THE CIA AND THE MEDIA
How Americas Most Powerful News Media Worked Hand in Glove with the Central Intelligence Agency and Why the Church Committee Covered It Up
Fission Stories #39: Ripley Wouldn't Believe It
26-inch and 30-inch diameter natural gas pipelines located about 400 feet from the Indian Point nuclear plant in Buchanan, New York. The risk from these pipelines was discussed in the original safety analysis.And while valves were installed in the pipelines near Fort St. Vrain to lessen the hazard, automatic shut-off valves have been removed from the pipelines near Indian Point.
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Dad2059's Blog of Science Fiction/Science Fact and Random Acts of Weirdness ★ 1 
The Cult of SETI is Broke
gem Hello folks. I know, I know. I ought to get a smack down for neglecting to post for over two months, personal issues dictated the moment, big time. But today I couldn’t ignore this little tidbit of info about the Cult of SETI, and its’ dilemma: SETI is dead. Or at least, its major organ has failed, and is now in a state of suspended animation, desperately awaiting a cash transfusion. Seth Shostak
Suzie-Q ★ 77
Ron Paul Throws His Hat In The Ring For 2012 Presidential Campaign
Ron Paul 2012 Presidential Campaign Launches (VIDEO) AP/The Huffington Post First Posted: 05/13/11 07:07 AM ET Updated: 05/13/11 07:48 AM ET U.S. Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) announced that he will run for president in 2012 during an appearance on ABC’s “Good Morning America” on Friday. “I am officially announcing that I am a candidate for president in the Republican primary,” he said in announcing th
Disturbing Parallels
…the FBI has no hard evidence connecting Bin Laden to 9/11.” Rex Tomb, Chief of Investigative Publicity for the FBI, June 5, 2006 We’ve never made the case, or argued the case, that somehow Osama Bin Laden was directly involved in 9/11. That evidence has never been forthcoming.” Vice President Dick Cheney, March 29, 2006 Acknowledgment: For facts on Operation Flavius, I have drawn from the Wikeped
The Daily Show: Bush Administration Officials Come Out of Their Hidey-Holes to Take Credit for Bin Laden’s Death
. The Daily Show: Bush Administration Officials Come Out of Their Hidey-Holes to Take Credit for Bin Laden’s Death Crooks and Liars- By Heather May 11, 2011 07:00 PM Looks like Jon Stewart was just as frustrated as the rest of us here at C&L were when we saw the Sunday show lineup this past weekend and the Bushies running as Stewart put it, “out of their hidey-holes to take credit for killing
Schoolboy in a skirt: Pupil protests at rule forcing boys to wear trousers during hot weather
Taking a stand: Chris Whitehead, 12, who sits on the school's council with supporters at Impington Village College, near Cambridge Andrew Levy | UK Daily Mail | 11th May 2011 It’s not necessarily a photo Chris Whitehead’s parents will be framing and keeping on the mantelpiece. But they are certainly proud of him. The 12-year-old wore a skirt to school yesterday to protest against ‘discriminato
Green & White ★ 7
Textualy: SMS-Based Customer Engagement Solution
With so many ‘texting’ deals and devices floating all around for cell phone users, textualy has found a unique niche. Going to be launched soon, textualy offers SMS-based customer engagement solution for businesses. Textualy is more than SMS marketing. It enables businesses to engage their customers via two-way texting. They can send discount coupons or product updates, run reward programs, and cr
Disappointment !!
Linked from http://www.fastprofits.com.au/ I will keep this very short. This Saturday, there were four high level people from Industry on a Saturday morning at 10:30 pm waiting to preliminarily evaluate 6 Teams who had confirmed that they will present their Projects and Ideas for PSEB Incubator Program. Out of the six teams ONLY ONE showed up. I am sure the benefit that one Team took from the
Last Two Days for PSEB Incubator Program Registration for Lahore
If you have not already applied for PSEB Incubator program, Lahore registration has last two days before the door closes for this exciting opportunity. I have been told that its not a take all or nothing program based on your potential and idea PSEB will accommodate changes if required. So hurry up register your self, even if you have a good idea and am not sure if it will stick, this might be y
Local App Stores for Mobile Users and Telenor-Nokia Partnership
The telecom industry has grown rapidly in Pakistan. In fact, it has grown aggressively and pioneered a number of services and infrastructure initiatives in the South Asian region. Quick adoption of telecom services by a huge customer base and related industries has also given a great impetus to this growth. To complement this growth, software development industry of Pakistan has filled the gaps to
bastard.logic ★ 1
Obama’s Citizenship & Race: Separated at Birth?
It never ceases to amaze me how eager some white liberals are to divorce race from political analysis when it comes to Obama. Bob Somerby of the Daily Howler (who seems to have settled nicely into his blogospheric role as the curmudgeonly Luddite uncle who refuses to replace his black and white TV with a flat-screen plasma because, goddammit, a 10″ Zenith was good enough for Al Gore back in colle
Amused Cynicism ★ 4
Results so far
With 4 results in, the big stories are it’s a massive success for the SNP, and the Lib Dems are doing very badly. Indeed the Lib Dems might lose every single seat they held in the Scottish Parliament — if that happened, could Clegg continue as Lib Dem leader? For the SNP, they might win an overall majority (who said that was impossible with proportional representation?). Even if they don’t, there
If AV wins in Scotland but not the UK…
Tomorrow (Thursday) there’s a referendum on whether to use AV for elections to the the UK parliament. It’s entirely possible that Scotland will vote yes to this, but the UK as a whole will vote no. If that happens, it would make sense for Scotland to consider using AV for constituency elections to its own parliament. Admittedly, the referendum is for the UK parliament, not the Scottish one, but if
A cat explains the advantages of AV
Further to my previous post, here’s a cat explaining the advantages of AV:
Good explanation of the advantages of AV
Here’s a poster explaining the advantages of AV: Personally I think this is better than anything the official AV campaign have done. It’s concise, it explains the advantages of AV, and it doesn’t talk down to people. (via Reddit) UPDATE: it looks like the official AV campaign have gone for this idea in their final broadcast. Better late than never, I suppose.
WWF - Latest News ★ 20
Responsible salmon aquaculture global standards creation process enters final stage
The final step in the process of creating global standards for salmon farming began today when the Salmon Aquaculture Dialogue kicked off the last public comment period for the draft standards. The final standards will address the key negative environmental and social impacts associated with salmon farming and allow for the economic viability of the industry, which produces more than 60 percent
Arctic Council shows what it is capable of
Nuuk, Greenland: The Arctic Council yesterday showed off its potential, with eight countries and indigenous organisations signing off on Arctic-wide search and rescue provisions. “This is not a step forward for the council – this a great leap forward”, said Alexander Shestakov, Director of WWF’s Global Arctic Programme. “It proves that leaders around the circumpolar world are capable of wor
Illegal bear bile trade rampant in Asia
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Poaching and illegal trade of bears, driven largely by the demand for bile, used in traditional medicine and folk remedies continues unabated across Asia on a large scale, a new report by TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring network, has found. Bear bile products were found on sale in Traditional Medicine outlets in all but one of the 13 countries/territories surveyed sa
Brazil forest law again under fire
Brazil’s most important environmental legislation is on the chopping block again, with politicians in the country’s lower chamber proposing to alter it by claiming it impedes economic growth. Brazil’s Forest Law (also known as the Forest Code) was first enacted in 1934 and determines how much a landowner can deforest and how much must be kept as a "legal reserve". The percentage of a forested pro
WWF, Greenpeace call for suspension of bluefin fishery as tuna boats head to Libyan waters
Amsterdam/Rome: With elements of the Mediterranean industrial bluefin tuna fleet already heading to exploit the possibility of unregulated and illegal hauls in Libyan waters, WWF and Greenpeace have called for a suspension of the fishing season due to open this Sunday. The call follows a late notification to the fishery regulator to the effect that Libya would allow fishing in its waters – with n
Aspiring consultants should commit to “best practice” review of Mekong dam
Gland, Switzerland: Consultants planning to bid for a planned reappraisal of the controversial Xayaburi Dam proposal on the Mekong main stem need to commit to using current best practice in the hydropower industry, WWF has urged. The call from WWF follows Mekong River Commission deferment of a decision on the dam amid mounting criticism from Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia, expert panels and envi
Centauri Dreams ★ 21
infowarsnews at Yahoo! Groups ★ 42
Globalists Like To Rape Women, As Well As Nations
Globalists Like To Rape Women, As Well As Nations Habit of sexual molestation and perverted depravity illustrates sordid underbelly of the elite Paul Joseph
Ludicrous Bin Laden "Porno" Claim Harks Back To CIA Fakery
Ludicrous Bin Laden "Porno" Claim Harks Back To CIA Fakery Spooks admitted creating hoax videotapes of Osama talking about having sex with boys Paul Joseph
Narrative Behind Bin Laden Fable Flip-Flops AGAIN
Narrative Behind Bin Laden Fable Flip-Flops AGAIN Obama administration's struggle to get its lies straight is an insult to the intelligence of the American
Fukushima Nuclear Meltdown, Exposed Fuel Rods; Media Shrugs
Fukushima Nuclear Meltdown, Exposed Fuel Rods; Media Shrugs TEPCO has been lying all along about the severity of the crisis Paul Joseph Watson Prison
Top Doctor Confirms Bin Laden Had Marfan Syndrome
Top Doctor Confirms Bin Laden Had Marfan Syndrome MSNBC hit piece unwittingly reveals corroboration for Dr. Steve R. Pieczenik's assertion that Osama died in
Americans Are The Most Gullible People On The Planet
Americans Are The Most Gullible People On The Planet Obama Gets Massive 13 Point Bounce From Contrived Bin Laden Raid Paul Joseph Watson Prison Planet.com
Obsidian Wings ★ 16
Authoritarianism and the Slut Who Walks*
In which I follow up some of the discussion in the comments to The Women Men Don't See, for once disagree with Fred Clark (slacktivist), and talk about sluts and the walk of not-shame. Roger Moore commented:it shouldn't be surprising that conservative/orthodox/fundamentalist religious groups are selling patriarchy. That's actually only one little bit of their overlap. They're all selling one vers
Your Friday Firebird open thread
Cause it is Friday here. But not this: But this: The horn soloist at 4:22 is Alan Civil, who played the horn solo on the Beatles 'For no one' and took over Denis Brain's chair in the BBC symphony. Perhaps it is a reflexive grimace at the finale around 6:53, but I'd like to imagine that after he has just gotten the orchestra to hit those stacked chords staccato(!) he was think
The Women Men Don't See
by Doctor Science As you may have heard, last week a Brooklyn Chasidic Jewish newspaper, Der Tzeitung, printed the iconic "Situation Room" photo with the women carefully Photoshopped out: Seth Wenig/Associated Press -- apparently following a long-standing policy of that paper, and in line with practice in the most fundamentalist fringe of Orthodox Judaism. Not to mention Stalinism. After the
A Mother's Day Ode to BCBs and other delights
by Doctor Science In my earlier post about the 'obesity epidemic' I talked about Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human by Richard Wrangham. This book really changed my thinking about a number of aspects of food, cooking, and human evolution, but the very best part about it is what Wrangham says about BCBs. BCBs, as every reader of Terry Pratchett knows, are Burnt Crunchy Bits. Chemically, B
Your OBL is still dead open thread
by liberal japonicus Somehow, the original is always better. Discuss.
Video parodies more interesting than their targets
video This vid, a celebration of (shall we say) a certain lifestyle with which I am familiar, is just starting to go viral: Roll a D6 from Connor Anderson on Vimeo. What's kind of boggling to me is how good the editing and special effects are for something with little money behind it, and how bland and repulsive the high-end pro video it's parodying seems by comparison: -- boring people doi
Syria Comment ★ 38
News Round Up
Anthony Shadid and Joshua Landis in 10 minute radio clip on Syria – NPR Syrian Sources say there was no shelling in Homs by tanks or anything else, as was reported in the press. From a trusted friend in Syria: Was in Homs again yesterday. We saw no evidence of shelling anywhere and most of the town was normal. One neighborhood, Bab Amr was blocked off and deserted. Was also in Aleppo and I thi
What Will a Post Assad Syria Look Like?
I am a pessimist about Syria’s future because the regime will dig in its heels and fight to the end. The Syrian opposition has successfully established a culture of resistance that is widespread in Syria and will not be eliminated. Even if demonstrations can be shut down for the time being, the opposition will not be defeated. Syria’s youth, long apolitical and apathetic, is now politicized,
Imad Moustapha: “Rami Makhlouf does not speak on behalf of the Syrian authorities.”
Rami Makhlouf The Syrian Envoy’s View Published: May 11, 2011 in the New York Times Re “Syrian Elite to Fight Protests to ‘the End’ ” (news article, May 11): I wish to inform you that Rami Makhlouf, a businessman whom you interviewed at length, is a private citizen in Syria. He holds no official position in the Syrian government and does not speak on behalf of the Syrian authorities. The opin
Rami Makhlouf’s daily blasts Turkey; Draws MB link
Rami Makhlouf’s daily blasts Turkey; Draws MB link Mideastwired From the Makhlouf owned daily… translated in today’s Daily briefing from Mideastwire.com. For a trial please email info@mideastwire.com On May 12, the state-controlled Al-Watan daily carried the following opinion piece by Nizar Salloum: “The “Turkish model” presents itself – as it is presented by those promoting it – as being a “secre
Syrian Revolution 2011 Facebook page Administrator, Fidaaldin Al-Sayed Issa, Interviewed by Adam Almkvist
video Interview with Fidaaldin Al-Sayed Issa, administrator of the Syrian Revolution 2011 Facebook page By: Adam Almkvist Translated for Syria Comment by Adam Almkvist Fidaaldin Preaches about the Aqsa Mosque and Palestine [Note from Joshua Landis: Syria Comment published an article about Fidaaldin entitled: The Man behind “Syria Revolution 2011″ Facebook-Page Speaks Out. This is Fidaaldin's blog] Inte
US closer to declaring Assad’s rule in Syria illegitimate
US closer to declaring Assad’s rule in Syria illegitimate By Bradley Klapper,Matthew Lee, The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The U.S. is edging closer to calling for an end to the long rule of the Assad family in Syria. Obama administration officials say the first step would be to declare for the first time that President Bashar Assad has forfeited his legitimacy to rule. That would be a shift from
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Raid on bin Laden: The fictions we create
We have all seen the filmstrip, a bed strewn with pillows, a shelf of cough syrups, a small kerosene stove and of course the bloody floor, the vestige of a final unseen encounter. Other snips and shreds add to the picture, the young boy who played with the Bin Laden children, the neighbour who saw the comings and goings of the elusive clan, the wife who never left the top floor. There was another
Mayor Omar Ahmad (1964-2011): Serving the public while riding a Segway
In 2007, Silicon Valley entrepreneur Omar Ahmad had decided to take a stab at politics after working at a string of successful high-tech startups and companies. While charging up the San Carlos, California hills on his trusty Segway meeting potential voters, he came across a woman who struck up a conversation with him. After finding out about his Islamic faith, she replied that she could never vo
Mayor Omar Ahmad (1965-2011): Serving the public while riding a Segway
In 2007, Silicon Valley entrepreneur Omar Ahmad had decided to take a stab at politics after working at a string of successful high-tech startups and companies. While charging up the San Carlos, California hills on his trusty Segway meeting potential voters, he came across a woman who struck up a conversation with him. After finding out about his Islamic faith, she replied that she could never vo
Mayor Omar Ahmad (1964-2011): Serving the public while riding a Segway
In 2007, Silicon Valley entrepreneur Omar Ahmad had decided to take a stab at politics after working at a string of successful high-tech startups and companies. While charging up the San Carlos, California hills on his trusty Segway meeting potential voters, he came across a woman who struck up a conversation with him. After finding out about his Islamic faith, she replied that she could never vo
Greg Mortenson controversy: Girls in Pakistani schools speak for themselves
Like millions, I’ve been mesmerized by humanitarian Greg Mortenson’s story of compassion, commitment and courage. Like so many, I am heartbroken by everything that I am reading about the current controversy. The accusations against Greg are serious and the allegations of his community-based education organisation Central Asia Institute’s (CAI) financial mismanagement are troubling. Managing people
Death of bin Laden: The road ahead
Last Sunday, President Obama announced that a small team of American Special Forces had killed Osama bin Laden and taken his body into custody. Apparently Bin Laden was living in a palatial home not far from Pakistan’s capital Islamabad. The news came as a relief and as a satisfaction to Americans who have waited for a decade for justice. Within minutes thousands of Americans were marking the mom
Phronesisaical ★ 37
Privilege and Elites
Early yesterday, Zenpundit tweeted an article by Walter Russell Mead on the corruption of the elites. Later yesterday, yet another example of that corruption hit the headlines.There are a number of things I think are wrong about the Mead article, not least, as Pundita notes, that Mead himself is a member of that elite establishment. And I should include the mandatory disclaimer that Dominique Stra
Food Loss and Waste
The publication announcement of this FAO report on global food waste and loss skirted the news a few days ago.Roughly one third of the food produced in the world for human consumption every year — approximately 1.3 billion tonnes — gets lost or wasted, according to an FAO-commissioned study.The document, Global Food Losses and Food Waste [.pdf], was commissioned by FAO from the Swedish Institute f
"The Corpse Will Be Taken to Tonga"
From Futility Closet:Useless phrases drawn from actual phrasebooks by Swedish linguist Mikael Parkvall, from Limits of Language, 2006:At what time were these branches eaten by the rhinoceros?I don’t play the violin, but I love cheese.I have my own syringe.I had a suckling-brother, who died at the most tender age.The beast had a human body, the feet of a buck, and a horn on its head.Because I was o
How Perpetual War Became US Ideology
I think that James Joyner is right, if we're talking about ideology. He points out the commonalities and alliances between liberal interventionists like Samantha Power and Hillary Clinton and neoconservatives like Bill Kristol and Robert KaganI'd like to add a couple of things on the practical side. Americans love technology. So it's easy, too easy, to believe that we'll put our high-tech begoggle
Annals of Egregious Science Reporting
I mentioned the alignment of planets in the morning sky a week or so ago. Now comes Jeffrey Kluger of Time Magazine to enlighten us. I can't help but think that he wrote this completely at his computer, never bothered to look out the window. Or at any sort of astronomical background, like a diagram of planetary orbits.But first, a disclaimer from someone who has been looking out her east window in
American Leftist ★ 16
Israel Celebrates the Nakhba: 15 Dead, Scores Injured
video UPDATE 1: 15 dead, according to the Los Angeles Times.INITIAL POST: From the Guardian: Israeli troops opened fire on pro-Palestinian demonstrators attempting to breach its borders on three fronts, killing at least eight people. Scores more were wounded at Israel's borders with Syria, Lebanon and Gaza.Clashes also erupted in the West Bank and East Jerusalem as Palestinians commemorated Nakba Day, t
Greece, As Always
Attacks on immigrants and anarchists in Athens since May 10th: Hassan, a 9 year old from Afghanistan: My mummy, my small brother and me were going home this afternoon. We had to cross Omonia square. I am very afraid. We had to run a lot because we were chased in Omonia. All my friends were chased and beaten – also their mums and dads. One of my friends was brought to hospital. Why was this happeni
Greece, As Always
On Wednesday, there was a general strike in Athens and much of Greece over the continued imposition of austerity measures by the government, the European Union and the International Monetary Fund. Towards the end of the day, the police attacked a group of people participating in a protest march, with the doctors who treated the injured, many of them severely, condemning the assault: Today, we witn
Tony Kushner and Academic Zionism
You've probably heard about it already. City University of New York planned to give playwright Tony Kushner an honorary degree, until one of its vociferous, Zionist board members, Jeffrey Wiesenfeld, condemned it: According to a podcast of the Monday meeting and accounts from two CUNY officials who attended it, one of the 12 trustees present, Jeffrey S. Wiesenfeld, objected to John Jay College’s
The Arabist ★ 49
Why the Palestine Papers were leaked
Ziyad Clot, who leaked the Palestine Papers, on why he did it: My own experience with the "peace process" started in Ramallah in January 2008 after I was recruited as an adviser for the Negotiation Support Unit (NSU) of the PLO, specifically in charge of the Palestinian refugee file. That was a few weeks after a goal had been set at the Annapolis conference: the creation of the Palestin
Video: Welcome to Gaza
This is a really interesting video about Gaza: it starts out like a tourism promotion video but then comes to address the occupation, wars and blockade. Worth watching till the end.
Some thoughts on GCC enlargement
There's been a lot of ink spilled — and some pretty funny jokes — about the surprise announcement that Jordan and Morocco might join the GCC. I'll let someone else provide the Gulf logic for this move (see below) and follow that with some links to pieces looking at things from various angles. But first I want to talk about this generally and then from the specifically Moroccan perspective.
Links on the Imbaba sectarian clashes
Here are some links to get a better understanding of the sectarian situation in Cairo — some have appeared in the usual link dumps, other not. I will have something up about my take on the situation soon.
Europe, still rudderless in the Arab world
The FT has an interesting piece today about the (still distant) possibility that the Schengen system, which allows for free passage throughout 25 of the EU's 27 member-states, might be dismantled. There's been rising concern about immigration in many European states for several years, but it partly has to do with the Arab spring. Specifically, with the drastic increase of Tunisian illegal
Links 10-13 May 2011
Kalimat Magazine › Ahlan New mag's first issue is online - beautilly designed. The "Arab Tienanmen" caused sharp criticism in the European Parliament EU divided after Arab spring. The European Council on Foreign Relations | Egypt’s hybrid revolution: A bolder EU approach Asia Times: Hezbollah caught in vortex of chance Nic Noe on Syrian uprising's impact.
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Scum-watch: Has there ever been a more pathetic newspaper?
Today's Sun editorial asks a rhetorical question (temporary link, leader in full follows at the end of the post*):HAS there ever been a sleazier sporting organisation than FIFA?If there has, then the Sun couldn't have possibly been as conflicted about them as it has FIFA. This happening upon the iniquities of world football's laughably corrupt governing body suddenly came to the paper the day aft
A year on.
(This was meant to be yesterday's post, then Blogger died on its arse. Wednesday's post has also disappeared, hopefully only temporarily.)Ah, those heady days of last May. A widely loathed government given its marching orders, and yet the opposition and supposed natural party of power was still distrusted to such an extent that it failed to win an overall majority. Into the breach stepped housew
Scum-watch: Has there ever been a more pathetic newspaper?
Today's Sun editorial asks a rhetorical question (temporary link, leader in full follows at the end of the post*):HAS there ever been a sleazier sporting organisation than FIFA?If there has, then the Sun couldn't have possibly been as conflicted about them as it has FIFA. This happening upon the iniquities of world football's laughably corrupt governing body suddenly came to the paper the day aft
Injunction hysteria and the failure of Max Mosley.
It's difficult to shake the feeling that this week's latest outburst of injunction outrage on the behalf of the tabloids and certain sections of what was once the broadsheet press wasn't so much to do with the mysterious InjunctionSuper tweeter (twatterer?), although they provided the excuse to clear the front pages, and much more to do with the fear that Max Mosley would triumph with his case at
From social services correspondent to satirist.
For those who noted with a raised eyebrow the inclusion of Melanie Phillips on the Observer's list of 300 public intellectuals, the Guardian by happy coincidence reminds us that back in her callow youth Mel was the paper's social services correspondent. She broke the story that immigration officials had subjected some women from India to gynaecological "virginity tests" prior to their being allow
Craig Murray ★ 43
Pointy Hats and a Sex Goddess
This blog enjoys the Eurovision song contest – it is the only fault to which I admit. I was proud of the UK last night, because we gave 8 points to a group from Moldova who played bizarre rock while wearing nine foot pointy hats; they were accompanied, inexplicably, by a girl in a pointy hat riding a unicycle. It had the peculiar innocence of an old Soviet TV special. The moment I saw it, I sai
UK State Racial Hate Machinery Grinds On
The five young men arrested for daring to be brown-skinned in Cumbria (aka behaving suspiciously near Sellafield nuclear plant) have all been released without charge - and had not, contrary to MSM lies, been taking photographs of the plant. Their arrest was first headline in all the main broadcast media, and tabloid front page. Has the fact that they were completely innocent been reported in th
It’s Eurovision Time Again!
video Look out your lederhosen, it’s kitsch time. I heartily approve of this idea of recycling old acts rather than inventing crap new ones. Next year we should enter this:
Murder In Samarkand Loses
Murder in Samaraknd came second in the Best Drama category at the Sony Radio Awards. The judges said it was: An ambitious and bold project, which was the radio equivalent of a cinematic blockbuster. It was an incredibly important drama not only for the story it told but also for the craft of radio drama Congratulations to the winner Christopher Reason. But I will not pretend that I am not bitter
Rude Blogging Health
On the basis that he and a couple of his Tory mates had jacked it in, Iain Dale has declared political blogging to be dying. For some extraordinary reason, the Guardian has given him both a puff piece for his new online political magazine, peculiarly described as a blog by sixty friends of his, and a comment article about him. I suspect the Tories who have dropped out, have done so because they f
DIS Tried To Block Dodgy WMD Dossier
It is no surprise that Major General Michael Laurie of the Defence Intelligence Service (DIS) has admitted that the “dodgy dossier” on Iraqi WMD was a deliberate piece of spin for war. The DIS were furious about the dossier at the time it was written, and tried to rein in MI6 and the FCO, and particularly chief lie-writer John Scarlett. It is five years since I published in Murder in Samarkand
ALL THINGS PAKISTAN ★ 23
Arieb Azhar, Again: Hum Charsi Bhangi HaiN
Adil Najam Readers already know how much I like Arieb Azhar’s music. In some way’s I think of him as Pakistan’s Woody Guthrie. Adding a contemporary edge to folk, modern folk if you will, although I think Arieb himself prefers to call it Sufi-folk. But it is the humanism in his songs that always pull at my heartstrings. WPvideo 1.10 This piece is profound. No, its not about what you might think
Can the Pakistan Leaders and Media Be Trusted?
Adil Najam Supposedly, there is big news happening in Pakistan right now with ‘in-camera’ parliamentary hearings, unanimous resolutions on the Abbottabad operation, civil-military dialogue, and the like. Or, maybe, its just small news masquerading as big news. Certainly, news is “breaking” in a huge avalanche on every TV channel. But, then, news is Pakistan is a fragile commodity. It is always bre
150th Anniversary of Railways in Pakistan
Owais Mughal Today, May 13, 2011, is the 150th anniversary of railways in Pakistan as the first track that became functional in areas which now comprise Pakistan was inaugurated on May 13, 1861 (this seems to be the season for 150th anniversaries!). The photo above shows railway tunneling in Bolan Pass. The photo is credited to Agha Waseem. The section that was inaugurated on this day 150 years a
A Punjabi Wedding: Kate Marries William
Tamashbeen This post does break a cardinal ATP rule – technically its not about Pakistan. But, on the other hand, I have tried to convince the ATP Editor that it is related: (a) because (too) many Pakistanis ARE interested in the Royal Wedding between Kate and Williams, and (b) it is about what that wedding would have looked like if it was a Punjabi wedding, and at least part of the Punjab is stil
Moment of Zen: If Hockey Makes a Comeback and No One Notices, Is it a Comeback?
Tamashbeen No one seems to be paying much attention, but it seems that the Pakistan hockey team is slowly but surely making a comeback. Playing in the 20th Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament – one of the toughest tournaments where every team plays every other team – Pakistan’s boys in green are surprising team after team, most recently beating India 3-1. But the real surprise is that their pe
Omar Ahmad (1965-2011): Mayor of San Carlos, CA, and Serial Entrepreneur
Adil Najam I never met Omar Ahmed, but I remember first hearing of him when he famously responded to a question about whether his being a Muslim affected his position as Mayor of San Carlos City, California, that “there’s no Muslim way to fill in a pothole.” It was with great sadness that I learnt today that he had suddenly died of a heart attack at the young age of 46. Omar Ahmad – born in Ohio t
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“Better or Bitter Life for all?” by Nkwazi Mhango
When I deeply muse on how an arrogant and brutal cabal of hoity toity (Coverted Con Men (CCM)) is tirelessly hoodwinking and dividing the hoi polloi of ill-fated Africa, like a bomb, I feel like exploding. I’m not a medical doctor. But thanks to my knowledge in psychology, education, journalism, law and conflict resolution studies, I can easily predict the gloomy future of Africa shall things rema
sat’day riddymz
From Jazzuloo Bob Marley: 6 February 1945 – 11 May 1981 I can’t believe it’s been 30 years ago since our musical prophet died. I grew up with his music in my formative years in Jamaica. His music brought pride and clarity to my teenage years. His music brought wisdom and calm to my adult life. I have passed this legacy onto my son.
“Social Networking to Achieve Racial Unity” by Dr. B.B. Robinson
Op-ed submission by Project 21 While I’ve supported a far less radical and more free market version of black nation-building than the New Black Panther Party, I realize that, for many reasons, nation formation in the traditional sense is a difficult and unlikely prospect today. At the same time, I am intrigued by cybernetic governance — the notion of conducting government affairs via computer.
“Say Good Night to the Bad Guy!”
A comment from Amenta: Osama Bin Laden was both a hero (to some) and, well , lunatic is not the word I would use, but he was, to some, evil incarnate. It depends on what side one chooses. I came to this understanding about who or what was evil in certain circimstances by reading the bible. I often read the stories of the great god of Abraham delivering lands into the hands of the Israelites, by
Hatewatch | Southern Poverty Law Center ★ 35
Census Data Puts to Rest Racists’ Dreams of a ‘Whites Only’ Homeland in Northwest
The Aryan Nations and its late leader Richard Butler once sought to create a “whites only” homeland in the Inland Northwest. The group eventually was crushed by a Southern Poverty Law Center lawsuit. Its compound was obliterated. And its membership was splintered. Now, an analysis of Census data demonstrates that its dream, too, is dead. Speaking today [...]
Two American Muslims Charged in NYC Bomb Plot
Two American Muslims, one of whom complained that Muslims were treated like “dogs,” have been charged with plotting to kill Jews by blowing up synagogues in Manhattan. Ahmed Ferhani, 26, an aspiring fashion model who once sold cosmetics at Saks Fifth Avenue, and his accomplice, Mohamed Mamdouh, 20, a taxi service dispatcher, were arrested Wednesday after [...]
GOP Members of Congress Push Amendment to ‘Nullify’ Federal Laws
Nullification — the idea that a state can simply refuse to follow federal laws when it doesn’t like them — has been popular of late. A traveling conference called “Nullify Now!” has been roving the country in the last year pushing this notion, with its events headlined by prominent figures in the antigovernment “Patriot” movement. In addition, [...]
‘Patriots’ and Militia Supporters Flock to New Social Networking Site
Militia members and other antigovernment “Patriot” types have a new social network where they can share and discuss the latest conspiracy theories about the looming “New World Order” and its enablers. The site, which calls itself the “Social Network of the Revolution,” is run by Patriot leader Gary Franchi, producer of “Camp FEMA,” a film that [...]
Witness in Aryan Murder-for-Hire Scheme in Idaho Sentenced
The key witness who assisted the Justice Department in last week’s successful prosecution of former Aryan Nations attorney Edgar Steele will spend 27 months in prison for building pipe bombs in a murder-for-hire plot. Larry Fairfax, a 49-year-old handyman, contacted the FBI last year after he was approached by Edgar Steele and given $10,000 in silver [...]
Andrew Shirvell, Who Hounded Gay Student, Now Claims Victim Status
If Andrew Shirvell represents the vanguard in the crusade against the “homosexual activist agenda,” it’s no contest. The agenda has won. Shirvell (right), a former Michigan assistant state attorney general, essentially trashed his own career by waging a bitter campaign last year against a man he didn’t even know – Chris Armstrong, a 21-year-old, openly gay [...]
"Brown SH*T leaking out of his ears for 4 months" -- Legs have holes the size of pencils
Doctor fears a ‘disease cluster’ is being ignored on Gulf Coast one year after the BP Gulf oil spill
Read BP exec’s Facebook Q and A, Palm Beach Post, March 18th, 2011 … Read more >>
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Are you a 'domestic extremist'? How to ask if you are on police databases
Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board Meeting Scheduled for May 9
Are you a 'domestic extremist'? How to ask if you are on police databases
Rob Evans and Paul Lewis explain how the Data Protection Act can open up police files. Plus a step-by-step guide to making your own request. Photo: A snapshot of protester Mat
Image by Getty Images via @daylifet Salusbury taken openly by a Metropolitan police surveillance team.
Image by Getty Images via @daylife
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