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Thomas Paine

To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead.

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

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7 Ways We’ve Failed Miserably at Trying to Outsmart Nature


With our high level of intelligence and the vast amount of technological innovation that we enjoy today, it’s ironic that excellent health is so elusive to so many people. Without any of the modern technology that we rely on today, our primitive ancestors were able to enjoy exceptional health and rarely encountered the many chronic and debilitating conditions that are so common today. These people had an intimate knowledge of nature and a tremendous appreciation for it which is something that we’ve lost without reliance on technology.
While our primitive ancestors were forced to live in agreement with nature, we seem to do everything we can to outsmart it, and we almost always fail. The following are some of the more notable and devastating mistakes that we’re still making.
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42 Taliban fighters killed in Pakistan
Islamabad, Oct 27 (DPA) The Pakistani army said Tuesday that 42 Taliban militants and one soldier were killed in the ongoing offensive in South Waziristan district near the Afghan...
US drone program in Pak, Afghanistan should continue, but with serious "hearts and minds" effort
Washington, Oct.27 : Washington, Oct.27 : As the Obama administration considers relying more heavily on remote-controlled drones to attack militants along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, there are concerns that Washington will risk losing the hearts and minds of civilians along the...
Kerry rules out use of US troops on Pakistani soil in fight against Taliban
Washington, Oct 27: U.S. Senator from Massachusetts John Kerry has said that the Obama administration would not send its troops to combat militants on Pakistani...
New Af-Pak policy to focus on Pak as key in fight against terror
Washington, Oct 27: US President Barack Obama is reportedly expected to announce a new policy for Afghanistan and Pakistan soon, which is expected to focus on Pakistan as a key player in the fight against...
'I won't rush decision on sending troops to Afghanistan': Obama
Jacksonville (US), Oct. 27 : US President Barack Obama has reached out to the military men and women and said that his decision to send an additional 40,000 troops to war ravaged Afghanistan will not be one done in...
Antony terms Pakistan charge of funding Taliban "totally baseless"
New Delhi, Oct 27 : Defence Minister A K Antony has termed Pakistan's allegations that India is providing funds for Taliban fighters as "absurd" and "totally...
Schools, colleges in Pakistan's Punjab shut again due to security fears
Lahore, Oct 27 (IANS) Educational institutions across Pakistan's Punjab province were closed Tuesday due to 'unsatisfactory security arrangements' for students as the army continued its assault against the Taliban in South...
S M Krishna says India wants Taliban to be eliminated
Bangalore, Oct 27 : Rejecting to Islamabad's charge of New Delhi funding the Taliban, External Affairs Minister S. M. Krishna on Tuesday said that India wants the Taliban and Talibanism to be totally...
Obama says he will not rush more troops to Afghanistan
Washington, Oct 27 (IANS) President Barack Obama has said he would not rush into a decision over whether to send more US troops to...
Helicopters crash in Afghanistan out-landsHelicopters crash in Afghanistan out-lands
NATO officials in Afghanistan have reported the downing of three coalition helicopters carrying eleven US troops and three American...
Three bodies found in U.S. plane wreckage in Afghanistan
(IDM) KABUL (AP) — NATO-led forces say they have recovered the remains of three civilian crew from the wreckage of a U.S. Army plane that crashed two weeks ago in the rugged mountains of...
9 Killed in Southern Afghanistan Bombings
NATO says eight U.S. service members and an Afghan civilian working for the force were killed Tuesday in bombs attacks in southern Afghanistan.The international force says several troops also were...
Is Counterinsurgency the Right Path in Afghanistan?
Veteran of the Iraq war and managing director at the Institute for the Study of War Counterterrorism certainly has its role in Afghanistan, but it must be viewed as but one tool in our toolbox. In...
Counterinsurgency Cookie Cutter Doesn't Fit Afghanistan
"Counterinsurgency" has become the new American way of war. A once obscure theory of internal conflict, it has become ubiquitous in military circles and dominates thinking on both current...
Victory in Afghanistan Requires Fully Supported Counterinsurgency
is an Iraq War veteran, managing director at the Institute for the Study of War, and international affairs fellow with the Council on Foreign Relations. Counterterrorism certainly has its role in...
First U.S. official resigns to protest Afghan war
WASHINGTON — A former Marine who fought in Iraq, joined the State Department after leaving the military and was a diplomat in a Taliban stronghold in Afghanistan has become the first U.S....
October new deadliest month for U.S. in Afghanistan
(IDM) KABUL (AP) — U.S. forces say eight American troops have been killed in multiple bomb attacks in southern Afghanistan. The deaths make October the deadliest month of the war for American...
Karzai camp says Afghan run-off must take place
KABUL (Reuters) - A run-off vote in Afghanistan's presidential election must take place even if President Hamid Karzai's challenger quits the race, Karzai's camp said on...
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