Monthly Archives: January 2008

Anti-War Group Opens Hotline to Iran From New York

Posted on January 20, 2008 by Thanos

In an anti-war stunt the Anti-war group “no fear” opened public phones from New York to Iran today so New Yorkers could talk to “ordinary Iranians.” Since even the internet is controlled in Iran, there’s a question as to how … Continue reading →

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The Clinton’s Foreign Entanglements

Posted on January 20, 2008 by Thanos

Dick Morris points out the Clinton’s support from foreigners at the American Congress today in light of the debate answer on Saudi investment in Citigroup. Now we have Saudis who are heavily invested in the Clinton Library: Now, comes word … Continue reading →

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The Florida Campaign: the Race is Really on Now

Posted on January 20, 2008 by Thanos

“I supported the Bush tax cuts. John McCain voted against the Bush tax cuts with the Democrats twice,” he said before a crowd of mostly older voters. He later said Mr. Romney was “equivocal” in his support for the cuts. … Continue reading →

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How the TTP Works in the Sindh and Punjab

Posted on January 20, 2008 by Thanos

The Tehreek-e-Taliban stronghold is in the Waziristans, with the main nexus being South Waziristan, but occasionally you see them very active with targetted strikes in urban areas of the Sindh and Punjab. The most significant operations were Lal Masjid, and … Continue reading →

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Pakistan Arrests Teen for Bhutto Assasination

Posted on January 19, 2008 by Thanos

Pakistan authorities have arrested a fifteen year old teen in Dera Ishmael Khan for the assasination of former Prime Minister, Benazir Bhutto. This could be a Lal Masjid follower from the age. Story from the Daily Times: DERA ISMAIL KHAN: … Continue reading →

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Trade Schools for Iraq

Posted on January 19, 2008 by Thanos

Now that the roadblocks of De-Baathification imposed by Paul Bremer have been removed by the Iraqi government, they need to take things a step further and foster private business and small industry to jump-start their non-govermental economy This takes skilled … Continue reading →

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Taliban Sites in the US

Posted on January 18, 2008 by Thanos

The Jawa Report has a rundown of the Taliban sites hosted in the US Here.

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Romney Endorses Guiliani – On Tax Cutting

Posted on January 18, 2008 by Thanos

In his latest advertisement in Florida Rudy Guiliani quotes Mitt Romney’s and other’s praise of his past tax-cutting initiatives. See below.

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War in Waziristan

Posted on January 18, 2008 by Thanos

The war in South Waziristan continues to heat up, with Government forces claiming 90 Taliban (“miscreants” is the term commonly used to describe terrorists in Pakistani papers,) killed. Story from AP: RAWALPINDI, Jan 18 (APP): Security forces on Friday killed … Continue reading →

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The Kite Runner

Posted on January 18, 2008 by Thanos

This is a three day weekend for many with Martin Luther King day on Monday, so it might be wise to go see Kite Runner before the limited engagement is up. It’s playing in theaters this weekend, and I plan … Continue reading →

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