Monthly Archives: May 2007

Al Qaeda Appoints New Afghanistan Leader

Posted on May 25, 2007 by Thanos

Al Qaeda has released another video following Ayman Al Zawahiri’s to declare a new leader to the flagging and split Taliban front in Afghanistan. The new leader is Mustafa Abu Al-Yazid aka “Sa’id”. Continue reading →

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The Ends of Extremism

Posted on May 25, 2007 by Thanos

So there you have it folks, Rosie and Fred: bookends on the barren shelf of ignorance. Continue reading →

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Night Off

Posted on May 24, 2007 by Thanos

Taking the night off … it’s been a long day. So a picture, and a poem.     Libertatis Sacra Fames by Oscar Wilde Albeit nurtured in democracy, And liking best that state republican Where every man is Kinglike and … Continue reading →

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3 Naval Strike Groups in Gulf, 17,000 Marines

Posted on May 23, 2007 by Thanos

The USS Stennis and other ships sailed through the Strait of Hormuz unannouced today, putting the largest fleet of US Naval strike forces in the Gulf of Oman since 2003. The USS Nimitz (CVN 68), the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) and the USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) are side by side in the photo, each is the flagship of a different naval strike group. The force includes landing ships carrying 17,000 Marines. Continue reading →

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Laura Bush Asks China To Join Hands for Human Rights Reforms in Burma

Posted on May 23, 2007 by Thanos

First Lady Laura Bush has asked for China to join the US in calling for human rights reform in Burma. The military junta that took power in the 90’s by coup is holding Aung San Suu Kyi and as many … Continue reading →

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Fort Dix Six Update

Posted on May 23, 2007 by Thanos

Newly breaking reports indicate that one of the suspects in the Fort Dix Terrorism case had applied for police positions in two different cities. This could indicate attempts by the jihadis to infiltrate police departments Continue reading →

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Osama Bin Laden Wanted Base in Iraq: New Intel

Posted on May 23, 2007 by Thanos

What the analysis misses is that if this were released prior to the Anbar and Iraq salvation councils forming and the Anbar awakening, that tide easily could have shifted the other direction. It’s extremely dangerous to our strategy to constantly have to show our hand or telegraph our timetables because loons in Congress want to posture Continue reading →

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A Wanderer’s Song

Posted on May 22, 2007 by Thanos

A wind’s in the heart of me, a fire’s in my heels, I am tired of brick and stone and rumbling wagon-wheels; I hunger for the sea’s edge, the limit of the land, Where the wild old Atlantic is shouting … Continue reading →

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Chinese to Launch Moon Mission in 2007

Posted on May 22, 2007 by Thanos

The first Chines moon mission of sending a lunar orbital probe is part of a three-phase multi-year plan to put a lunar rover on the moon and return, the first rover is slated for 2012. Continue reading →

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Australian Cameraman Caught in Blast in Yala

Posted on May 22, 2007 by Thanos

The Islamist separatists in Thailand are adopting Al Qaeda technique. In the film you will see them set off the secondary blast as aid arrives for a Buddhist they shot to death. Continue reading →

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