Monthly Archives: September 2007

It’ll be Monday Soon in Pakistan

Posted on September 9, 2007 by Thanos

Against this backdrop security is tightening as police and troops move in to contain any possible violence, and known radical activists are being rounded up. Politics, like religion in Pakistan, is liable to get bloody and violent so one editorial in the Daily Times wonders if 9/10 will be Pakistan’s 9/11. Continue reading →

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The Egyptian Sandmonkey Returns

Posted on September 8, 2007 by Thanos

The Egyptian Sandmonkey, a blogger who stopped blogging in May due to fear of the authorities in Egypt is now back, and blogging with a pent up lust for writing. Continue reading →

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Pakistan’s Troubles

Posted on September 8, 2007 by Thanos

Later tonight I will do a Pakistan update, but to hold regular readers over here’s a news report from Britain’s Sky News on the situation. The situation is not as dire as they paint, however there are good things to … Continue reading →

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The Tale of Shrimp Boy and the Hsu That Didn’t Fit

Posted on September 8, 2007 by Thanos

It turns out that Norman Hsu has had dealings in the past with some pretty notorious Chinatown gangters, notably Raymond Kwok Chow, AKA “Shrimp Boy”. Continue reading →

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The Clinton Campaign of Corruption Continues

Posted on September 8, 2007 by Thanos

The fifth suspect Hillary supporter has stepped forward, this time it’s one of the “New Jersey 11” — Democrat public officials arrested in an FBI bribery sting. Mayor Samuel Rivera, D-Passaic, is a Hillary supporter and member of her Mayor’s Council. Continue reading →

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Refraction

Posted on September 8, 2007 by Thanos

A photographic demonstration of refraction; or the slowing of light. Many people do not understand that the speed of light is only a constant in a vacuum, but really as light passes through any transparent substance it slows. Every transparent substance whether … Continue reading →

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Freedom Journal Iraq 9/7/7

Posted on September 7, 2007 by Thanos

Reporting from the front; two AQI leaders captured

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Bin Laden Berates Democrats for Not Doing His Bidding

Posted on September 7, 2007 by Thanos

The government is still analyzing the new 25 minute tape, I would expect the release later today. This from MSNBC: Officials said bin Laden criticized Democrats in Congress in the video for being unable to stop the war in Iraq. … Continue reading →

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How to Fight “Home Grown” Terror

Posted on September 7, 2007 by Thanos

To the left you see the Islamic Informaion Center that German police searched in the terrorist roundup earlier this week. The sign on the door says “Islam is Peace” Fighting Home Grown terror is a problem that Europe is struggling … Continue reading →

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Hsu Captured … Again

Posted on September 7, 2007 by Thanos

Fugitive Democrat campaign donation bundler Norman Hsu has been captured after he fell ill on an Amtrak train in Grand Junction, Colorado. The nature of his illness is unknown due to medical privacy rules. This tale just keeps getting more … Continue reading →

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