Pakistan and Sri Lanka, a Tale of Two Counterinsurgencies.
Looking at the news this week, with hundreds of thousands of civilians fleeing battles in Pakistan and Sri Lanka as a result of counterinsurgency campaigns, it is hard not to notice that there is one major difference in the way the two... If we extended that logic, then we need to take the case of the the bombers were trained in Langley in the US 747 ���Kanishka��� that was blown up enroute from Toronto to London in June 1985 ��� the bombers were trained in Langley in the��.
Raymond Davis: Diplomatic Immunity v. US Impunity.
The US says that, while it was not on him when he was captured and while it may have some discrepancies with other documents, Raymond Davis has a US issued diplomatic passport.. Or, is hosting state required to dig that up? The way thats... And then theres the new reactor and nuke build up situation that you can see the US wanting to follow up on, plus Obamas dedication to blowing up people in Pakistan ��� someone has to feed his target craving. reply��.
Myths and falsehoods about Barack Obama | Research.
Moy, who co-wrote American Mourning: The Intimate Story of Two Families Joined by War, Torn by Beliefs (WND Books, October 2006) with Morning Show co-host Melanie Morgan, stated that, according to her source,.. On the February 28 edition of Fox News The Big Story, host John Gibson devoted two segments to a February 26 article in Londons Daily Mail to claim that Obama presented a false picture of his father, Barack Obama Sr., in Dreams from My Father.
Chris Hedges: Noam Chomsky Has Never Seen Anything.
People will be beaten up. This could become an overwhelming force. And if it happens it will be more dangerous than Germany. The United States is the world power. Germany was powerful but had more powerful antagonists.. Truth Dig. They are going to keep everyone talking about tea bags for the next two years, not discussing what happened to Iraq and its citizens, or the daily carnage of civilians in Afghan and Pakistan. They are going to Hitlerize the president��.
How To Manage Putin: Russias Escalation Dominance.
���The United States and its allies need to show strength now and exact a cost for Russian actions in Ukraine, or else Putin may come to doubt the level of our commitment to NATO allies in the region such as Latvia and Estonia, which also have large. The concept holds that the United States can best contain conflicts and avoid escalation if it is dominant at each successive rung up the ���ladder of escalation,��� all the way to the top rung of nuclear weapons. Such a��.
Rise of the Drones Is Mostly a PBS Infomercial for the Military
Mary ���Missy��� Cummings, who works with the MIT Humans and Automation Lab (and appeared on ���The Daily Show��� with Jon Stewart the same night of the premiere), says drones are more precise when they bomb if a human is not in the cockpit. Scenes unfold. Contractors from a company called Rally Point dress up as ���insurgents��� and enter a mock village where the pilot flies the drone and attempts to get a lock on them so he can execute them. Chad, an RPA pilot,��.
Netanyahu speech scandal blows up, and soiled Dermer.
In the last 24 hours the controversy over the planned speech by Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu to both houses of Congress on March 3 to rebut the presidents policy on Iran has blown up to a new level. Muted outrage. But the centrist elements of the lobby have cohered over this issue, saying the speech is a big problem, and Obama must keep Israel supporters happy in order to get the prize here: freedom to negotiate with Iran.. I dont doubt the analysis here.
For saying Pakistan boat was blown up, DIG gets show-cause notice
The defence ministry on Tuesday issued a show-cause notice to a senior officer of the Indian coast guard, DIG BK Loshali, for owning up to the responsibility of sinking a Pakistani boat with suspected terrorists on board on this new years eve. The.
Jessica murder: Court summons Shayan Munshi in perjury case
The complaint said the trial court had acquitted the accused saying from statements of Munshi and Manocha it cannot be said that the two shots were fired from the same firearm. Munshi was at the bar counter when Lall was shot dead on intervening night.
Chris Hedges: Bushs Nuclear Apocalypse - Truthdig
The former Middle East bureau chief for The New York Times and author of the bestseller ���War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning��� reports on Bushs plan for Iran, and how a callous war, conceived by zealots, will lead to a disaster of biblical proportions.. Look them up and you might get some idea of what youre dealing with���tragedies that were either let, or made to happen; not always successfully, but invariably for the purposes of limiting civil rights or starting wars.
Rajasthan government to run special campign against overloaded vehicles
Rajasthan government would run a special campaign against overloaded vehicles in order to curb accidents caused by such vehicles, a minister said. Transport Minister Yunus Khan said that unfit vehicles plying on state capital will be taken off the road.
we never fail to walk into the jingoism trap
Lets have a war. Pakistan deserves it. More importantly, the most important voices of the people ��� the opposition parties and the media ��� want it. The government has no business to be in the way of popular will. If it does, it is an anti-national.
Truthdig - The Occupation of Iraqi Hearts and Minds
I first realized my advantage in April 2003, when I was sitting with a group of American soldiers and another soldier walked up and wondered what this haji (me) had done to get arrested by them.. Dig last updated on Jun. 27, 2006.. The correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported a source in the puppet police as saying that the car bomb broke through the gate and blew up inside the station, which is located near the international ash-Shab sports stadium in eastern Baghdad.
The hypocrisy of gun control during the War on. - Daily Kos
Although the Overseas Cost Summary initially might seem quite thorough, youll soon notice that countries well known to host US bases have gone missing-in-action. In fact, at least 18 countries and foreign territories on the��.
Congress proposes to go it alone in Bihar Assembly bypoll
The senior leaders opined that Congress has lost its traditional support base in Bihar over the years and going it alone in the Assembly by-polls is the only way the party could get back its support base, he said... These barbaric ideas are still.
Why the rich in India dodge taxes so often
What about the people racking up thousands of dollars a month in credit card bills? Maybe tax. While the government says it recently has begun targeting some big spenders, mailing notices to tens of thousands of people they say may have underpaid.
When will India eradicate tuberculosis?
Secondly, diagnosis hasnt been very good as in most cases, the patient gets to know about the diseases after it passes a certain stage,��� said Dr Deepak Yaduvanshi, medical director and CEO of Soni group of hospitals who has also served at WHO as a .
Chris Hedges Speaks on Osama bin Ladens Death - Truthdig
I know that because of this announcement, that reportedly Osama bin Laden was killed, Bob [Truthdig Editor Robert Scheer] wanted me to say a few words about it ��� about al-Qaida. I spent a year of.. Joseph Straw reports for the N.Y. Daily News, Aug.. ���From the prominent displays of flags and bunting to the ubiquitous lapel pins, the fervor to show patriotic nationalism, both on the part of the regime itself and of citizens caught up in its frenzy, was always obvious.
Russia Cuts Off Ukraine Gas Supply To 6 European Countries
Vladimir Putin ordered the Russian state energy giant Gazprom to cut supplies to and through Ukraine amid accusations, according to The Daily Mail, that its neighbor has been siphoning off and stealing Russian gas.. ���We have informed our European partners, and now it is up to them to put in place the necessary infrastructure starting from the Turkish-Greek border,��� Miller said.. If they dont get along with China they can pipe it to India (and maybe Pakistan).
The Tale Of The F-35 And Hot Jet Fuel �� Breaking Defense.
The folks at Luke say they are testing the new paint jobs to avoid problems, according to the AETC story: ���It ensures the F-35 is able to meet its sortie requirements, said Chief Master Sgt. Ralph Resch, 56th LRS fuels manager.. have set the standard that one engine fire means ���design problem��� I have some bad news for the ���proper tactical fighter design��� hornet. as just one example in 2011 a Marine Hornet blew up totalling the aircraft and injuring 11 on the Stennis.
Windy and cold weather on the way, with low elevation snow
Recent Weather Summary After an extremely wet December across much of Northern California, the latter half of the month has been quite dry.
Narendra Modi scores a hat-trick in Gujarat, BJP loses HP to Congress
The BJP managed to get only 26 while independents got 5 and Himachal Loktantrik Party one.. Singh is again a strong contender for the chief ministers post, political observers say.. In Gujarat, Congress suffered a major blow when its state unit.
Pakistan boat blast: Government faces embarrassment over Coast Guard DIGs.
. the Coast Guard issued a show cause notice to Coast Guard DIG B K Loshali, Chief of Staff (North West Region), asking him for his explanation on his claim yesterday in Surat that he had ordered blowing up of the boat off the Porbandar coast on the.
Did Missing Flight MH370 Land In The Maldives Or Diego.
With such a heavy aeroplane, using the landing gear might lead to the wheels digging into the sand and sections of undercarriage being ripped off. If I was landing on a beach I would keep the wheels up, says Buzdygan.
Jeff Gundlach: If Oil Drops To $40 The Geopolitical.
In its November 14, 2014 Daily Observations (The Implications of $75 Oil for the US Economy), the highly respected hedge fund Bridgewater Associates, LP confirmed that lower oil prices will have a negative impact on the. After an initial transitory positive impact on GDP, Bridgewater explains that lower oil investment and production will lead to a drag on real growth of 0.5% of GDP.. Whom needs a gun..when Bombs are so much easier to blow shit up with?