Restive Delusions

The current code word in heavy use by news agencies to describe violent, terroristic actions, or sectarian violence, or any militance by Islamic extremists is “Restive“.  It’s just been pointed out to me that in paraphrasing some news accounts that I used it as well.  Time to fix that – strikethrough and put the proper phrase in place.

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Pakistan Thursday Update

We still have very mixed results coming from Pakistan, and things are definitely heating up. The Peace accords signed in the frontier regions have changed the status quo forever. The Taliban and AQ forces now appear to be overstepping their bounds with the citizenry, and people are not only speaking out, they are fighting back.

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