Monthly Archives: May 2007

Dropping Sitemeter

Posted on May 12, 2007 by Thanos

Wish I’d known about this earlier:  It’s so sad for me to hear that SiteMeter, a well-known web stats providers, is pushing specificclick tracking and advertising cookies on to visitors of sites using their service. (You may already heard about … Continue reading →

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Clashes in Pakistan at Chief Justice Demonstration Kill 28

Posted on May 12, 2007 by Thanos

The steadily heating issue of the Chief Justice’s suspension and trial in Pakistan has boiled over in Karachi, as pro-government and anti-government forces clashed, with “gunmen” (terrorists — who else is it that wantonly murders unknown innocents for political ends?) … Continue reading →

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Two Soldiers and Interpreter Missing in Iraq

Posted on May 12, 2007 by Thanos

AP and Fox News are reporting that three soldiers (possibly two soldiers and an interpreter) are missing after an ambush this morning Iraq time in an area 20 miles South of Baghdad.

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Jamia Hafsa – Lal Masjid Update

Posted on May 12, 2007 by Thanos

The confrontation between the government of Pakistan and the renegade disowned madrassas in Islamabad appears to be nearing an end, with concessions on both sides. The government will give up public land and allow the radical madrassas to be re-built, while … Continue reading →

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Seaborn KEI vs GBMD

Posted on May 12, 2007 by Thanos

To be effective we must have layers of protection, and visible deterrence. Parking ground based missile defense systems permanently in Kim Jong Il’s and Ahmadinejad’s faces makes sense to me. Having a secure system at sea that can intercept missiles quickly also makes a great deal of sense. Continue reading →

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Missing Mass of the Universe Found?

Posted on May 11, 2007 by Thanos

New research indicates that the long-searched for missing or “dark mass” of the universe might be in dwarf galaxies left over from collisions of large galaxies. Continue reading →

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Democrats in Congress Cut Euro Defense Funds

Posted on May 11, 2007 by Thanos

The Democrats prefer pork to buy house votes over security, so they’ve cut funding in 2008 for the European Missile Defense program as I predicted last year. Putin is very pleased with his friends in the Democratic party, as are … Continue reading →

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Al Qaida Subverts Causes

Posted on May 10, 2007 by Thanos

This article in ADN Kronos is an interesting perspective on how Al Qaida adopts causes to gain adherents, but then subsequently poisons, perverts, and kills the original cause. Please stop by for the read.

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Islamic vs. Islamist: Consequences of Surrender

Posted on May 10, 2007 by Thanos

We covered the consequences to the children of Iraq in my earlier post, this one will continue to look at the longer term geopolitical and economic consequences. Continue reading →

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Al Gore in the Twilight Zone

Posted on May 10, 2007 by Thanos

As Rod Serling might say: There is a fifth dimension beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadow, between … Continue reading →

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