Monthly Archives: April 2007

Restive Delusions

Posted on April 12, 2007 by Thanos

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 … Continue reading →

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Pakistan Thursday Update

Posted on April 12, 2007 by Thanos

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 … Continue reading →

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Leftists Align With Neo-Nazis

Posted on April 11, 2007 by Thanos

Zombie has come across some footage demonstrating that both the goals, and the terminology used, by White Supremacists and the Anti-War left are the the same. Please take a stop by and see the photos and analysis of this dangerous alignment … Continue reading →

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Missile Defense news

Posted on April 10, 2007 by Thanos

Japan has deployed their own Patriot PAC-3 Missle defense batteries Friday at Iruma airbase in Saitama Prefecture. This is a full year ahead of the announced date, and will certainly give North Korea something to think on. From Spacewars: Kyodo also … Continue reading →

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Pakistan Tuesday Update

Posted on April 10, 2007 by Thanos

Waziristan Taliban vs. Al Qaeda:  Azam Warshak has been cleared of Uzbeks and they report finding arms caches from from Hekmatyr there, along with computers. Some federal troops were injured in the fighting and flown to military hospitals. The government … Continue reading →

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Pakistan Update

Posted on April 9, 2007 by Thanos

In the latest move of the radical madrassah in downtown Islamabad, Jamia Hafsa / Lal Masjid, they have issued a Fatwah against the female minister of Tourism for Pakistan, Nilofar Bahktiar. Official government reaction is that they are not going to confront directly: … Continue reading →

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Launching Aircraft With a Railgun

Posted on April 9, 2007 by Thanos

The newest Aircraft Carrier in the US arsenal, USS Gerald Ford CVN 78,  is under construction now and the cats are definitely going future tech. The new system launches aircraft with a rail gun (Linear Induction Motor, or LIM) and looks like it will be a great … Continue reading →

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Ten Leagues Beyond the Wide World’s End

Posted on April 8, 2007 by Thanos

  Ten Leagues Beyond the Wide World’s End The moon’s my constant mistress, And the lonely owl my marrow; The flaming drake and the night crow make Me music to my sorrow. The spirits white as lightning Would on my … Continue reading →

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Back online

Posted on April 8, 2007 by Thanos

Apologies for the time offline, my hosting company lost the hard drive containing OS for the server I’m homed on. All seems well now, Thanks for the diligent recovery work 1st com.

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Religious Scholars Rebuke Jamia Hafsa-Lal Masjid

Posted on April 7, 2007 by Thanos

The Nation reports on religious scholars rebuking the militant Jamia Hafsa Mullahs who have declared Sharia court for Islamabad : ISLAMABAD(APP) -Religious scholars from different schools of thought here Saturday described as negative actions of students of Jamia Hafsa and adminstration of … Continue reading →

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