Monthly Archives: January 2010

NATO vs. ANA

Posted on January 30, 2010 by x85130c4

First we shoot their clerics, and now we bomb their Army.  Then we wonder why they view us as occupiers. GHAZNI – NATO troops clashed with their Afghan army allies and called in air strikes, killing four Afghan soldiers and … Continue reading →

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RIP Live Homepage

Posted on January 27, 2010 by x85130c4

This is really irritating.  On 15 March, my.live.com is being discontinued and all feeds and gadgets will not be migrated to my.msn.com.

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Big Guns or AAA?

Posted on January 27, 2010 by x85130c4

It doesn’t say what type of artillery this was, but I’d assume based on the number of rounds that it was anti-aircraft fire. North Korea fired about 30 artillery rounds into the sea from its western coast and the South … Continue reading →

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Shrewd or Stupid?

Posted on January 27, 2010 by x85130c4

  I don’t know if this guy Kai Eide is extremely shrewd or naïvely stupid in wanting to remove senior Taliban from the terrorist list.  Could this be a clever move to cause a rift between the Taliban and al-Qaida? … Continue reading →

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Shocking! Al-Qaida aims to hit U.S. with WMDs

Posted on January 26, 2010 by x85130c4

This should come as no surprise. When al-Qaeda’s No. 2 leader, Ayman al-Zawahiri, called off a planned chemical attack on New York’s subway system in 2003, he offered a chilling explanation: The plot to unleash poison gas on New Yorkers … Continue reading →

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Hub of Sparkle!

Posted on January 25, 2010 by x85130c4

In case you cared, the Hub of Sparkle is back up and running now.

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Ammonium Nitrate Banned in Afghanistan

Posted on January 23, 2010 by x85130c4

  I think this is a prudent move.  Opium poppies can grow without much fertilizer anyways. AP Newswire | Stars and StripesKABUL (AP) — Afghanistan on Friday banned the use of a fertilizer chemical also used to make bombs, giving … Continue reading →

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Looking Forward to Regime Collapse

Posted on January 22, 2010 by x85130c4

  I cannot find this study on the Rand corporation website, so it must not be published yet…. Asia Times Online :: Korea News and Korean Business and Economy, Pyongyang NewsWASHINGTON – If there’s one sure way to infuriate the … Continue reading →

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Homecoming Project

Posted on January 22, 2010 by x85130c4

  I never knew North Korea had such a program, and that so many willingly participated.  I only knew of North Korean abductions of Japanese. A Korean Japanese family’s bitter ‘homecoming’ – latimes.comNow 49, Ko long ago forgave her mother … Continue reading →

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Pre-Emptive Retaliation

Posted on January 20, 2010 by x85130c4

It’s hard to get “clear indication” of anything from North Korea, let alone preparations for a nuclear attack. SEOUL, South Korea – South Korea’s defense chief called Wednesday for a pre-emptive strike on North Korea if there is a clear … Continue reading →

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