Monthly Archives: April 2007

Chinese Internet Crackdown Coming

Posted on April 19, 2007 by Thanos

Don’t for a second believe that this is about pornography, it’s no more about porn than the Taliban burning CD shops is. It’s the march of repression against freedom, ignorance against ideas, indoctrination against education. Continue reading →

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Defeatocrats Speak: “The War is Lost”

Posted on April 19, 2007 by Thanos

Harry Reid, Senate Majority Leader, Democratic Senator of the State of Nevada stated today that the “war is lost.” Tell that to our troops Harry.
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Freedom Advocates From China Sue Yahoo

Posted on April 18, 2007 by Thanos

China sentenced Wang Xiaoning to ten years in prison last year for “incitement to subvert state power” …. for a blog that advocated open democratic choice of leaders. His family has now filed suite in US District Court against Yahoo and their Chinese affiliates, alleging that they provided the information that allowed the government to convict him based on his internet site. Continue reading →

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7/7 London Bombing Suspect Emerges From Secret Detention In Pakistan

Posted on April 18, 2007 by Thanos

Khalid Mehmood Rashid, a suspect in the 7/7/2005 London Bombings, appeared before the court in Islamabad today to have his detention extended. Right now he is being held without charges after secret extradition from South Africa in November, 2005. Continue reading →

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Sudan Joins Janjaweed in Genocide

Posted on April 18, 2007 by Thanos

New York Times reports that Sudanese planes falsely flagged as UN are running weapons and bombs into Darfur, and participating in aerial surveillance and bombing according to a confidential UN report Continue reading →

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The Death of a Good Man

Posted on April 17, 2007 by Thanos

Liviu Librescu, professor from Israel, holocaust survivor, and a good man: may you rest in peace with our deep and ever-abiding respect. Continue reading →

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Virginia Tech Shooter Named

Posted on April 17, 2007 by Thanos

That said, the bill of rights protects the rights of “the people” generally interpreted to mean the citizens of the United States. Does this protection extend to visitors on Visa? Continue reading →

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Bhutan Prepares for Democracy

Posted on April 16, 2007 by Thanos

What amazes me is reading some of the online forums in Nepal, the debaters in the forums are quoting heavily from the Federalist papers, and seem to know more about the founding of our country than most Americans. It’s thrilling that the old words which paved the way to our freedoms hundreds of years ago still have power across the world today. Continue reading →

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Jamia Hafsa Lal Masjid Break off Talks

Posted on April 16, 2007 by Thanos

Jamia Hafsa leaders broke off negotiations to end the library siege after an army helicopter hovered over them and took pictures. They reported that the helicopter sprayed “strange gas on them” but I would wager that’s the normal exhaust and … Continue reading →

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Waziristan News

Posted on April 16, 2007 by Thanos

it appears that the Uzbeks fled to North Wazirstan, or they used some clever misdirection by putting Tahir Yaldashev’s bullet proof Prado 4×4 where he wasn’t going. Continue reading →

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