such things. I'd say, XIII wouldn't let such mistakes be in his ARG Smile

Anyway, it looks cool. Besides of that old fashioned "bad soviet guys" tendence of this game Razz


I agree, the mistaken russian and the whole "godless commies" route this is starting to slowly turn towards taking is bothering me a little.
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ok. this might mean something. on the video we get this from the lost book.





As you can see, it seems that the soviets found some sort of element in the island. I am guessing something like super uranium or something like that.

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