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GACKT: European Tour : London 2010

ho yehhhhhh 8D

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16.7.10 O2 Academy Islington / London / UK - www.ticketweb.co.uk
18.7.10 Alhambra / Paris / France - www.fnac.com, www.digitick.com, www.ticketnet.fr
20.7.10 Salamandra 1 / Barcelona / Spain - www.ticketmaster.es
22.7.10 Theaterfabrik / Munich / Germany - www.neotokyo.de
24.7.10 Zeche / Bochum / Germany - www.neotokyo.de

Brace yourself, July will be very very HOT! For years legions of fans have waited for this moment, now finally legendary GACKT will tour Europe for the first time! GACKT will perform at a very selective choice of clubs in London, Paris, Barcelona, Munich and Bochum. Don't miss the rare chance to experience a true legend of Japanese Rock live.
Seeing this mega superstar in such an intimate atmosphere will make these shows an unforgetable unique event for all fans world-wide. Tickets will go on sale on June 7th and are strictly limited!

American European Pakistanis Gurkhas Pakistani Military etc, Stray Reflections

 

Agha H Amin

America accepted immigrants from Europe if

1-They were Anglo Saxons or West Europeans-First Priority
2-White including Latin Americans and Christian-Still good
3-Jewish and white-Third priority but OK
4-Chinese, Japanese Korean mostly Christian-Fourth level
5-Chinese , Japanese,Korean non Christian-Fifth priority
6-Mexicans,Mestizo,Mixed breeeds of miscellaneous models from central and south america despicable but acceptable
7-Blacks Christians ,more despicable but acceptable
8-Muslims , not liked , not trusted but acceptable for certain jobs as a showcase model

The West is racially biased and their civilisations basis is Christainity deformed into a pagan racist form ,more Pagan and pre Christian.

Colour is a major bias and if its a case of white or black being Christian is low priority , the way the Brits handled the Anglo Indians and low caste Indo Pak converts or Black African converts


I first visited USA in 1996 , had a multiple visa till 2002 and found a bias against Muslims and Pakistanis specially.

This is long before 9/11.

In 2004 an American in Kabul showed a letter that US citizens were not to visit any Pakistani or Muslims residence for lunch or dinner as they may be abducted.

More specfically the NATO and US are biased against Pashtuns as compared to Non Pashtuns.Pakistanis are regarded as extremely dangerous and untrustworthy while some Muslim nationalities like Turks and Lebanese were more preferred.

Indeed leading American and NATO advisors played a pivotal role in placing discriminatory tarriffs against Pakistani goods exported to Afghanistan.

Although there were few incidents of attacks on US/NATO supplies to Afghanistan via Pakistan till 2008, mysterious attacks started in 2008.Although these were few , they were used as justification to rely on the Central Asian route.In the background was a US/NATO theory that the Pashtuns who were in forefront of anti NATO Talibans were gaining most from transporting NATO supplies through Pakistan and these must be punished.Thus the major losers in NATOs shift in 2008 to Central Asia for supplies were Pakistans pashtun transporters.

Mysterious US and Euro South African security companies actually all intelligence set ups like Dyncorps SSSI , Blackwater gave preference in recruits to non Pashtun Afghans and most actually preferred Ismaili Hazaras who the Euro Americans see as good Muslims.

The balancing factor was USA/NATOs distrust of the Pakistani military who they never trusted even after Musharrafs so called U turn.

Much later we discovered that Musharraf did succeed in bluffing the US/NATO in Afghanistan.This indeed was the major reason why the PPP was brought alongwith the new faces in the Pakistani military.

History will decide how far Musharraf succeeded and how far he failed in his U turn or double U turn.

The Pakistani military became a casualty of the land mines that it had created while using Islam for short term arousal like a wonder drug.The resultant arousal was long term and the Islamists have the potential to take over Pakistan.

The Pashtuns were regarded as suspects and if there was a choice these companies preferred non Pashtuns.

Even in Pakistan the US companies prefer Khattak and Yusufzai Pashtuns over the FATA Pashtuns.

Leading international donor ADB refused to finance Afghanistan Pakistan railways project and instead financed Uzbek Afghan railway.All manipualted by G8 and US/NATO who see Central Asia as a chattel subsidiary of Christian Russia.

Indeed since demise of USSR Russians are viewed in more favourable light as Europe sees them as born again Christians.

I worked in Russia in 1995-96 and found them not biased against Muslims since the USSR was multi ethnic and religious.

Most Pakistanis who went to UK were from low income groups like the Mirpuris.They did well and naturally loyal to UK.

Their second and third generations were used by British intelligence to create the Islamist genie in Balkans and Afghanistan/Pakistan/Kashmir.Its very complicated.

Ireland has mostly doctors.Australia New Zealand has also mostly educated Pakistanis

USA had also the same low income group mostly Gujrat,Bhimbhar,AJK,Pindi,Jhelum and Mardan ,Charsadda and Peshawar.

Some doctors and lawyers also migrated to USA and distunguished themselves.

Canada has the largest number of educated Pakistani professionals mostly engineers lawyers doctors.

West Europe including Scandinavia,Germany,France,Italy,Spain is a Punjabi preserve with low income groups from Gujrat,Pindi Division,Central Punjab doing menial jobs.

Naturally these expatriates are loyal to their adopted country but many are highly patriotic.

At the same time they are a good target for foreign intelligence agencies as has been the case in UK and USA.

Their remittances have played a major role in Pakistans economy.

As a rule their is a bias against Muslims , even if you are a non practising Muslim.

Only a few preferred Pakistanis or Muslims who have absolutely sold their souls like Zalmay Khalil zad or Moin Qureshi may be trusted.

In Afghanistan such has been the mistrust that when I started business as manager of a security set up I was told that Americans and NATO only preferred Gurkha Guards because they were non Muslim .Eventually I ended up supplying Gurkha guards.The Afghans that we supplied were only used in outermost perimeters where they often died or suffered wounds in suicide attacks.The same is the case in Iraq.

In Afghanistan the Britishers and NATO/US preferred Hazaras of Ismaili sect and most security guards recruited were Ismaili Hazaras.

In 2002 a theory had been perfected that Shia Sunni conflict was USAs best bet but since then this theory has been disproved.Iran has shown more nerve and spine in even supporting Sunni states like Hamas and Sudan while Pakistan a sunni state has proved the most shameless.

Every Muslim in West in any responsible position spends his life in proving that he is loyal to West and still never goes beyond a certain rank or position.

To summarise :--

1-The West has deep racial and religious biases.

2-The West biases are pre 9/11 although 9/11 multiplied them.

3-The expatriates are distrusted by both their original countries and adopted countries.

4-The bias is more anti Muslim first , racial second and , at the third level anti Pashtun , anti Pakistani .

Their is no doubt that most who migrated were economic migrants . They did well , their children got more opportunities , but nothing glorious because a question mark will always remain on their loyalties.Its a complicated position difficult to analyse.



These are lost souls with confused identity , divided loyalties and regarded as third rate citizens in the countries they adopted as their father states.

9/11 was the turning point and the ultimate may be exodus .

--
Man would indeed be in a poor way if he had to be restrained by fear of punishment and hope of reward after death."  --
Albert Einstein !!!

http://www.scribd.com/doc/22151765/History-of-Pakistan-Army-from-1757-to-1971

http://www.scribd.com/doc/21693873/Indo-Pak-Wars-1947-71-A-STRATEGIC-AND-OPERATIONAL-ANALYSIS-BY-A-H-AMIN

http://www.scribd.com/doc/21686885/TALIBAN-WAR-IN-AFGHANISTAN

http://www.scribd.com/doc/22455178/Letters-to-Command-and-Staff-College-Quetta-Citadel-Journal

http://www.scribd.com/doc/23150027/Pakistan-Army-through-eyes-of-Pakistani-Generals

http://www.scribd.com/doc/23701412/War-of-Independence-of-1857

http://www.scribd.com/doc/22457862/Pakistan-Army-Journal-The-Citadel

http://www.scribd.com/doc/21952758/1971-India-Pakistan-War

http://www.scribd.com/doc/25171703/BOOK-REVIEWS-BY-AGHA-H-AMIN

Preview PRECIOUS

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01.PRECIOUS
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New Member , Look and Release Ap(r)il

New Member Yuu (ex-VelBet)

Credits: Me & OHP

The new Maxi-single entitled "JUST 4U" will be release 8 September, contain 2 Types A&B at type A 3 songs + DVD PV cost 2.100yen and Type B with 3 songs. Details soon..

News Members Luzmelt

Credits: Me and Official Blog Yuhma

After two members leave Bass:zig & Drums: miu, Yuhma Announced on his blog new members (Support) from the day June 4 Bass: Haren & Drums: U-YA


Original Post: Japanese
6/4からはサポートメンバー（BassにHaren、DrumsにU-YA）を迎えて

ライブを行っていきます

サポートなので変動もあると思いますが

全力でライブができるように

団結してがんばります！

English:

6 / 4 to the support member (Bass in Haren, Drums in the U-YA) welcomed the

We will live

I think there is support for change so

Best able to live

To unite our best!

USA and Morality

FROM MY FRIEND KAISER TUFAIL

 

AS THEY SAY ALL IS GOOD WITH USA WHILE THE WHOLE WORLD IS EVIL.

 

AGHA

USA & Morality   1) Which country of the world dropped millions of tons of bombs on over twenty different countries in the period between 1945 and now? 2) Which single country of the world used nuclear weapons on another country? 3) Which country used a car bomb to kill civilians (80 in Beirut in 1985 in a botched assassination attempt) thereby doing the most lethal terrorist bombing in Middle East history? 4) Which country rejected orders of the IJC, the International Court of Justice to terminate its 'unlawful use of force' against Nicaragua in 1986 and then vetoed a UN Security Council resolution calling on all states to observe international law? 5) Which country was accused by a UN-sponsored Truth Commission of providing "direct and indirect support for acts of genocide against Mayan Indians in Guatemala during the 1980s?" 6) Which country unilaterally withdrew from Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty in December 2001? 7) Which country renounced the efforts to negotiate a verification process for the Biological Weapons Convention and brought an international conference on the matter to a halt in July 2001? 8) Which country prevented United Nations from curbing the gun trade at a Small Arms Conference in July 2001? 9) Which country allows the death penalty to be applied to children? 10) Which other country, besides Somalia, refused to ratify the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child? 11) Which country refused to sign the 1997 Landmine Ban Treaty forbidding the use of landmines? 12) Which country voted against creation of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in 1998?   13) Which country joined Israel in opposing a 1987 General Assembly resolution condemning international terrorism? 14) Which country refuses to pay its debts to United Nations yet reserves the right to veto United Nations resolutions?   http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/Opinions/Letters/30-May-2010/Benin-Togo-Guinea-Bissau

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Man would indeed be in a poor way if he had to be restrained by fear of punishment and hope of reward after death."  --
Albert Einstein !!!

http://www.scribd.com/doc/22151765/History-of-Pakistan-Army-from-1757-to-1971

http://www.scribd.com/doc/21693873/Indo-Pak-Wars-1947-71-A-STRATEGIC-AND-OPERATIONAL-ANALYSIS-BY-A-H-AMIN

http://www.scribd.com/doc/21686885/TALIBAN-WAR-IN-AFGHANISTAN

http://www.scribd.com/doc/22455178/Letters-to-Command-and-Staff-College-Quetta-Citadel-Journal

http://www.scribd.com/doc/23150027/Pakistan-Army-through-eyes-of-Pakistani-Generals

http://www.scribd.com/doc/23701412/War-of-Independence-of-1857

http://www.scribd.com/doc/22457862/Pakistan-Army-Journal-The-Citadel

http://www.scribd.com/doc/21952758/1971-India-Pakistan-War

http://www.scribd.com/doc/25171703/BOOK-REVIEWS-BY-AGHA-H-AMIN

the Gazette : Reita x DEAL DESIGN

Source Music Japan:
As of May 27th, the GazettE's Reita and DEAL DESIGN's Yamashita Satoshi will go into their third round on their collaboration brand "SNAKED LOWS". This time, the collaboration includes a three piece ring set in two patterns, namely "THREE CHORD RING~Gold Coating Model" and "THREE CHORD RING~K18Yellow Gold Model". And while the three rings are made to fit on one finger perfectly, everyone can still enjoy the many arrangement possibilities on different fingers as well.

The names that have been given to the rings have been chosen by Reita himself. The ring, which simply embodies the logo of the collaboration, is the ROGO RING. The slightly edgy golden ring is called BLIND SNAKE RING (There are two versions, one in 925 silver with a gold coating and one made of K18 gold) Eventually there is the HAMMERD RING, which is seems randomly hammered into shape, while sporting the brands core message.

So the rings will go on sale on Reita's Birthday, May 27th and wearing them for the next tour +ll probably have a great appeal.

DaizyStripper : Kazami faints on stage

Source MusicJapan+
On May 29th, DaizyStripper had been performing at the Tokyo Kudankaikan, the final performance of their "LOVE AFFAIR TOUR", which had started on April 21st and had led them through eight places with nine performances.

During this live, drummer Kazami fainted on stage, but with his strong desire to continue the live, the band returned on stage. With a less songs than originally planned, they ended this performance, their first one-man hall show and this tour. However, on June 4th the and additional performance had been added due to the incident, so don't miss this chance!

Also, please look forward to the live report which will be updated at musicJAPANplus soon!

Girugamesh : COLOR

... damn their american way of spelling D:

credits to SUIKA via offical myspace:

2010.7.7(wed) New Single "COLOR" Release Confirmed!! (In Japan)

"COLOR"
Limited Version CD＋DVD　（2010/7/7 In Japan）
XNDC-30032/B 2,625 yen (tax incl.)

01. COLOR
02. sunrise

[Bonus DVD Contents]
*NEW ALBUM RELEASE PREMIUM ONEMAN SHOW 2010
Shinkiba STUDIO COAST Live Footage Digest
*TOUR 2010 This is "NOW" Tour Document
(approx. 69 min.)

"COLOR"
Regular Version CD　（2010/7/7 In Japan）
XNDC-30033 1,260 yen (tax incl.)

01. COLOR
02. sunrise
03. Flower

Edoh& waking up early to eat 2 day old pizza for breakfast and...

Postng random crap.

Not to mention I managed to get garlic and herb all over my front, mostly on my sock =_=

[Single] defspiral - DIVE INTO THE MIRROR [26th May 2010]

The Underneath are back.............just a different name???



A new band formed by ex the Underneath member after they are disbanding.
Vo.TAKA (ex-IN-SeIN→TRANSTIC NERVE→the Underneath)
Gt.MASATO (ex-IN-SeIN→TRANSTIC NERVE→the Underneath)
Ba.RYO (ex-Alter System→TRANSTIC NERVE→the Underneath)
Dr.MASAKI (ex-Alter System→TRANSTIC NERVE→the Underneath)



Tracklist:
1.DIVE INTO THE MIRROR
2.INNOCENT
3.DIVE INTO THE MIRROR instrumental
4.INNOCENT instrumental

Bit-Rate
320Kbps CDrip

Download Here

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New Release ZEST

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The new single entitled "「Lost Angel / TALES」" will be release 11 August, Details soon....

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The new single entitled "「シンデレラ」" will be release 7 July. Details soon.....

New Look Cinema Strip

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WHY THE US ESTABLISHMENT HATED ZA BHUTTO-HIS SUCCESSORS PROVED PATHETIC

"We in the Third World are united by our common suffering and our common struggle against exploitation. Regardless of our political systems or our external outlook, we have the common mandate to extricate the world's majority from a throttling economic order. We need to develop a personality of our own. Let not this personality be torn by the schizophrenia, which is caused by the failure to reconcile short-term interests with long-term goals.

Let it not be confused by our inability to review the scope and area of mutual cooperation for our economic and social development. Let it not be enfeebled by the lack of the political will to exert our combined strength for changing a system that patently discriminates against the developing countries...

There exists a growing awareness in the Third World of its latent strength. The consciousness is unmistakable that the most significant issue of our times is the opening of opportunity to the majority of the human race. On this issue there is no division between the so-called aligned and the so-called non-aligned; there exists only the difference between the developed and the underdeveloped. To underline this difference is not to call for a global class war. It is to call for that redistribution of economic power, which alone can prevent unceasing strife and recurrent upheavals. It is to plead for the survival of the global community...The appropriate time has therefore arrived for Pakistan to set forth the basic considerations behind the call for the Third World Summit which will decisively consolidate the unit of the under privileged majority of mankind...The impoverished masses of the Third World are yearning for a new focal point of their collective will. They are seeking a new bastion of power to wage the crusade for man's final victory against inhumanity.This is the need of the hour; the priority of the poor. The conference that I envisage will have one and only one iron-clad criterion for inclusion: the nondeveloped and oppressed community of the Third World. Whether aligned or non-aligned, communist or non communist, white or yellow or black or brown, the nations of Asia, Africa and Latin America will join in this mission and become the harbinger of one world under one law for all humanity." (Bhutto 1976:5-11)

(Z. Ali Bhutto. 1976. Third World: New Directions).

--
Man would indeed be in a poor way if he had to be restrained by fear of punishment and hope of reward after death."  --
Albert Einstein !!!

http://www.scribd.com/doc/22151765/History-of-Pakistan-Army-from-1757-to-1971

http://www.scribd.com/doc/21693873/Indo-Pak-Wars-1947-71-A-STRATEGIC-AND-OPERATIONAL-ANALYSIS-BY-A-H-AMIN

http://www.scribd.com/doc/21686885/TALIBAN-WAR-IN-AFGHANISTAN

http://www.scribd.com/doc/22455178/Letters-to-Command-and-Staff-College-Quetta-Citadel-Journal

http://www.scribd.com/doc/23150027/Pakistan-Army-through-eyes-of-Pakistani-Generals

http://www.scribd.com/doc/23701412/War-of-Independence-of-1857

http://www.scribd.com/doc/22457862/Pakistan-Army-Journal-The-Citadel

http://www.scribd.com/doc/21952758/1971-India-Pakistan-War

http://www.scribd.com/doc/25171703/BOOK-REVIEWS-BY-AGHA-H-AMIN

INTERNATIONAL CRISIS GROUP - NEW REPORT The Afghan National Army: A Force in Fragments Kabul/Brussels, 12 May 2010: Although the Afghan National Army could help stabilise the country, many challenges remain, including lack of leadership, low literacy, and poor logistics capabilities. A Force in Fragments: Reconstituting the Afghan National Army,* the latest report from the International Crisis Group, examines the development of the Afghan national defence forces. The report assesses the corrosive effects of an arcane military bureaucracy, of ethnic factionalism and of corruption, and identifies measures to improve cohesion through legislative initiatives and the empowerment of government institutions. "The army enjoys more popular support than many other state institutions, and its strategic role in stabilising Afghanistan should not be underestimated", says Candace Rondeaux, Crisis Group's Senior Analyst. "History has shown that failure to build a cohesive national army has often led to the diffusion of state force among disparate actors, hastening the collapse of governments in Kabul". Since the ouster of the Taliban in 2001, the Afghan National Army has developed its operational capacity and increased its numbers under the international community's direction. The Afghan military has been promoted as the cornerstone of counterinsurgency in the country. Yet, there appears to be little agreement between the government of President Hamid Karzai and its international backers on what kind of army the country needs and how to build it. Ethnic frictions and political factionalism among high-level players in the Ministry of Defence (MOD) and the general staff have also stunted the army's growth. As a result, the army is a fragmented force, serving disparate interests, and far from attaining the unified national character needed to confront numerous security threats. Failure to develop a sustainable, comprehensive long-term defence posture could risk the army's disintegration after the withdrawal of international forces. The Afghan government as a whole must assume a more prominent role in shaping its defence doctrine and assessing the strengths and weaknesses of its armed forces, so that they are no longer perceived as serving NATO first and Afghanistan second. Greater civilian control of and input into the Afghan military is imperative. The Afghan government must be encouraged to strengthen its Office of National Security Council (ONSC) and to forge more dynamic institutional links between its members, the defence ministry, and parliament. Failure to increase civilian input in shaping the army will heighten Afghanistan's historic dependence on external actors and make it a permanent pawn of regional and international power games. As a necessary first step, parliament should pass the proposed law on ANA personnel, clarifying demarcation of authority between the defence minister and the army chief and rationalising rank and promotions. Enhancing the quality of military leadership depends greatly on well-defined lines of authority and a clear delineation of soldiers' and officers' rights and responsibilities. "International support for the ANA must be targeted not just toward increasing the quantity of troops but enhancing the quality of the fighting force", says Samina Ahmed, Crisis Group's South Asia Project Director. "Developing the national army cannot be done on the cheap, but the price tag will be considerably higher without a broad national review of military policy". To support our work in Asia and around the world, please click here. *Read the full Crisis Group report on our website: http://www.crisisgroup.org Andrew Stroehlein (Brussels) +32 (0) 2 541 1635 Kimberly Abbott (Washington) +1 202 785 1602 To contact Crisis Group media please click here The International Crisis Group (Crisis Group) is an independent, non-profit, non-governmental organisation covering some 60 crisis-affected countries and territories across four continents, working through field-based analysis and high-level advocacy to prevent and resolve deadly conflict.

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Man would indeed be in a poor way if he had to be restrained by fear of punishment and hope of reward after death."  --
Albert Einstein !!!

http://www.scribd.com/doc/22151765/History-of-Pakistan-Army-from-1757-to-1971

http://www.scribd.com/doc/21693873/Indo-Pak-Wars-1947-71-A-STRATEGIC-AND-OPERATIONAL-ANALYSIS-BY-A-H-AMIN

http://www.scribd.com/doc/21686885/TALIBAN-WAR-IN-AFGHANISTAN

http://www.scribd.com/doc/22455178/Letters-to-Command-and-Staff-College-Quetta-Citadel-Journal

http://www.scribd.com/doc/23150027/Pakistan-Army-through-eyes-of-Pakistani-Generals

http://www.scribd.com/doc/23701412/War-of-Independence-of-1857

http://www.scribd.com/doc/22457862/Pakistan-Army-Journal-The-Citadel

http://www.scribd.com/doc/21952758/1971-India-Pakistan-War

http://www.scribd.com/doc/25171703/BOOK-REVIEWS-BY-AGHA-H-AMIN

A debate on Obama nuclear weapons policy

From: ProjectOnDefenseAlternatives Subject: 10:04 PDA Bulletin - a debate on Obama nuclear weapons policy   A year ago in Prague President Obama confirmed an American "commitment to seek the peace and security of a world without nuclear weapons." This statement was applauded by many in the U.S. and around the world. Since that time the administration has been working on a Nuclear Posture Review (now overdue and expected within weeks) which many hope will provide insight into the Obama plans for a pathway from the current nuclear posture, to deep reductions in nuclear armaments (through treaties and other means) and to the eventual elimination of this class of weapons. Paul Ingram on February 15th said, "...when a President gets up and makes a speech that contains within it commitments to a world free of nuclear weapons, proposing a number of initiatives, and looking forward to concrete commitments in the near term, it pays to be hopeful, but not gullible. And we have the first test of this hope in the very near future when the President comes to publish a version of his long awaited Nuclear Posture Review." Some evidence regarding nuclear posture planning appeared with the budget on February 1st. On February 10th Greg Mello pointed out in a commentary in the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists that the budget request includes some of the largest increases in the history of warhead spending and will create new capacities that will allow production of new weapons in some years from now. Martin Senn immediately added the concern that moves by the U.S. to connect theater missile defense systems (TMD) to advanced remote sensor capabilities will create serious strategic vulnerabilities for Russia and China when considering future reductions in numbers of strategic delivery systems. On February 18th Todd Fine wrote, "...if the President fails to inspire others to adopt his 'vision' and work toward elimination concretely, he may miss a singular opportunity. If CTBT... is not ratified by the [NPT] conference in May, these [weapons complex] budget requests alone may devastate U.S. credibility. " The above are from just four of the ten voices (to date) in an important new debate among disarmament advocates and nuclear policy experts collected on the Defense Strategy Review web page. You can find them all at: http://www.comw. org/wordpress/ dsr/obama- nuclear-policy- a-debate If you think this exchange is a useful contribution to making progress toward the elimination of nuclear weapons (or more simply, better national policy) please pass the link along to others who may be interested. ____________ _________ _ "Defense Budget Resources 2011: Critical Perspectives on the Pentagon Budget and US Military Spending" A compilation of critical analysis and opinion from 30 analysts and policy centers. http://www.comw. org/pda/budgetre view.html ____________ _________ ________ "The Pentagon's Runaway Budget" Carl Conetta. Foreign Policy in Focus, 03 March 2010. http://www.fpif. org/articles/ the_pentagons_ runaway_budget Excerpt: Following the collapse of Soviet power, America's leaders set more ambitious goals for the U.S. military, despite its smaller size. This entailed requiring the armed services to sustain and extend their continuous global presence, improving their readiness and speed, increasing peacetime engagement activities, and preparing to conduct more types of missions quickly and in more areas. Recent U.S. strategy has looked beyond the traditional goals of defense and deterrence, seeking to use military power to actually prevent the emergence of threats and to "shape" the international environment. U.S. defense planners also elevated the importance of lesser and hypothetical threats, thus requiring the military to prepare for many more lower-probability contingencies. ____________ _________ ______ This article from Time Magazine is substantially taken form PDA's budget work (it does mention the PDA study!): "In Lean Times, Military Spending Still Gets a Pass" Mark Thompson. Time Magazine, 24 February 2010. http://www.time. com/time/ printout/ 0,8816,1967353, 00.html Excerpt: Let's repeat that: even without a superpower rival like the Soviet Union — with its arsenals of nuclear weapons, fleets of tanks and armadas of warships, all manned by 10-foot-tall Red Army troops — the U.S. is now spending more preparing for war against, well, who knows, than we spent readying to fight Moscow. And the Obama Administration has made it clear that defense spending is going to continue to increase, even as fiscal pressures — for bailouts, health care, infrastructure — inexorably mount. As far as the eye can see, U.S. taxpayers will be spending one-third more to maintain the U.S. military than their parents and grandparents paid for the nation's Cold War force. __._,_.___ Reply to sender | Reply to group | Reply via web post | Start a New Topic Messages in this topic (1) Recent Activity: New Members 3 Visit Your Group To email the editor address: cknight@comw.org Switch to: Text-Only, Daily Digest • Unsubscribe • Terms of Use . __,_._,___

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Man would indeed be in a poor way if he had to be restrained by fear of punishment and hope of reward after death."  --
Albert Einstein !!!

http://www.scribd.com/doc/22151765/History-of-Pakistan-Army-from-1757-to-1971

http://www.scribd.com/doc/21693873/Indo-Pak-Wars-1947-71-A-STRATEGIC-AND-OPERATIONAL-ANALYSIS-BY-A-H-AMIN

http://www.scribd.com/doc/21686885/TALIBAN-WAR-IN-AFGHANISTAN

http://www.scribd.com/doc/22455178/Letters-to-Command-and-Staff-College-Quetta-Citadel-Journal

http://www.scribd.com/doc/23150027/Pakistan-Army-through-eyes-of-Pakistani-Generals

http://www.scribd.com/doc/23701412/War-of-Independence-of-1857

http://www.scribd.com/doc/22457862/Pakistan-Army-Journal-The-Citadel

http://www.scribd.com/doc/21952758/1971-India-Pakistan-War

http://www.scribd.com/doc/25171703/BOOK-REVIEWS-BY-AGHA-H-AMIN

Nega : Cure comment

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Welcome to Obama’s Jewish America

Welcome to Obama's Jewish America (plus 68 more items)

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• Pakistan hunts mosques' attackers
• Taliban seize town in east Afghanistan
• UK aloof on Israel's flotilla threat
• Lake in Pakistan begins to overflow
• Tehreek-e-Taliban claims Lahore raids
• Iran: US hypocritical on Israel nukes
• US rages at NPT over Israel decision
• Israel Dubs Its Planned Attack On Gaza Ships As "Operation Sky Winds"
• Japan tightens sanctions on N Korea
• Somali parliament elects new speaker
• US admits blame for civilian deaths
• Fitch cuts Spain's credit rating
• Under Israeli Threats, Freedom Flotilla Prepares To Sail To Gaza
• 'Planning for Iraq war insufficient'
• 'Planning for Iraq war inadequate'
• Scientists fear mass extinction
• Civilians main victim in Afghanistan
• Iran routs Japan 7-0 to enter AFC final
• India train attack death toll rises
• US lawmakers approve Iran sanctions
• Army Carries Out Five Airstrikes In Gaza
• UN mandate in Congo extended
• US death toll in Afghan war hits 1000
• US mulls unilateral Pakistan raids
• No end in sight to BA strike
• Nepali PM to resign
• Israeli jets attack Gaza
• Pakistan hunts mosque attackers
• N Korea sanctions top summit agenda
• Israel must sign NPT, 189 countries say
• Brazil, Turkey still oppose sanctions
• Obama blames BP again for oil spill
• Guatemala volcano rains chaos
• End blockade of Gaza, EU tells Israel
• Labor reform talks break down in Spain
• Freedom Flotilla delayed but undaunted
• Egypt Arrests Three Ethiopian Women
• Obama boosts Gulf oil spill effort
• Senate passes funding for Afghan surge
• Is Tiger Woods really the "King of Golf?"
• Settlers Hurl Stones At Palestinians Near Qalqilia, Four Wounded
• Is This What You Had In Mind?
• Lieberman: "Freedom Flotilla, Violent"
• Nepal to extend parliamentary term
• Imagine 2050: Federal Troops Should Occupy Arizona
• Next Rand Paul Slam: Anchor Babies
• NPT declaration to name Israel
• "Rise Of The New Right" MSNBC Documentary Cites Alex Jones, Rand Paul As "Extremists"
• Bilderberg: The Open Conspiracy
• Fergie's Fuss, Lindsay's SCRAM, and Uma Uncovers a Scam
• The Zionists are gunning for Hague already
• Israeli Troops Stop Anti Wall Protest Near Bethlehem
• Beijing suspects false flag attack on South Korean corvette
• Killing Hostages–Financial Meltdown in Greece Israel's Warning to the Rest of the World

Welcome to Obama's Jewish America Posted: 29 May 2010 08:57 PM PDT The athletes, the astronauts, the alternative music, the black rabbi, the white dress uniforms and, above all, the left-handed baseball giant: Welcome to Barack Obama's Jewish America. The first-ever Jewish America Heritage Month celebration at the White House on Thursday underscored the Obama administration's determination not to be locked into Washington's conventional notions of Jewish leadership. Read more...

Soy, new weight loss product Posted: 29 May 2010 08:36 PM PDT Apart from various health benefits reported for soy, a new study suggests these supplements can help postmenopausal women shed off pounds. Previous studies had reported that the high estrogen content in soy-rich products can help women during and after menopause in various aspects ranging from treating hot flashes to reducing heart attack risk factors like high cholesterol. Read more...

'US not yet ready for denuclearization' Posted: 29 May 2010 08:18 PM PDT Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani has urged Western power to accept Tehran's nuclear declaration in its entirety, dismissing sanctions as ineffective. In a Saturday press conference, Larijani told reporters that the new round of US-pursued sanctions would fail to hinder Iran's progress and urged Washington and its allies to find new ways to diplomatically engage the country. Read more...

3 dead in Iran oil well blaze Posted: 29 May 2010 08:05 PM PDT Three people have been killed and 12 injured in an oil well 'conflagration' in the city of Qasr-e-Shirin in southwestern Iran. "Firefighters are still battling the blaze which has not been brought under control yet", said Qasr-e-Shirin Governor Bahram Taymouri. Read more...

Powerful blast rocks Afghan capital Posted: 29 May 2010 08:02 PM PDT A powerful explosion has rocked the Afghan capital of Kabul amid a surge in militant attacks against the foreign forces stationed in the country. Interior ministry officials said the attack took place in the east of the city, near a catering service for foreign troops and the bomber carried out the operation on foot. Read more...

SCID added to newborn screening test Posted: 29 May 2010 07:48 PM PDT Severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID), also known as "bubble boy disease," is now part of the national US newborn screening guidelines, health officials say. The newborn screening panel, first proposed by the American College of Medical Genetics in 2006, aims to assess newborns for 29 conditions, including cystic fibrosis and phenylketonuria. Read more...

NPT decision on Israel 'a step forward' Posted: 29 May 2010 06:15 PM PDT Iran's ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency has hailed a UN nuclear non-proliferation document calling on Israel to open its undeclared atomic facilities to international inspection. "It is a step forward in creating a world without atomic weapons," Iran's Ambassador to the IAEA Ali Asghar Soltanieh told IRNA on Saturday. Read more...

Mugabe rejects plan to nationalize mines Posted: 29 May 2010 04:59 PM PDT Amid speculations that Zimbabwe's equity laws could result in nationalization of the mining sector, Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe says his government has no plans to take over the industry. Speaking at an annual congress of miners on Friday, Mugabe sought to address concerns over the controversial new law, saying the "government has no intention of expropriating the mining industry." Read more...

US regulators close five more banks Posted: 29 May 2010 04:48 PM PDT The number of US banks closed down has risen to 78 as regulators shut down five more banks, including three banks in Florida, one in California and one in Nevada. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) closed Granite Community Bank in Granite Bay, California, Sun West Bank in Las Vegas, Nevada, and three affiliated banks in Florida owned by Bank of Florida Corporation late Friday. Read more...

Volcanoes erupt in Guatemala, Ecuador Posted: 29 May 2010 04:29 PM PDT Clouds of ash from two volcanic eruptions in Guatemala and Ecuador have resulted in the closure of airports and evacuation of people from major cities. According to officials in both Latin American countries, volcanic ash drifted over major Guatemalan and Ecuadorian cities leaving two people dead. Read more...

Brazil defends Iran swap declaration Posted: 29 May 2010 04:08 PM PDT As the US forges ahead with its bid for UN sanctions against Iran, Brazil's foreign minister says efforts for reaching an agreement with Tehran on a nuclear fuel swap declaration was the right thing to do. Speaking at the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations Forum in Rio de Janeiro on Friday, Brazilian Foreign Minister Celso Amorim brushed off US criticism of a Tehran fuel swap declaration which was brokered by Brazil and Turkey. Read more...

Violence in Dagestan leaves 3 dead Posted: 29 May 2010 04:08 PM PDT Three people have been killed after a gun battle erupted between security forces and suspected fighters in the Russian Republic of Dagestan. The clashes took place late on Friday near the village of Bata-Yurt following a routine vehicle check, a local police official told the Interfax news agency on Saturday. Read more...

Bill Clinton, 'Obama's Mr. Fix-It' Posted: 29 May 2010 03:50 PM PDT Former US President Bill Clinton has become an indispensible on-call fixer for the incumbent President Barack Obama in an unprecedented way. Now 18 months after Barack Hussein Obama was elected as US president, Clinton has turned into Obama's 'Michael Clayton' who lends his political skills to help the White House and Democrats in tough situations, Washington Post reported. Read more...

China 'understands' S Korea grief Posted: 29 May 2010 03:40 PM PDT Wen Jiabao, the Chinese premier, has told South Korea that he understands the country's grief over the sinking of a naval ship, which has been blamed on the North. Speaking on a three-day visit to South Korea, the Chinese leader said he condemned any actions that could destabilise the Korean peninsula. Read more...

Drop support for Israel: Hamas to US Posted: 29 May 2010 03:20 PM PDT The Palestinian resistance movement, Hamas, says Israel is the sole obstacle to peace in the Middle East, calling on the Obama administration to withdraw support for Tel Aviv. Speaking to PBS television on Friday, Hamas political leader Khaled Meshaal said US President Barack Obama should deal with "the reality" of Israel being an impediment to peace and stop putting pressure on the Palestinian side. Read more...

Pakistan hunts mosques' attackers Posted: 29 May 2010 03:20 PM PDT Funerals for the victims of Friday's Ahmadiyya mosque attacks in the Pakistani city of Lahore have been cancelled amid fears of further attacks on the minority community. The cancellations come as Pakistani authorities hunt members of the armed gang that left more than 80 people dead in a double attack on two mosques belonging to the sect. Read more...

Taliban seize town in east Afghanistan Posted: 29 May 2010 03:17 PM PDT Afghan officials say that Taliban militants have managed to take control of Barg-e-Matal town in the eastern province of Nuristan. According to Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid, the militants took control of the city on Saturday morning after heavy clashes with Afghan police forces based in the area, a Press TV Correspondent reported. Read more...

UK aloof on Israel's flotilla threat Posted: 29 May 2010 03:16 PM PDT The British Foreign Office has failed to respond to Israel's threat to intercept the Gaza Freedom Flotilla despite the presence of 28 Britons aboard the convoy. The Foreign Office's failure comes despite letters and emails from concerned activists campaigning for the safety of passengers on board the Gaza Freedom Flotilla. Read more...

Lake in Pakistan begins to overflow Posted: 29 May 2010 03:06 PM PDT A lake in northern Pakistan formed when landslides blocked a river four months ago has begun to overflow, Al Jazeera's correspondent says. Levels are now critical and it is feared that the spillage on Saturday could weaken the wall of rocks and earth preventing it from engulfing dozens of villages. Read more...

Tehreek-e-Taliban claims Lahore raids Posted: 29 May 2010 02:45 PM PDT Pakistani militant group, Tehreek-e-Taliban, claims responsibility for Friday's attacks on two mosques in Lahore, in which dozens of people were killed. More than 80 members of the city's Ahmadi community were killed and scores injured during the militants' simultaneous assaults on two mosques during Friday prayers. Read more...

Iran: US hypocritical on Israel nukes Posted: 29 May 2010 02:20 PM PDT After the US opposed what it has called efforts to single out Israel in nuclear talks, Tehran accused Washington of adopting double standards towards nuclear issues. Iran's ambassador to the UN Mohammad Khazaee said Friday that the US reaction to the final declaration of the NPT conference was a "clear manifestation" of its hypocrisy. Read more...

US rages at NPT over Israel decision Posted: 29 May 2010 02:14 PM PDT After the international community agreed to put pressure on Israel to sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), the US president reacts by condemning the move. In a statement issued on Friday, US President Barack Obama said the agreement reached at the 2010 NPT review conference singled out Israel with regard to a nuclear weapons-free Middle East. Read more...

Israel Dubs Its Planned Attack On Gaza Ships As "Operation Sky Winds" Posted: 29 May 2010 01:48 PM PDT The Israeli army and navy, under direct supervision and orders from the Israeli government, prepared a plan dubbed "Operation Sky Wind" to attack the Freedom Flotilla" heading to Gaza and kidnap and the activists onboard. Israeli sources reported that the navy had concluded all preparations to takeover the Freedom Flotilla, by force in needed, in an attempt to prevent it from reaching the Gaza coast to break the four-year long ongoing siege. Read more...

Japan tightens sanctions on N Korea Posted: 29 May 2010 01:43 PM PDT The Japanese Cabinet has decided to tighten financial sanctions against North Korea over its alleged sinking of a South Korean naval vessel in March. "Today the cabinet approved the additional measures against North Korea," chief Japanese government spokesman Hirofumi Hirano told reporters on Friday, AFP reported. Read more...

Somali parliament elects new speaker Posted: 29 May 2010 01:37 PM PDT Somali lawmakers have elected former finance minister Sharif Hassan Sheikh Aden as the new head of parliament after the former speaker was forced to resign. Sharif Hassan, who also served as deputy prime minister, garnered 217 out of 380 votes casted by Somali MP's in the election held on Friday. Read more...

US admits blame for civilian deaths Posted: 29 May 2010 01:33 PM PDT A US drone attack which left 23 Afghan civilians dead when they were mistaken for Taliban fighters occurred due to the "unprofessional" approach of the soldiers involved, an internal military report has found. The civilians died on February 21 in Uruzgan province when three vehicles were hit by Hellfire missiles fired from a drone on the orders of a special forces commander on the ground. Read more...

Fitch cuts Spain's credit rating Posted: 29 May 2010 01:32 PM PDT The ratings agency, Fitch, has downgraded Spain's credit rating from the maximum AAA to AA+ due to its weak economic growth prospects. Fitch cut Spain's rating on Friday a month after another agency, Standard & Poor, took the same step to bring down the country's credit rating. Read more...

Under Israeli Threats, Freedom Flotilla Prepares To Sail To Gaza Posted: 29 May 2010 12:37 PM PDT The Freedom Flotilla started gathering in international waters near the coast in Cyprus in preparation to sail to the Gaza Strip while Israel continued its threats to intercept and even attack the flotilla and arrest the participants should they decide to reach the Gaza coast. Meanwhile, the authorities in Cyprus prevented a Greek ship from reaching the coast of Turkey to pick up 14 European parliamentarians and three public figures, including Swedish author, Michael Hannan. Read more...

'Planning for Iraq war insufficient' Posted: 29 May 2010 12:31 PM PDT Amid disputes over the number of US troops in Iraq, a former American diplomat says the planners of the 2003 invasion of Iraq miscalculated the number of soldiers required to ensure post-conflict security. Paul Bremer -- who led Iraq's Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) for 13 months after Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein was ousted -- said he had serious reservations about what he described as the insufficient number of troops. Read more...

'Planning for Iraq war inadequate' Posted: 29 May 2010 12:31 PM PDT Amid disputes over the number of US troops in Iraq, a former American diplomat says the planners of the 2003 invasion of Iraq miscalculated the number of soldiers required to ensure post-conflict security. Paul Bremer -- who led Iraq's Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) for 13 months after Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein was ousted -- said he had serious reservations about what he described as the insufficient number of troops. Read more...

Scientists fear mass extinction Posted: 29 May 2010 12:26 PM PDT Scientists have warned about the "onset" of a possible global catastrophe due to the "rapid" pace of species extinction around the world. It is believed that with birds alone, 132 species have become extinct since 1600, while some 1,240 species are in danger of extinction. Read more...

Civilians main victim in Afghanistan Posted: 29 May 2010 11:57 AM PDT As the US death toll in Afghanistan reaches 1,000, many analysts within US pose serious questions over the fate of a wrenching war that nine years on shows no sign of nearing an end. The 1000th death of US soldiers was reported on Friday in southern Afghanistan where US-led forces are struggling to bring peace and stability and defeat Taliban in their stronghold. Read more...

Iran routs Japan 7-0 to enter AFC final Posted: 29 May 2010 11:04 AM PDT Defending champion Iran has advanced to the final of the AFC Futsal Championship 2010 following a 7-0 victory against Japan. Masoud Daneshvar was the first on the scoreboard with a goal in the first minute before adding a second goal 11 minutes later at Uzbekistan Sports Complex on Friday. Read more...

India train attack death toll rises Posted: 29 May 2010 10:45 AM PDT The death toll from a train crash in eastern India blamed on Maoist rebels has risen to 92, with rescuers saying more bodies remained trapped in the mangled carriages. Rescuers searched the wreckage of the passenger train on Saturday that derailed and collided with a cargo train about 150km west of the eastern metropolis of Kolkata. Read more...

US lawmakers approve Iran sanctions Posted: 29 May 2010 10:25 AM PDT US lawmakers have taken measures to punish companies that do business with Iran as Washington pushes for more sanctions against the country over its nuclear program. The US House of Representatives approved new sanctions on Friday, punishing international businesses with more than 20 million dollars worth of annual investment with Tehran, AFP reported. Read more...

Army Carries Out Five Airstrikes In Gaza Posted: 29 May 2010 10:23 AM PDT The Israeli Air Force carried out on Saturday at dawn five airstrikes targeting Rafah and Gaza City leading to excessive damage. Local sources reported that the Israeli air force fired missiles at a workshop located in Al Zeitoun neighborhood, east of Gaza Strip, and completely leveled it causing excessive damage to surrounding homes. Read more...

UN mandate in Congo extended Posted: 29 May 2010 10:20 AM PDT The UN has voted to maintain a presence in the Democratic Republic of Congo until next year although up to 2,000 peacekeeping forces will be pulled out of the country by June 30. Facing intense pressure from Congolese President Joseph Kabila, the UN Security Council voted on Friday to slash the number of troops stationed in the Congo as part of the United Nations Organization Mission in the Congo, known as MONUC, and announced that the withdrawal will take place "where the security situation permits." Read more...

US death toll in Afghan war hits 1000 Posted: 29 May 2010 10:14 AM PDT The number of US soldiers killed in Afghanistan has reached a milestone of 1,000. The most recent casualty was reported by NATO on Friday after a US Army soldier was killed in a roadside bombing in southern Afghanistan, bringing the death toll since the war began on October 7, 2001 to a total of 1,000, the Associated Press reported. Read more...

US mulls unilateral Pakistan raids Posted: 29 May 2010 10:12 AM PDT The US military is developing plans for a unilateral attack on the Pakistani Taliban in the event of a successful attack in the US that can be traced to them, The Washington Post reports. Planning for a retaliatory attack was spurred by ties between Faisal Shahzad, the alleged Times Square bomber, and elements of the Pakistani Taliban, the US newspaper said in an article posted on its website on Friday night, quoting unidentified senior military officials. Read more...

No end in sight to BA strike Posted: 29 May 2010 10:10 AM PDT Talks between British Airways and the union Unite, which represents striking cabin crews, have been adjourned without the parties reaching an agreement. "Talks were adjourned without the parties reaching an agreement and the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas) will be in contact with both parties to arrange future talks," an Acas spokesperson said on Friday. Read more...

Nepali PM to resign Posted: 29 May 2010 10:05 AM PDT Bowing to pressure from the Maoist party, Nepal's prime minister has agreed to step down within days, paving the way for a new unity government to take power. After hours of grueling wheeling and dealing between the leaders of the three main political parties, Nepali Law Minister Prem Bahadur Singh told reporters that the Maoist party and the ruling Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) and Nepali Congress party reached the conclusion that Prime Minster Madhav Kumar Nepal should resign so that a new unity government can take the reins of power, the Associated Press reported. Read more...

Israeli jets attack Gaza Posted: 29 May 2010 09:02 AM PDT Israeli warplanes have carried out airstrikes on two sites in the Gaza Strip. Israeli jets fired five missiles in the early hours of Saturday morning, and local sources say the missiles landed near the tunnel area along the Egyptian border, which is located near the Rafah airport, the Press TV correspondent in Gaza reported. Read more...

Pakistan hunts mosque attackers Posted: 29 May 2010 08:38 AM PDT Pakistan is searching for some of the men who escaped after attacking two mosques belonging to a minority Ahmadiyya sect in the eastern city of Lahore, leaving at least 80 people dead and scores more wounded. Police said they arrested two of the attackers on Friday. Read more...

N Korea sanctions top summit agenda Posted: 29 May 2010 08:37 AM PDT Japan's prime minister has arrived in Seoul for a summit meeting with leaders from China and South Korea expected to be dominated by calls for tougher sanctions against North Korea. Before Saturday's meeting Yukio Hatoyama travelled to Seoul's Daejeon National Cemetery to pay his respects to 46 South Korean sailors killed when their patrol ship, the Cheonan, was sunk on March 26. Read more...

Israel must sign NPT, 189 countries say Posted: 29 May 2010 08:10 AM PDT The final statement of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference has called for the establishment of a nuclear weapons-free zone in the Middle East. The 28-page document, which was agreed upon on Friday by all 189 NPT signatories after a month-long round of talks at UN Headquarters in New York, called for a conference to be held in 2012 "to be attended by all states of the Middle East, leading to the establishment" of a nuclear weapons-free zone in the Middle East. Read more...

Brazil, Turkey still oppose sanctions Posted: 29 May 2010 07:11 AM PDT Brazil and Turkey are still adamant about the need for diplomatic negotiations on Iran's nuclear program and remain opposed to the calls to impose sanctions on Iran. Speaking at the Third Forum of the Alliance of Civilizations in Rio de Janeiro on Friday, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said that he "went to Iran in search of a negotiated solution" to the international standoff over Iran's nuclear program. Read more...

Obama blames BP again for oil spill Posted: 29 May 2010 05:57 AM PDT US President Barack Obama has once again blamed oil giant BP for the oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. Obama toured Louisiana's southern coastline Friday to survey what has become the worst US oil disaster ever as BP's critical top-kill operation to cap the ruptured well in the Gulf of Mexico entered its third day. Read more...

Guatemala volcano rains chaos Posted: 29 May 2010 05:33 AM PDT A volcano eruption in southern Guatemala has killed at least one person and left several children missing. The Pacaya volcano started erupting on Thursday, covering Guatemala City with ash and forcing the closure of the capital's international airport. Read more...

End blockade of Gaza, EU tells Israel Posted: 29 May 2010 05:16 AM PDT The European Union has called on Israel to immediately end the three-year blockade of Gaza and to allow the Freedom Flotilla to enter the enclave. "The continued policy of closure is unacceptable and politically counterproductive," EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said in a statement on Friday. Read more...

Labor reform talks break down in Spain Posted: 29 May 2010 04:55 AM PDT Talks between Spanish unions and business leaders on labor reforms have failed, but a union spokesperson says that the government will step in to meet with both parties. In the talks, which are supposed to take place next week in Madrid, all parties will attempt to reach an agreement on major labor market changes, including cuts to the costs of hiring and firing workers. Read more...

Freedom Flotilla delayed but undaunted Posted: 29 May 2010 04:17 AM PDT Israeli threats and technical glitches have forced a delay in the Freedom Flotilla, a multinational relief mission heading for the Gaza Strip. The flotilla, which is currently off the coast of Cyprus, consists of nine vessels from Turkey, Ireland, Britain, and Greece. Read more...

Egypt Arrests Three Ethiopian Women Posted: 29 May 2010 04:16 AM PDT The Egyptian authorities arrested on Friday three Ethiopian women near the Egyptian-Israeli border in Sinai. Egyptian security sources reported that the three, detained on Friday at dawn, were trying to infiltrate into Israel. Read more...

Obama boosts Gulf oil spill effort Posted: 29 May 2010 04:15 AM PDT Residents of the Gulf of Mexico coast will not be abandoned, Barack Obama has said, although he cautioned there was no "silver bullet" solution to the biggest oil spill in US history. Visiting the region on Friday, the US president also pledged to triple the manpower deployed to assist the clean up effort, saying the government would do "whatever it takes" to aid those affected by the spill. Read more...

Senate passes funding for Afghan surge Posted: 29 May 2010 02:27 AM PDT The US Senate has approved 33 billion dollars in funding for President Barack Obama's plans to send another 30,000 troops to Afghanistan. The measure, which was approved late Thursday by a 67-28 margin, came against the criticism of several leading Democrats who support an exit strategy. Read more...

Is Tiger Woods really the "King of Golf?" Posted: 29 May 2010 02:01 AM PDT It's frequently stated how Tiger (formerly Eldrick) Woods is the best professional golfer of all time. This may be, and possibly is true. However, there is also an exaggeration in how he is supposed to be the best of all-time! My analysis even disregards that many never play golf, and very very few people even play golf enough to play professionally. Most play as a child, and never play again-or, wait until late teenage years to get serious about golf. And, Tiger Woods most likely started playing golf at much younger age (with yet more opportunities) than the other PGA Golf Greats. Read more...

Settlers Hurl Stones At Palestinians Near Qalqilia, Four Wounded Posted: 29 May 2010 01:21 AM PDT Palestinian medical sources reported Friday evening that four Palestinians were mildly wounded after a group of settlers hurled stones at Palestinian vehicles east of Qalqilia, in the northern part of the West Bank. The four were moved to Dr. Darwish Nazzal Hospital, in Qalqilia. Read more...

Is This What You Had In Mind? Posted: 29 May 2010 01:13 AM PDT We tried to tell you. We tried to warn you. For years, those of us who insisted on thinking rationally and living in the real world — who were able to "see through the Jews" and recognize race reality — tried to make you, our liberal, politically-correct, non-racially conscious and non-Jew-wise friends and family members see and understand the truth. The truth about the wrong-headedness and racially suicidal results of such things as egalitarianism, outgroup altruism, diversity, multiculturalism, integration, miscegenation (race-mixing), Jewish power and brainwashing and control of our media and government, and all the rest. Read more...

Lieberman: "Freedom Flotilla, Violent" Posted: 29 May 2010 01:09 AM PDT Israeli Foreign Minister, Avigdor Lieberman, stated Friday afternoon that the solidarity ships, filled with medical and humanitarian supplies, and heading to Gaza, is a "violent propaganda against Israel", and vowed not to allow the ship to reach Gaza. He said that Israel will stop all attempts to break the siege, and added that Israel will not tolerate what he described as "any violations of Israel's sovereignty". Read more...

Nepal to extend parliamentary term Posted: 29 May 2010 12:17 AM PDT Nepal's main political party leaders have agreed to extend the country's parliamentary term by one year, following talks aimed at averting a political crisis. The leaders struck the deal just after midnight on Friday  minutes after the assembly's term was due to expire, senior government officials said. Read more...

Imagine 2050: Federal Troops Should Occupy Arizona Posted: 28 May 2010 11:28 PM PDT Imagine 2050 wants the National Guard deployed to Arizona to protect illegal aliens and drug traffickers from "organized racism" and "border vigilantes." In their words, this is about "civil rights," not "national security." Apparently, it is a "civil right" now for foreign criminals (including thieves, rapists, and murderers) to break into America, squat on American soil, and terrorize U.S. citizens. Read more...

Next Rand Paul Slam: Anchor Babies Posted: 28 May 2010 11:12 PM PDT In the wake of the "scandal" of Rand Paul's unwavering support of property rights, the corporate media has fired another salvo from its trebuchet. Now it insinuates that Rand Paul is a racist because he is opposed to the government granting citizenship to anchor babies. "U.S. Senate candidate Rand Paul is stirring it up again, this time by saying he opposes citizenship for children born in the U.S. to parents who are illegal immigrants," reports the Associated Press. "Paul, who a week ago won the GOP primary, told a Russian TV station in a clip circulating on political Web sites Friday that he wants to block citizenship to those children." Read more...

NPT declaration to name Israel Posted: 28 May 2010 10:26 PM PDT The US has agreed to a deal at the United Nations that would put pressure on Israel to join the nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT), according to Western diplomats. Delegates in New York are concluding a month-long round of talks aimed at updating the NPT. Their final draft reportedly urges Israel to join the treaty and subject its nuclear facilities to oversight by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Read more...

"Rise Of The New Right" MSNBC Documentary Cites Alex Jones, Rand Paul As "Extremists" Posted: 28 May 2010 10:00 PM PDT MSNBC has begun airing trailers for an upcoming documentary, which the network has titled "Rise Of The New Right", that prominently features interview footage with Alex Jones. The show, to be broadcast on June 16th, is presented by Hardball host Chris Matthews and will include segments of an interview Matthews conducted with Jones earlier this year in Austin, Texas. Read more...

Bilderberg: The Open Conspiracy Posted: 28 May 2010 08:48 PM PDT Now that the agenda for global government and a centralized world economic system is public and out in the open, the importance of the Bilderberg Group's annual conference rests on grooming political candidates. The lion's share of Bilderberg's 2010 agenda has already been announced by its members weeks before – it will revolve around a potential military strike on Iran as well as the future collapse of the euro. Read more...

Fergie's Fuss, Lindsay's SCRAM, and Uma Uncovers a Scam Posted: 28 May 2010 07:54 PM PDT When we pointed out two weeks ago that Fergie was strapped for cash, we never anticipated the chaos that would happen next. The perpetually hapless Duchess of York was caught on video last week trying to sell access to former husband Prince Andrew. An intrepid undercover reporter from News of the World posed as a wealthy businessman and made a covert deal to meet the Duke, with Fergie reportedly taking $40,000 in cash before a total deal of $725,000 to make an introduction that would "open doors" for the reporter. After Fergie found out about the sting, she made a tearful apology for her "serious lapse in judgment" but, strangely enough, hasn't shied away from the spotlight. Her children's book is getting a higher run (which means more money in the flame-haired wheeler-and-dealer's pockets) and she's making a splashy appearance on Oprah this Tuesday. If there's no such thing as bad publicity, perhaps this is exactly what the desperate woman wanted all along? As for the other half of the scandal, Andrew, who supposedly knew nothing of his ex's plotting, has remained mum. Read more...

The Zionists are gunning for Hague already Posted: 28 May 2010 06:53 PM PDT He's two weeks into his new role as Foreign Secretary, but already the Zionists' guns are out to get William Hague. The editor of the Jewish Chronicle, Stephen Pollard, claims that "Hague is no friend of Israel"; his article, in which he lambasts Mr. Hague for condemning Israel's "disproportionate" use of force in the invasion of Lebanon in 2006, appears in the same issue of the JC in which the Foreign Secretary says his government "is committed to changing the law on universal jurisdiction". This would, of course, allow suspected war criminals like Tzipi Livni and other leading Israelis to enter Britain without fear of arrest for war crimes and possibly crimes against humanity. Read more...

Israeli Troops Stop Anti Wall Protest Near Bethlehem Posted: 28 May 2010 05:10 PM PDT The villagers of Al Ma'ssra, near the southern West Bank city of Bethlehem, conducted on Friday their weekly anti wall protest. Villagers along with international and Israeli supporters marched from the village mosque after the midday prayers and headed towards their lands were Israel is building the wall. Read more...

Beijing suspects false flag attack on South Korean corvette Posted: 28 May 2010 05:05 PM PDT WMR's intelligence sources in Asia suspect that the March attack on the South Korean Navy anti-submarine warfare (ASW) corvette, the Cheonan, was a false flag attack designed to appear as coming from North Korea. One of the main purposes for increasing tensions on the Korean peninsula was to apply pressure on Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama to reverse course on moving the U.S. Marine Corps base off Okinawa. Hatoyama has admitted that the tensions over the sinking of the Cheonan played a large part in his decision to allow the U.S. Marines to remain on Okinawa. Hatoyama's decision has resulted in a split in the ruling center-left coalition government, a development welcome in Washington, with Mizuho Fukushima, the Social Democratic Party leader threatening to bolt the coalition over the Okinawa reversal. Read more...

Killing Hostages–Financial Meltdown in Greece Israel's Warning to the Rest of the World Posted: 28 May 2010 04:57 PM PDT I'll say up front that I–like most folks trying to earn an honest living these days–am no financial wizard. All someone need do is look at my house, car, bank account and wallet and in a microsecond it becomes crystal clear that what I know about making money would fit in an empty Coca Cola can. Having long ago recognized the wisdom in that old saying concerning the love of money being the root of all evil, words such as derivatives, junk bonds, selling short, credit-default swaps and the rest are all "Greek" to me, as the old saying goes. Read more...

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