Monthly Archives: January 2008

Leaders of Swat Insurgency Surrender

Posted on January 31, 2008 by Thanos

Four of the leaders under Mullah Fazlullah who led forces in the Swat insurgency have surrendered to authorities. From The International: MINGORA: In a dramatic development, four prominent militant commanders and close aides of rebel cleric Maulana Fazlullah here on … Continue reading →

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Al Qaeda Under Pressure

Posted on January 31, 2008 by Thanos

UPDATE: Al Libi Dead A leading al Qaeda member in Afghanistan, Abu Laith al-Libi, has been killed, a website often used by the group and other Islamists said on Thursday. A banner on the Ekhlaas.Org site said Libi had fallen … Continue reading →

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Surprisingly Liberal

Posted on January 30, 2008 by Thanos

This well-crafted ad is a lesson for the McCain team – if you are going to flame, you shouldn’t do so from a matchstick house. Recently they criticized Mitt Romney for “being for timelines in Iraq”. While you could take … Continue reading →

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Rudy Bows, But not Quite Out

Posted on January 30, 2008 by Thanos

Rudy Giuliani made a concession speech in the Florida primary last night that was close to an “I’m quitting” speech. That appears to me to be the signal that he’s going to stay in for the debates, and save his … Continue reading →

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McCain’s ACU Ratings

Posted on January 29, 2008 by Thanos

John McCain’s ACU rating that he cites in speeches aren’t that conservative at all, as American Thinker points out this morning. Stop by for a quick read, it’s eye-opening.

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Sherpao: NWFP in Danger of Talibanisation

Posted on January 27, 2008 by Thanos

In an interview with the New York Times former Government official Aftab Khan Sherpao speaks out against the current lackluster opposition to the Taliban in the frontiers of Pakistan. It’s a pretty blistering condemnation from one of the best known … Continue reading →

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ASA 200 vs. 1600

Posted on January 27, 2008 by Thanos

I’m playing with my camera again, these photos were shot in a dark bathroom at 1/125th.  One is ASA 200, the other 1600. Ignore the yutz on the mirror, and don’t tell my wife I used one of her crystal … Continue reading →

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Endearing, Enduring Culture

Posted on January 27, 2008 by Thanos

In some of the recent debates across the blogosphere one of my key arguments has been that only endearing culture endures across time. Ugly, undesirable culture isn’t adopted willingly unless it is force-fed to youth with immature critical thinking and judgement skills. In … Continue reading →

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Endurance

Posted on January 27, 2008 by Thanos

When I feel down and out I pull out a book titled “The Endurance“. It’s the tale of Shackleton’s attempt to reach the South Pole and how he and his crew survived trapped in the Antarctic Ice Shelf for nearly … Continue reading →

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Waziristan War Spreads North

Posted on January 26, 2008 by Thanos

The Mehsud Taliban have attacked in the rear at supply lines to the North of the Wazirs in Orakzai agency, Bill Roggio has the details over at The Long War Journal. If you are a regular reader there please take … Continue reading →

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