Articles from September 2007
Posted by Thanos on September 29, 2007
President Reagans’ dream of an America secure from Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBMs) made another step towards becoming reality today in a successful test of mid-flight interception – something critics in the 80’s said couldn’t be done.
From AP:
An intercontinental ballistic missile interceptor blasted out of an underground silo at Vandenberg Air Force Base shortly after 1:15 [...]
Categories: Science, Security, Space, Technology, The Future |
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Posted by Thanos on September 29, 2007
What is it? Click on the thumbnail (522k)
Categories: Art, Blogging |
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Posted by Thanos on September 28, 2007
In Memory of Nadia Anjuman
Escape (Gul-e Dudi)
Our hearts are tired of pain and poverty
Finally we became lost in the dust and darkness
We are going now and won’t return a second time
It is such a pleasure to escape from these absurdities
We were birds of the garden, in the world’s trap
We were caught without reason and are [...]
Categories: Afghanistan, Art, Poetry |
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Posted by Thanos on September 28, 2007
Al Tunisi, one of the Al Qaeda big fish still in Iraq is now dead, and with this successful operation AQ in Iraq is in dire strait and pretty much leaderless for the moment. Below B.G. Joseph Anderson gives the run down of Al Tunisi’s import, and the lead up to his demolition
Categories: Al Qaeda, Iraq |
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Posted by Thanos on September 28, 2007
The Pakistan Supreme court dismissed the challenges to President Pervez Musharraf running for president again while still in uniform, and yesterday he filed for the election coming October 6. Some opposition parties resigned in protest, however his bloc of votes is likely still large enough to gain him re-election.
Categories: Elections, Military, Pakistan |
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Posted by Thanos on September 27, 2007
Smuggled footage of the demonstrations in Burma against the Military Junta, SLORC.
… Sorry folks, the video got taken down.
Categories: Burma, Freedom |
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Posted by Thanos on September 27, 2007
In their latest squelching of information the Clintons killed a negative article on Hillary’s Campaign in GQ by threatening to withdraw cooperation for a separate article with Bill Clinton.
Categories: Clinton, Corruption |
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Posted by Thanos on September 27, 2007
In a pre-dawn raid Burmese military Junta forces raided two temples, beating and arresting monks.
Categories: Burma, Freedom |
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Posted by Thanos on September 26, 2007
MSNBC is reporting that the recent assault on Tora Bora was an attempt to get Osama Bin Laden, or Ayman Al Zawahiri, or HVT1 and HVT2 as the intel agencies label them.
Categories: Afghanistan, Al Qaeda, Military, Pakistan, Taliban, Terrorism |
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Posted by Thanos on September 26, 2007
Osama Bin Laden’s mentor has turned on him, in essence saying that he is not fighting a holy war, or jihad, but instead is waging an unholy war against society (Hirabah,) in Dar Al Islam, the lands ruled by Islam.
Categories: Afghanistan, Al Qaeda, Iraq, Pakistan, Taliban, Terrorism |
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Posted by Thanos on September 26, 2007
The postponed Nasa Mission to the asteroids will take off tomorrow from Cape Canaveral. The mission’s been delayed by higher priorities (the Mars Lander Mission,) and by the weather, but on the morrow the 8 year mission travels to the asteroid belt.
From Breitbart:
Scientists have been waiting for Dawn to rise since July, when the mission [...]
Categories: Science |
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Posted by Thanos on September 26, 2007
In Burma (Myanmar) the miltary has begun firing at the Monks who are demonstrating for democracy in massive numbers. More at Captain’s Quarters.
Update from From AP:
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) – Myanmar security forces opened fire on Buddhist monks and other pro- democracy demonstrators Wednesday for the first time in a month of anti-government protests, killing at least [...]
Categories: Burma, Freedom |
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Posted by Thanos on September 25, 2007
Two great success stories from Iraq here – video below the fold
Categories: Al Qaeda, Iraq, Terrorism, War |
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Posted by Thanos on September 25, 2007
Al Qaeda Al Askariyah was first seen in documents in 1988 – at that time it could have been just a reference to an intelligence group or base, possibly the ISI of Pakistan. Al Ashkariya is a term that’s been used in the names of the Syrian and Libyan intelligence agencies for instance. In 1996 AQ declared war [...]
Categories: Al Qaeda, Iraq, Pakistan, Taliban, Terrorism |
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Posted by Thanos on September 24, 2007
“Uni” is a prefix meaning “One”; while “verse” derives from Old French root word meaning “to turn”. Years ago I assumed a different meaning, the “one verse” to me was the “one truth”. Nothing religious about it, I just thought that the root of veritas was the the same root, but alas it’s not. So gone was my youthful assumption that it meant “One Truth” after I looked it up at the OED a few years back.
Categories: Blogging |
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Posted by Thanos on September 24, 2007
100,000 demonstrators took to the streets of Yangon yesterday in protest over the several years that SLORC, the military junta in Burma, has had to create the promised democratic reforms and in protest over the poor state of the managed economy, . These demonstrations have run seven days and started off small. The last three [...]
Categories: Burma, Freedom, Journalism |
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Posted by Thanos on September 24, 2007
Police told to keep an eye on burqa-clad women: In the report, sources said, authorities suggested that police seniors across the country immediately issue instructions to keep a close eye on suspicious women wearing shuttlecock burqas
Categories: Al Qaeda, Pakistan, Sharia, Taliban, Technology, Terrorism |
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Posted by Thanos on September 23, 2007
In the largest anti-junta demonstration in Burma (Myanmar) since the ones in 1988 which drove the country to open elections, 10,000 Buddhist monks marched in Yangon for Democracy. 10,000 others joined them as they marched for the sixth straight day.
Categories: Burma, Freedom |
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Posted by Thanos on September 22, 2007
Taken through oak leaves on a dark night with a Cannon XTI. ISO 1600, click on the thumbnail for the large picture.
Categories: Art, Blogging |
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Posted by Thanos on September 22, 2007
It’s going to be a rare day when you see Al Jazeera reporting here, but this one is factual, bias free, and plain good reporting on a terrible truth. The Taliban and Al Qaeda have made Afghanistan the most heavily mined country in the world with mines supplied mostly from Iran. 60 Muslims per month [...]
Categories: Afghanistan, Al Qaeda, Iran, Taliban, Terrorism |
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