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Wiggle - Day 107

As Wiggle has celebrated his birthday and his first 100 days of his new life, I thought it was time to change his profile photo. Gone is the sad, grey, baldy dog and now he can be seen looking his handsome, hairy self.

This week I'm working nights but Wiggle has been good and sleeping during the day while I've been asleep. We've managed to avoid the showers and get out with Sir H for some walking and ball fetching.

Wiggle will no doubt be glad when the weekend comes as we're away so he'll get some longer and more interesting walks!
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Ο φόβος της Αλέκας μετά το συνέδριο

ΠΑΠΑΡ

Ο Φάνης Ξημεράκης δημιουργεί για το καφενείο

Για περισσότερη σάτιρα satira-epikerotitas.blogspot.com
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Bishkek, the Kyrgyz capital

Like all Central Asian capitals, Bishkek lies at a crossroads. It teeters between development and stagnation. Between the welcoming and the dangerous. The beauty and the hideous. Maybe that's why I loved it!!

The population of Bishkek is somewhere just under 1,000,000 but there's no way it feel like that. I was actually quite convinced for the first month or so that there were only 1 and half streets. There aren't a lot of creature comforts in the city. Heck, there are barely the basic facilities. Due to horrible governance, we lost power every night at around midnight and frequently during the day. Water would randomly be shut off. Hot water was turned off for the month of May while they checked the pipes. Central heating, again government controlled, turned on about a month too late leaving you huddling in the kitchen next to the stove. Of course that was if the gas worked. But maybe that's why I loved it!!

The pace of the city is slow. As is the development of the country. Although locals complain about traffic, it's nowhere near the amount of any other capital city. There are plenty of parks to stroll around, in the summer at least. They're great for people watching. It is quite common to see men chatting away on park benches wearing traditional hat called Kalpaks. Families sitting on the grass with an impromptu picnic. Or children playing in antiquated soviet death contraptions, I mean amusement park rides. Random barrels on wheel dispense local drinks like tan, maksym and kymyz. It's best not to ask "what the hell is in this?" and just treat your mouth to the bizarre cavalcade of flavours. My favourite park was Irkendik which means Freedom. Everything here is named Freedom. It's not so much a park as a treed-lined pedestrian street. It starts at the centrally located (though rather useless) train station and stretches all the way to the centre. The psychedelically coloured park benches beckon you in like some siren from the age of exploration. I spent many an afternoon here.
Walking to the end of Freedom Park brings you to the centre of the city. Prospekt Chui is by far the main street in town. It where it all happens, although that isn't so much. The crowning jewel on the road is Ala Too Square, a massive expance of soviet pavement. Fountains abound, if there's water, and locals kids come to play/bathe in the brilliantly cooling water. The square is surrounded by buildings indicative of the former USSR power. Honestly, there wasn't really much here until the soviets arrived, so most of what you see is from that era. Likely the most interesting building is the National Historic Museum. Located just behind the big statue, oddly enough called Freedom Statue. This place is the most fun you can have in Bishkek with your pants still on. For a few Soms, you get transported back in time to the full glory of the Soviet Union. You easily loose track of the number of Lenin bust, flag with hammers & sickles and giant red stars. Or my personal favourite, a massive mosaic of Ronald Regan riding a bomb, a la Slim Pickens from Dr. Strangelove. There are a few other things in the ara to check out. The presidents office in nearby, there's an eteranl flame of two and every ex-pats favourite Fat Boys Cafe. Also in the same area are the honour guard "protecting" the flag. There's an hourly changing of the guard in all in peacock pagentry. But the best show to see is when they either put up or take down the flag. They take place shortly after sunrise and just before sunset respectively. Photos are no problem, although step on the wrong side of the rope and they might just shoot you. A little dramatic , but maybe that's why I loved it!!
Once you've had your fill of the city, there are a few escapes into nature worth checking out. Ala Archa is the most easily accessable. There are min-buses that'll take you to the gates, from where you'll either have to walk or hitchhike. It's super popular on weekend as Bishkekers seek cooler temperatures and fresh air. It's fine for the afternoon, but more enthusiastic trekker can head up to one of many multiday hikes. There are a few other areas to explore, some including ski resorts which transform into moutnain biking havens! One tips, though, is to totally skip Burana Tower. The time, money and effort to get there simple isn't worth it!!

Overall, Bishkek is not going to be the most exciting place you've ever visited. But it's not without it's charms. It does have to be said though, be careful at night. Firstly, poorly lit streets+open sewers=disaster. Secondly, Kyrgyz men like to drink and they aren't very good drunks. If you notice a group of young Kyrgyz men on a bit of a bender, head the other way. They like to fight to prove there manhood.
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«Σικέ» οι αντιδράσεις του Δήμου Μίκρας για το Βατοπέδι

Πορεία διαμαρτυρίας πραγματοποίησαν οι κάτοικοι και σύσσωμο το Δημοτικό Συμβούλιο του Δήμου Μίκρας για την επιστροφή των δημοσίων εκτάσεων που παραχωρήθηκαν στην Ι.Μ. Βατοπεδίου ( 29/09/2008 )

Πορεία διαμαρτυρίας για την επιστροφή των δημοσίων εκτάσεων που βρίσκονται στα διοικητικά όρια του Δ.Δ. Καρδίας του Δήμου Μίκρας και παραχωρήθηκαν από το Ελληνικό Δημόσιο στην Ι.Μ. Βατοπεδίου, πραγματοποίησαν ο Δήμαρχος Μίκρας Θεόδωρος Γκουστίλης, σύσσωμο το Δημοτικό Συμβούλιο Μίκρας και πλήθος κόσμου. . . . . . . .

Από την πλευρά τους, και οι επικεφαλής της αντιπολίτευσης του Δήμου Μίκρας, δήλωσαν τη στήριξή τους στην προσπάθεια που γίνεται και εξέφρασαν την πεποίθηση ότι μέσα από τον κοινό αγώνα μπορεί να επιτευχθεί η ακύρωση των παραχωρήσεων.

Τη συμπαράστασή τους στις προσπάθειες του Δήμου Μίκρας εξέφρασαν και οι βουλευτές Αδάμ Ρεγκούζας, Βασίλης Γερανίδης, Χάρης Τσιόκας, Ευαγγελία Αμμανατίδου – Πασχαλίδου και Σοφία Καλλαντίδου και ο Νομάρχης Θεσσαλονίκης Παναγιώτης Ψωμιάδης, που παραβρέθηκαν στην πορεία, ενώ το παρόν έδωσαν επίσης οι Δήμαρχοι Θέρμης Θεόδωρος Παπαδόπουλος, Επανωμής Απόστολος Οικονομίδης και Συκεών Σίμος Δανιηλίδης, καθώς και Νομαρχιακοί Σύμβουλοι.

Πανελλήνια δημοσιότητα πήρε χθές η «Πορεία διαμαρτυρίας για την επιστροφή των δημοσίων εκτάσεων που παραχωρήθηκαν στην Ι.Μ. Βατοπεδίου» που οργάνωσε ο Δήμος Μίκρας Θεσσαλονίκης.

Η εκδήλωση όμως ήταν «σικέ» και για «ξέπλυμα», για τα μάτια του κόσμου, που λέει ο λαός.

Επειδή λοιπόν κάποιοι έχουν κοντή και επιλεκτική μνήμη και κάποιοι δεν ντρέπονται να υπενθυμίσουμε τα γεγονότα.

  1. Το θέμα ήταν γνωστό εδώ και μήνες. Μέχρι και επερωτήσεις στη Βουλή είχαν γίνει.
  2. Το γνώριζαν πολύ καλά ο Δήμαρχος και ο Νομάρχης, ο οποίος και «ενοχοποιούνταν» από δημοσιεύματα ως συμμέτοχος για την παραχώρηση, με τις υπηρεσίες του.
  3. Είχε αναδειχθεί με ένταση από τον επικεφαλής της αντιπολίτευσης στο Δήμο (Νέα Δημοκρατία), πρώην Δήμαρχο Νικόλαο Πανέρη.
  4. Κρατήθηκε χαμηλά από τον Δήμαρχο Θόδωρο Γκουστίλη (ΠΑΣΟΚ), επειδή δεν συνέφερε τον Νομάρχη Π.Ψωμιάδη που τον στηρίζει. ΤΕΚΜΗΡΙΩΣΗ :Ο Δήμος Μίκρας έχει πάρει πληθώρα Νομαρχιακών έργων προνομιακά (αν και ΠΑΣΟΚ). Έγινε επιλεκτική χωροθέτηση των καινούργιων Νοσοκομείων (παιδιατρικού και ογκολογικού), ενώ η περιοχή είναι επιβαρυμένη συγκοινωνιακά και χωροταξικά, Ενώ το ΠΑΣΟΚ στο Δήμο Μίκρας έχει ποσοστά από 32-35 %, ο κ.Γκουστίλης εξελέγη με ποσοστό 50,99% από την πρώτη Κυριακή με την ενεργή και φανερή στήριξη του Π.Ψωμιάδη (υπάρχει και διαπλοκή με το ερασιτεχνικό ποδόσφαιρο ΕΠΣΜ κλπ) και παρά την ύπαρξη ψηφοδελτίων επιρροής του ΚΚΕ και του ΣΥΡΙΖΑ.

Κάτω λοιπόν από την συντριπτική πίεση της δημοσιότητας και της πίεσης που δεχόταν ο Δήμαρχος Μίκρας, οργάνωσε την «εκδήλωση διαμαρτυρίας».

Φρόντισε όμως να παρευρίσκεται και ο Νομάρχης Π.Ψωμιάδης, που είναι συναυτουργός της σκανδαλώδους παραχώρησης των οικοπέδων στο Βατοπέδι. Όσοι γνωρίζουν πρόσωπα και πράγματα στην περιοχή πιστεύουν ότι μόνο το επικοινωνιακό δαιμόνιο του Ψωμιάδη θα μπορούσε να στήσει τέτοια φιέστα.

Όπως ήταν αναμενόμενο ο Ψωμιάδης πήρε το λόγο στην εκδήλωση, συσκότισε το σκάνδαλο, απεκδύθηκε από τις ευθύνες, άφησε ένα ενδεχόμενο να έκανε και κάποιο λάθος και ζήτησε συγνώμη «αν έκανε λάθος», εισέπραξε το χειροκρότημα από τους στημένους οπαδούς του Δημάρχου και … όλα καλά και τελειώσαμε.

Η «θεατρική παράσταση» δόθηκε παρουσία βουλευτών που έπαιξαν το ρόλο του θλιμμένου συγγενή και του υπερασπιστή των δικαίων του λαού, χωρίς να ντρέπονται να είναι ντεκόρ του ανεκδιήγητου Ψωμιάδη.

Υ.Γ. Αξιοσημείωτο είναι ότι στο πολύ ενημερωμένο site της Νομαρχίας δεν δημοσιεύτηκε τίποτε για την «παράσταση», ούτε μπήκε καμιά φωτογραφία, σε αντίθεση με άλλες ήσσονος σημασίας εκδηλώσεις π.χ. έκθεση αγγειοπλαστικής

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Indonesian Elections and Some History.


Rich and Poor in Indonesia

In 2009, there are to be elections in Indonesia, which has the world's 4th largest population.

Will Indonesia get a Chavez? Or a General? Or a housewife who likes to go shopping?

In 1998, Suharto was toppled as President of Indonesia, reportedly by the CIA working with certain generals.

Suharto

Reportedly, the CIA were hoping to replace Suharto with a younger general, someone like Prabowo, who would give more contracts to Americans, rather than to the Suharto family members and Chinese cronies.

Unfortunately for the CIA, the military was not a united body.

Megawati

Prabowo got sacked and eventually, in 2001, Sukarno's daughter Megawati Sukarnoputri became president.

Sukarno had been toppled by the CIA and MI6 in the mid 1960s and so Megawati was not a great fan of the USA.

Sukarno

Megawati was accused of being a lightweight housewife who was being controlled by certain nationalist generals. Many of her followers were disappointed by her conservatism and inaction.

Reportedly the CIA and certain generals planned an event to change the political situation. In 2002 the Bali Bombings took place. After the 2004 elections, American-trained General (retired) Yudhoyono became president.

Yudhoyono

Under Yudhoyono:

1. The rich have got richer and the poor have got poorer. Malnutrition is common.

Indonesia has become more like Israel-Palestine; with the poor sometimes pushed off their land; and the homes of the poor hidden behind high walls.

2. The military are untouchables when it comes to 'crimes' such as East Timor massacres.

Indonesian President General (retired) Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and former president Megawati Sukarnoputri are now neck-and-neck in the opinion polls. (The General vs the Lady)

No signs of a Chavez.

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The Indonesia News Blog (The General vs the Lady) is relatively kind to Yudhoyono:

"Under Dr Yudhoyono, who on Sunday announced his plan to stand for re-election in 2009, Indonesia has made significant progress.

"The former general appointed capable technocrats, who have shaken up key departments and delivered economic growth of 6.3 per cent in 2007, the best performance in over a decade.

"The anti-graft authorities have tackled a wide array of corruption cases, which according to Transparency International's latest survey is starting to pay off. This should help restore confidence among foreigners who frequently cite bribery as a deterrent to investment.

"Thanks to four years of political stability and peace, for example in several religious and secessionist hotspots, Indonesia has begun to shrug off its reputation as a chaotic, dangerous, hopeless country.

"Critics say Dr Yudhoyono is too consensus-driven, reflecting the fact that his tiny Democratic Party relies on Golkar, and a hodge-podge of smaller parties for support in parliament..."

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CDP THEME DAY - LINES / Herding Cats!



This is a loose interpretation of LINES!  I shot this at my church as a class of 3 year olds did their very best at walking down the stairs in a LINE!  The term "herding cats" sprang to mind.  I could hardly hold the camera as I attempted to keep from laughing AND  help Miss Brenda get them ready for the ascent, "hands on the railing."  There you have it- sort of a line.  The bottom photo is my favorite.  This is my precious next door neighbor who was the first to arrive at the bottom.  I caught him after he had a few spins around the cross. 

The Tune du Jour is "I Walk the Line" by Johnny Cash of course!
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Man Blamed For Bhutto Killing Is Dead

Mr Mehsud (back to the camera) does not like being photographed. He recently announced a ceasefire, but has warned that it will be jeopardised if the government "continues to be slaves to the US".

From CNN:

(CNN) -- The leader of Pakistan's Taliban, Baitullah Mehsud, is dead from kidney failure, sources told CNN.

The Pakistan government blamed Mehsud for the December 27, 2007, assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.

An unnamed Islamabad-based source with connections within the Mehsud tribe in South Waziristan said Mehsud died about 1 a.m. Wednesday. Military officials in the field confirmed to CNN that Mehsud had died.

Geo Television of Pakistan and other local stations also reported his death.

But some reports also had the Taliban denying Mehsud's death.

Earlier reports said the leader of the Taliban in Pakistan was ill and was expected to die within a day. Mehsud is said to have succumbed to kidney failure and was believed to be about 34 years old.

Mehsud denied involvement in Bhutto's assassination.

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Update 1:Pak Taliban commander Mehsud dies: Report -- NDTV
Update 2:Reports of Baitullah's death are false, sources say -- Long War journal

My Comment: The death of the man (if true) who is regarded as the head of the Pakistan Taliban is a big blow for that organization. The man who will succeed him will have big shoes to fill in .... let us hope that he fails.
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Βρέθηκε ...Άνθρωπος!

Γράφει ο Ιπτάμενος Ολλανδός
Για ένα μεγάλο διάστημα στη ζωή μου είχα επιλέξει συνειδητά να μην διαβάζω ειδήσεις. Τον τελευταίο μήνα όμως με την δημιουργία αυτού του ιστολογίου, θέλοντας και μη, αναγκάστηκα να διαβάσω. Ένα περίεργο πράμα όμως μου συμβαίνει. Όταν διαβάζω πλέον ειδήσεις καμμία δεν μου κάνει εντύπωση. Πέρα από τις ανιαρές επαναλήψεις, τα βαρετά αθλητικά, τα συνηθισμένα πολιτικά ψεύδη και μεγαλοστομίες, το μόνο που βλέπεις είναι αρνητικές ειδήσεις. Ακρίβεια, φόβοι, βία, κέρδος, μίσος. Πως να μου κάνει καρδιά να διαβάσω. Άν συνεχίσω την ανάγνωση θα γίνω σαν αυτούς που διαβάζω. Θα αρχίσω να βρίζω και να καταριέμαι. Αυτό παθαίνουμε οι περισσότεροι αν όχι όλοι από μας και πάμε στη δουλειά μουρτζούφληδες και έτοιμοι ν' αρπαχτούμε για ψύλλου πήδημα. Είμαστε τελικά ότι διαβάζουμε. Γι' αυτό το λόγο έχω προτιμήσει να μην τις φιλοξενώ εκτός και αν είναι κάτι πολύ σημαντικό κατά την άποψη μου.
Έτσι σήμερα και ενώ "ξεφύλλιζα" στον ελληνικό τύπο έπεσα πάνω σε μια "διαφορετική" είδηση. Την είδηση την βρήκα εδώ και την αναδημοσιεύω:

Ένας 85-χρονος άντρας, από την Ουγγαρία, δώρισε όλη του την περιουσία σε ένα νοσοκομείο παιδιών και τώρα ζει στους δρόμους!

Ο κύριος Joe Csarmaz ζει πλέον σε ένα χαρτόκουτο στην πόλη αφού πούλησε το σπίτι του και όλα τα υπάρχοντα του για να δωρίσει σε τοπικό νοσοκομείο έναν αξονικό τομογράφο και ένα μηχάνημα ακτινογραφιών!

Ο κύριος Joe Csarmaz πουλώντας όλα του τα υπάρχοντα μάζεψε περίπου 125.000 ευρώ και τα δώρισε όλα στο Tuzolto Utca Childrens' Clinic, στην πόλη Budapest, όπου εργάζονταν πριν βγει στην σύνταξη!

 «Έχω πολύ δυνατά αισθήματα για αυτά τα παιδιά που δεν έχουν τη δυνατότητα να ζήσουν μια πλήρη ζωή αφού είναι άρρωστα. Εγώ έχω ζήσει 85 χρόνια και τώρα τους δίνω την ευκαιρία να χαρούν και αυτά. Δεν με νοιάζει να ζω στην φτώχεια αρκεί να ξέρω ότι τους προσέφερα κάτι για μια καλύτερη ζωή,» είπε ο 85-χρονος άντρας.

Κατάλαβα κάτι σήμερα. Δεν ξέρω για εσάς αλλά εμένα τελικά μου αρέσει να διαβάζω για ΑΝΘΡΩΠΟΥΣ και όχι για ανδρείκελα που μόνο κακό κάνουν στην λέξη άνθρωπος...
Δυστυχώς όμως οι αληθινοί άνθρωποι είναι λίγοι και δεν χαίρουν προβολής (και εκτίμησης πλέον). Ενώ οι άλλοι ...φευ. Γι' αυτό και πρέπει να σταχυολογήσεις ειδήσεις 15 εφημερίδων για να βρεις έναν. Μήπως σας θυμίζει το Διογένη με το φανάρι του , ή τον Άσιμο που έψαχνε κροκανθρώπους;

Ιπτάμενος Ολλανδός
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Porsche's Three Stooges: 912, 924, 968

The Three Stooges: Curly, Moe, Larry (left to right)

The Three Stooges have always been misunderstood. To most people, they are slapstick buffoons with limited range and just enough talent to entertain 10 year olds. But true fans, and there aren't that many adults who will admit to being true fans, appreciate their raw talent and the blood, sweat, and tears they put into every short film.

The public's perception of the Three Stooges mirrors the perception of Porsche's entry level models: the 912, 924, and 968. These cars are seen by most car fans as imposters that barely deserve the Porsche badge on the hood. They are weak, uninspired, and unsophisticated. But for a few dedicated devotees, they are just as good, if not better, than their peers.

Porsche 912, Moe. As the oldest of the three cars, the 912 is the elder statesman, relatively speaking. It carried a 356-based four-cylinder engine, a nod to tradition (sort of like Moe's Vaudeville influence). The 912 weighed 250 pounds less than the more powerful, six-cylinder 911, thus improving balance, gas mileage, and arguably, the fun factor.

Porsche 924, Larry. Larry is perhaps the most talented of the Stooges but is heavily underrated, even ignored. This is the story of the 924. With rear drum brakes and an engine from a VW van, the car's internals were not pretty. It was by no means a traditional sports car. People questioned its heritage and wondered aloud whether the front-engined, water cooled 924 was a "real" Porsche. Similarly, Larry Fine was not related to the Howard brothers, Moe and Curly. But with its simpler design and lower maintenance costs (than the 944), the 924 is finally getting some well-deserved respect from weekend racers and hobbyists.

Porsche 968, Curly. Plump performer. That perfectly describes Curly and the 968. They both weigh much more than their brethren and yet they seem to have more energy and power than Moe (912) and Larry (924). And as the last front-engined Porsche coupe, so dies a legend that may never see an equal. R.I.P.

CKY
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Iraqi Leaders Closely Watching U.S. Elections

A U.S. Air Force MH-53 Pave Low helicopter from the 20th Expeditionary Special Operations Squadron sits on the tarmac prior to a final combat mission at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, on Sept. 27, 2008. The Pave Low is being retired after nearly forty years of service to the Air Force. DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon, U.S. Air Force. (Released)

From Pajamas Media:

I mentioned this past summer that pressing priorities in Iraq made Iraqis show little if any interest in the upcoming U.S. election. That was the case when November seemed too far to worry about. We’re almost in October now and things are changing.

Comments made by MP Sami al-Askari are evidence of such a trend. As an adviser to Prime Minister Maliki and member of his Da’wa Party, al-Askari’s comments are definitely indicative of what’s being discussed in that small circle and probably reflect Maliki’s own viewpoints.

As recent as June, al-Askari’s position echoed Maliki’s approval of a 16-month timetable for withdrawal. But three months can indeed make a difference. “Iraqis are better off with Republicans,” al-Askari said in an email to Kathleen Parker at NRO last week.

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My Comment: Iraqi leaders would rather deal with the devil they know rather than the devil they do not know.
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Aangirfan - September

September (121)
DEATH OF A BANKER
DEBT
Dow Jones drops 6.9%
Nader Schools Palin!
The CIA, MI6, the Muslim Brotherhood and the Scott...
Deadly
Scotland to become richest country in the world?
The Swedish way of solving the bank crisis.
The possible 'murder' of Dianne Maloney, who took ...
Romp
The Case Against Barack Obama
Anglo-American versus the Chinese in Zimbabwe; wil...
Moslem Extremists, Pole Dancing, Lap Dancing, Go-G...
Daughter
A $53 trillion fiscal hole
Terrorism in Pakistan; the Security Services
Disarray
CHILD ABUSE 'COVER-UP'; Police call off Sea Cadets...
The French Revolution, the Iraq war, the US financ...
HALIFAX BANK OF SCOTLAND CAN BE FIXED WITHOUT A ME...
US troops and civil unrest
Tacit
Real
The Economic Crisis, the CIA and Rockefeller.
Conspiracy-theory-esque
DE MENEZES - They wanted you to think they had kil...
Ron Paul and the dollar
Pakistan government and CIA behind Marriott blast?...
Massacre by US-backed fascists in Bolivia
Darien and Scottish power
Superpoll predicts “major” SNP gains
REHMAN MALIK AND THE MARRIOTT EXPLOSIONS
NADER!
AMERICAN DREAM-DELUSION DEBT & DEATH
The invasion of Pakistan
ROBERT PESTON AND THE HBOS CONSPIRACY
Saving
THE CIA AND THE MARRIOTT BOMB IN ISLAMABAD
THE HBOS CONSPIRACY
Donation to the Party
Do we need oil?
Anthem
The Pentagon Strangles the USA
An establishment plot against HBOS?
China and the Dollar
Media Blackout
Megrahi to be murdered?
US SUPPORT OF EXTREMISTS IN BOLIVIA 1952 - 2008
Economy
Soros, Manning, Blank and the Bank of Scotland
Spending
BANKS IN THE WEST AND IN INDONESIA; SUSPECTED PLOT...
Investment pours into Saudi Arabia
Putin; Straits of Hormuz
Bolivia crisis
Inquiry
False flag operations from Amman to Zambia
ISRAELI INFLUENCE ON INDIA'S MILITARY
Scenes
The inevitable collapse of the dollar
SHARES PORTFOLIO
KEN HAYWOOD AND 'CIA TERRORISM' IN INDIA
Peston: Meltdown Monday
THE OMAGH BOMBER WAS A BRITISH AGENT?
VOTE NADER!
Popular UK newspaper reveals there is no Al-Qaeda
Turned On
Retreating Empire
THE USA AT WAR WITH PAKISTAN?
Iain Gray
Al-Maliki to be toppled by a military coup organis...
The 'CIA's coup' in Turkey in 1980
THE DEATH OF A TOWN
9 11 Chile
TOUCHING CHILDREN
9/11 - Psychology & The Biggest Hoax In History
Debunking 9/11 (2)
Debunking 9 11
Canadian Elections
Astonishing
Sarkozy, gay men, Jerusalem and an obscene hand ge...
You can travel back 2000 years in time.
Russian TV discusses 9 11
Families
Strategy of Tension in Algeria
Palin's church
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The ‘Talibanization Of Pakistan's Biggest City

Karachi At Night

From World Blog/MSNBC:

KARACHI, Pakistan – In the back of a jeep driving through Karachi, a sign on the wall of the city’s famous "Village Restaurant" caught my eye. It was just a little piece of frayed white paper plastered next to the restaurant’s much bigger logo, tempting customers to "Experience the Exotic of Traditional Dining."

But the printed sign expressed an increasingly urgent plea in this teeming port city, once Pakistan’s capital: "Save your city from Talibanization," it said in English.

But could the Taliban really be taking over Karachi? Karachi is Pakistan’s biggest city, far from the lawless tribal hinterland along the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Out there, Taliban and al-Qaida militants have carved out an independent state. In the mountains, militants have their own courts and even issue licenses to local business. Last week in the tribal area, the Taliban publicly executed a group accused of murders. In another village square, they flogged several butchers for allegedly selling the meat of sick animals. That is Taliban justice.

U.S. military and intelligence officials consider that border area to be the world’s biggest, most dangerous safe haven for Taliban and al-Qaida fighters. Osama bin Laden, Mullah Omar and nearly all of their deputies have been based, and may still be based, in this often impassible mountain terrain.

But I was in Karachi, a giant city on the Indian Ocean. If Karachi is being ‘Talibanized,’ Pakistan is in real trouble, and so is everyone else.

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My Comment: The reporter from MSNBC emphasizes his post on how these students view American policy .... but their hatred is more intense when it is directed against India. Radical Islamists and Hindus have been at war with each other for centuries .... this will only now get more intense as more Islamists occupy positions of influence andpower.
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Missing stuff.

Sorry I havn't posted in a while, I've been busy taking care of my big sis Lily. When I first came here, she taught me lots of stuff and showed me they way around. A little while ago, she had to go to the vet and have her leg fixed. I have been doing my best to help her feel better.

I miss playing with her. She always whoops my butt. But hey, I admit, I can be a brat sometimes. I'd whoop my butt too, if I were her.

I miss going on walks with her. She is fun, and a bit crazy too. Sometimes she jumps in the lake and then tries to get me to go in too. No way sis, the water is way too deep for my short legs. I'd sink like a stone if I went in.

I miss laying in the morning sun with her. She almost always gets the good spot, mostly cause I eat breakfast too slow and she gets there first. But sometimes she lets me share the good spot with her. I really like when she does that.

I was so happy when she started feeling better and I finally got to lay in the sun with her again. The vet fixed her up all better. Maybe this vet guy isn't too bad after all. I think it may be sometime before we can play again, but I'm just happy to have my big sis back.

I missed her.

Jonny-