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Iran: Internet Dating Service Busted
The Iranian government has just closed down the popular Hamsarchat.net internet dating service, accusing it of “promoting prostitution.” The site advertised itself as a way […]
Obama: Reboot Image in Middle East; Nobelist Calls on Obama to Plunge into Mideast Peace-Making
President-elect Barack Obama told the Chicago Tribune, “I think we’ve got a unique opportunity to reboot America’s image around the world and also in the […]
Pentagon IG Slams DoD for Not Providing Armored Vehicles; Roadside Bomb Toll Avoidable
The Pentagon’s acting Inspector General says that despite the foreseeable need for armored vehicles in Iraq that could withstand roadside bombs, and despite the increasingly […]
Arrest of Lashkar Masterminds Confirmed
Pakistan confirmed the arrest in Pakistani Kashmir of Zaki ur Rahman Lakhvi and Zarar Shah, leaders of the Lashkar-i Tayiba accused by the Indian government […]
Humans did not Breed with Neanderthals
Homo sapiens sapiens did not have children with Neanderthals according to researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology who have been analyzing Neanderthal […]
Ghoul’s Glossary
Blagojevich (v.) To sell public office for a profit. (n.). Corruption of a particularly blatant and stupid sort. synonym Venality. President John Adams warned of […]
Pakistan Raids Lashkar Offices; Zakiur Rahman Detained
Pakistani security forces made a sweep in Pakistani Kashmir, arresting two dozen members of front groups for Lashkar-e Tayiba. The offices of the Jama’at al-Da’wa […]
Taliban Spread in Afghanistan; Officials Call for More NATO/ US troops
The International Council on Security and Development has issued a new report alleging that the Taliban are now active in three quarters of Afghanistan, up […]
Taliban Hit NATO Warehouses, Destroy 150 Trucks
Unidentified militants attacked a NATO forward storage center at the ring road (beltway) of the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar on Sunday morning. They destroyed […]