Read Between the Lines
From the Daily Times.
Pakistan has issued new rules of engagement permitting its Army to fire at US forces that cross the border from Afghanistan without coordinating first, according to a report contributed to the magazine American Conservative by a former CIA officer.
Don’t read too much into this report. Musharraf has been very cooperative to date [...]
No Charges For Marine
Remember that Marine who, taking no chances with his safety or the safety of his comrades, shot and killed a Holy Warrior in a mosque? Captured on film by Kevin Sites, the incident stirred up quite a controversy. Well it looks like justice, not to mention common sense may prevail after all.
A US marine filmed [...]
Of Warriors and Barbarians
An item of interest from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
The US military has confirmed that it is investigating an allegation that an American soldier raped a female detainee in Iraq.
Claims of sexual misconduct by US military personnel surfaced last year during the Abu Ghraib prison scandal, but this is the first known case of a soldier [...]
Syrian Officer Confesses on Iraqi TV
Filed under “Yeah, so what else is new”?
BAGHDAD, Iraq Feb 23, 2005 — Iraqi state television aired a video Wednesday showing what the U.S.-funded channel said was the confession of a captured Syrian officer who said he trained Iraqi insurgents to behead people and build car bombs to attack American and Iraqi troops.
Anyone who thinks [...]
What’s Good For the Mikey…
Michael Moore strikes again. First we had Dubya winning the Presidential election despite Moore’s attempts at derailing the campaign. Now we have The Carlyle Group reporting its best year ever. For anyone who hasn’t seen the schlockumentary Fahrenheit 9/11, Moore tried in vain to discredit the equity firm on the basis of its former Saudi [...]
Google, Blogger and Spyware
The poop is hitting the proverbial fan and Google, more specifically Blogger, is at the epicenter. It seems that some blogs hosted on Google’s blogging service Blogger/Blogspot are busy distributing spyware to those who visit the sites. In many of the cases the blog author isn’t even aware of the problem.
For example, a website called [...]
Is the Monarchy Relevant?
Great editorial in the Ottawa Citizen asks if the monarchy in Canada is still relevant? This is a contentious issue in Canada that transcends partisan politics. I personally know both conservatives and liberals who are split on the topic. Personally, I have no use for the monarchy. It is a dinosaur, a throw-back to another [...]
“Pakistan’s Most Wanted”
For the first time, TV ads are running in Pakistan promising rewards for the capture of al-Qaeda fugitives.
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN - Osama bin Laden may find out just how trustworthy his friends are. The US government has launched a series of advertisements - broadcast for the first time on Pakistani state television and radio stations - [...]