Monthly Archives: October 2007

Black Tuesday Comes Once a Month at Microsoft

Posted on October 9, 2007 by Thanos

The most valid thing you can do to prevent virus infection is to keep your patches up to date — 99.95% of virus’s use existing, known vulnerabilities that already have fixes. Once a month on Tuesdays Microsoft releases their latest … Continue reading →

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Rathergate Redux

Posted on October 8, 2007 by Thanos

In the interview Dan rambled so much that there’s a rich field of contradictory potsherds to mine for prevarication — the archeologists in the blogosphere are going to be digging this for years. Continue reading →

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AQ and Allies Murder 1,129 Muslims in September

Posted on October 7, 2007 by Thanos

Another grim milestone is reached along Al Qaeda’s march to grasp power within the Islamic world; Al Qaeda and their allied terror groups killed 1,129 Muslims in the month of September. The victims were murdered through an assortment of suicide bombings, targeted assassinations, mosque bombings, and marketplace bombings. Most of these deaths took place in Iraq, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Algeria. Continue reading →

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Pakistan Update: No Shutterdowns

Posted on October 7, 2007 by Thanos

In Pakistan it’s not a demonstration unless there are thousands, and the effective demonstrations typically bring whole cities to a complete halt. These are known as “shutter-downs” when all businesses put down their metal shutters to prevent damage during demonstrations which sometimes resemble near-riots. Continue reading →

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Musharraf Wins

Posted on October 6, 2007 by Thanos

As predicted, Musharraf won the majority of votes in the National Assembly in his bid for another five-year term as President of Pakistan. The results are held however, and he cannot be declared winner until the Supreme Court of Pakistan … Continue reading →

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Rudy at the National Federation of Republican Women

Posted on October 6, 2007 by Thanos

In the video below you will see key segments of Mayor Rudy Giuliani’s speech at the National Federation of Republican Women. Continue reading →

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Pakistan Update: Elections Can Proceed, But…

Posted on October 5, 2007 by Thanos

The fabled deal between Musharraf and Bhutto appears to have been sealed with the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO,) and the Supreme Court ruled that the elections can proceed in the Assembly to elect Musharraf to another five-year term as President … Continue reading →

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AQ Update: Wealth of Intel Data from Al Tunisi’s House

Posted on October 4, 2007 by Thanos

In the wake of killing Al Qaeda’s senior leader in Iraq a treasure trove of intel date has been uncovered in his safe house. They have a roster of Al Qaeda fighters in Iraq, including their Biographies and photos. This … Continue reading →

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Pakistan Update

Posted on October 2, 2007 by Thanos

Like a well-orhestrated dance movement fresh challenges were filed with the Supreme Court against Musharraf running for President in a pre-general election vote by the assembly. These might be better crafted than the last and actually get heard, but if not then time is running out to stop the final steps of the complex dance. Continue reading →

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Second Suspect Arrested for Attempted Embassy Bombing

Posted on October 2, 2007 by Thanos

I hope they are not going to bill this as “just another crazy person”, but it appears that authorities might judging from the statement that “no link had been established between the two men and any Islamic Movement.” I certainly hope the Buddhists from Bosnia aren’t mad at us now. Continue reading →

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