Monthly Archives: August 2007

Brother of JI Leader Arrested in California

Posted on August 4, 2007 by Thanos

They are two of 11 siblings of Malaysian descent, according to court documents. And they did most of their talking across the distance by coded e-mail using Malaysian language. They called guns “iron” and government agents were called “dogs.” Bombs … Continue reading →

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Phoenix Rises Enroute to Mars

Posted on August 4, 2007 by Thanos

The Phoenix Mars mission hit a rain delay yesterday and instead took off this morning. The launch was clean, and one of our frequent commenters caught the trail, but not the takeoff — Aknot describes the scene below: I verified … Continue reading →

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Iman Ali’s Home Raided in Murder Investigation

Posted on August 3, 2007 by Thanos

This is as predictable as the sunrise. The Movie, Khuda Kay Liye has taken Pakistan like wildfire and paints the lives of different Pakistanis post-9/11. Iman Ali stars in the movie, and extremists don’t like it. Since the movie is so popular they cannot attack it, so instead they go after the most vulnerable — the actress. Continue reading →

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Black Muslims Adopt Taliban Tactics in Oakland

Posted on August 3, 2007 by Thanos

The Taliban is known for destroying shops that sell goods “forbidden” under their version of Sharia in both Pakistan and Afghanistan, and they are known for targeted assassinations against opposition leaders. In Oakland California, both tactics appear to have been used … Continue reading →

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Beauchampian Prose

Posted on August 3, 2007 by Thanos

The journalistic landscape is littered with the corpses of failed journalists, staked through their black hearts by reality. They seek an eternal life of Pulitzer fame by betraying truth; but then one day truth dawns phoenix-bright and burns them to an … Continue reading →

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The World of Noblesse

Posted on August 2, 2007 by Thanos

Here’s the latest thirty days of clustrmap, you can see that the Lal Masjid incident drove a lot of visits from Pakistan; I have no idea if I am well-liked there, but I am well-read there. I’ve had some visits … Continue reading →

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Angry Clouds

Posted on August 2, 2007 by Thanos

For the man sound in body and serene of mind there is no such thing as bad weather; every sky has its beauty, and storms which whip the blood do but make it pulse more vigorously.   – George Gissing

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Pakistan Update

Posted on August 2, 2007 by Thanos

Musharraf met with the military leaders to discuss the Indian nuclear deal, and more meetings of the Pakistan military commanders are underway even as on the political front the coalition between PPP and PML-Q continues to jell. The government continues to expel … Continue reading →

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Al Qaeda and Taliban Declare War on Pakistan

Posted on August 1, 2007 by Thanos

Al Libi released a tape that essentially seconds Al Zawahiri in declaring war on Pakistan and the Pakistani government. Continue reading →

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