This was written prior to the elections in 2006, it still holds true for 2008.
As we run into the stretch for the Mid-terms both parties have studies, the media has studies, and the pundits have studies all saying that x, y, or z will or should be uppermost on voter’s minds as they head to [...]
Soon my wife and I will be making prints like this in sand instead of snow.
Police and the Indian 44th Rashtriya Rifles killed a JeM commander in a sweep of Ladkigam Drubgam. The sweep came after intelligence indicated the presence of Jaish e Muhammed in the village, and during the ensuing firefight the JeM commander, Abdul Gani Dar, son of Habibullah Dar of Frisipora Pulwama, was killed.
From Etalaat.net
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UPDATE: Let’s get the record and chronology straight — first a lot of press people are getting things wrong. Baitullah Mehsud is self-declared Taliban, of the Pakistani, not Afghan flavor. He is loosely aligned with Al Qaeda, and agrees with them on things, and there seems to be mutual support on occasions.
They are not however welded at the hip, [...]
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The Australian Cricket team is considering canceling their tour of Pakistan in March, which will effectively cancel three tests and five one-day games. From Malaysia Sun:
Melbourne, Dec.29 : The Australian cricket team is almost certain to cancel a tour of Pakistan this March.
Cricket Australia said it was monitoring the situation, but stark warnings posted on [...]
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The government has decided to host an all party committee meeting to discuss how the upcoming elections should be held. I would wager that they are wanting postponement, and to give PPP some grace to put forth a new candidate for Prime Minister.
Above and beyond that one attendee at the discussion stated that it regardless [...]
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Michael Yon makes a very apt comparison between the relevance of new Bin Laden tapes to Iraq and “Baghdad Bob’s” statements from Baghdad. (Remember the classic “There are no Americans here!” as an Abrams tank rolled by the window behind him?)
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Pakistani authorities intercepted a congratulatory message from Baitullah Mehsud to the coordinator of the murder of Benazir Bhutto. Text from AP below:
Maulvi Sahib: Peace be on you.
Mehsud: Peace be on you, too.
Maulvi Sahib: How are you Emir Sahib?
Mehsud: Fine.
Maulvi Sahib: Congratulations. I arrived now tonight.
Mehsud: Congratulations to you, too.
Maulvi Sahib: They were our men there.
Mehsud: Who [...]
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Riots and insurrections have broken out in most major cities in Pakistan in the wake of Benazir Bhutto’s funeral. There are some worrisome indicators: banks, transport, government buildings are the targets, and the violence and burning in some places seems less than random. Normally I would expect a few gas stations, KFC’s and other buildings [...]
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An important debate of our time involves the reformation of Islam – and like a household hosting a mugger, the first step is recognizing and admitting that supporting the mugger is the problem.
The recent assassination in Pakistan demonstrates once more the desperate urgency of that problem for all Islamic people. All structures of governance in the Islamic [...]
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Unconfirmed Confirmed reports are coming out of Pakistan that Benazir Bhutto has been slain in the latest suicide bombing attempt against her. This comes 12 days prior to elections in Pakistan, and it’s unknown at this time who PPP will rally behind, if anyone. I will be following this through the day. More to come.
Getty [...]
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[Editor update: When I wrote this I used the word "Polypundit" in the sense that there are multiple conspiracy pundits supporting Ron Paul. I was unaware that there is a blog out there called Polipundit - that blog is not related to this article, and I am not implying that they are Ron Paul supporters.]
Ron Paul is running a campaign [...]
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Santa brought me a new tripod, so I had to try it out with a few long exposure long distance shots.
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And here’s Mars with some faint stars in the background. You can tell I don’t have an equatorial mount and that this is a very long exposure from the track.
This is beautiful and you must watch it !
Carol of the Bells – Computer Controlled Christmas Lights from Richard Holdman on Vimeo.
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After a year of spending their time on non-essential business Congress actually did some real work yesterday, but there is much they left town without doing. What earmarks are in these? What waste? Who knows?
Congress is much more responsible than the president is for the domestic direction of this country – for all the pandering [...]
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Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more,
Or close the wall up with our shopping dead!
In peace there’s nothing so becomes a man
As modest stillness and humility;
But when the blast of carols blows in our ears,
Then imitate the action of the tiger:
Stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood.
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Rudy Guiliani has a new advertisement out, and I’m curious about your reaction to the ad — not about who you are voting for, what candidate you like or dislike, or which policy of Rudy’s that you hate or love. Instead, tell me what you think of the ad, is it effective, does it fall [...]
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In the far North Solstice has a bit more meaning; it is the divisor, boundary, or terminus between heat, light, and life as opposed to cold, dark, and death.
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terminus :
n 1: a place where something ends or is complete [syn: end point
, endpoint, termination, terminus]
2: the ultimate goal for which something is done [...]
In great work from police in Belgium, 14 Al Qaeda aligned terrorists were arrested in a plot to free imprisoned terrorists from a jail there. From My Way:
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) – Fourteen Muslim extremists were detained Friday on allegations they sought to free an al-Qaida sympathizer imprisoned for planning a terrorist attack on U.S. air [...]
Al Qaeda has murdered 41 more Muslims in a failed attack on former Interior Minister Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao. This is their second failed attempt, last April they murdered 25 Muslims and injured his son in a failed attack on him, this time Sherpao is uninjured but his son was hurt again. The attack took place [...]
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