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2010-05-31

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Your eyes will deceive you ... don't trust them ...

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Interesting ...
Space is the next battlefield whether anyone likes it or not ...

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It's odd that the massacre of the CRPF jawans didn't result in an intensification to all-out efforts ...


In the mean time, everyone may want to look on this as an opportunity to develop their awareness skills ...
I think that coming back and discovering that the folks you were killing really aren't that different from the folks you're protecting can be problematic on several different levels ...

2010-05-30

Sorry for the absence ...

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It's generally a violation of the security principles of both invisibility and invincibility to attempt ill-advised deceptions in the halls of a foreign government's power ...
That's a fairly unambiguous definition ...

2010-05-22

... in places where the good folks are disarmed and only the baddies have guns ...
Oh ... that's right ... we LIKE being elected officials ...

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I wonder how dependable their detection process is ...

I've been pleased with how the Gmail transition went, but so far I haven't really had an opportunity to know for sure how effective it's been ...
Interesting ...
This is welcome as it means that everyone else is going to have to fall in line.  Keep in mind that it's a good idea to remain skeptical about how secure any particular instance of encryption is, though ...
There's a lot to be said for having some serious concealed, mobile reprisal out and about all the time ...

2010-05-20

I guess it's better than taking the rest of the country's nuclear waste ...
Hmmm ... must have gotten tired of holding public office ...

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It's possible that your government may have a better understanding of what kept all this going all these years and feels a sense of culpability ...

The whole program is probably going to prove to be very profitable. Data security demand is just starting to rev up ...

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2010-05-19

Hopefully, his taxes are paid up ...
The gun lobby is people ...
Must have grown tired of public office ...

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There never seems to be any discussion on the effect that the addition of air power, or any other particular policy or action, would likely have on the situation beyond "it would make things better" or "it would make things worse".

Kanu Sanyal the father of Naxalism just before his death observed with great disappointment that the cult of violence and mindless killing of innocent people including elders, women and children being pursued by today's generation of Naxals was never in his scheme of things and it is entirely different from his vision and mission. Kanu Sanyal is no more to bring the Naxals on to the right path who have left miles and miles behind the real Naxal ideology. Initially the objective of Naxalism in Bastar forests also was to protect and fight for the rights and privileges of the tribals, securing their due, protecting them from exploitation by the administration and government. But in due course of time they found that their mission has not only earned the confidence of the villagers but has also enabled them to collect sufficient money power, arms and ammunition and to run a parallel government. They are now dreaming of State authority and aspiring for political power--not through democracy but through violence and intimidation. They even mockingly claim that arms, & money come to them through police, ordinance depots, other departmental officials and contractors.
Isn't there some old saying about 'power corrupting' ...

A little backgrounder (take with grain or two of salt) ...

Reporting incidents of Naxal attacks in Dantewada, Bijapur, Kanker, Rajnandgaon, Dhamtari, Bastar, Narayanpur, Balrampur and Durg districts, the state gave a break-up of casualties for the last three years upto April 30 this year. A total of 880 persons have been killed, who included 356 police personnel, 118 Special Police Officers (SPOs) and home guards, 391 civilians and 15 government servants. With Monday's landmine blast claiming 31 more lives, the toll has now crossed 900. What is equally troubling is the cache of arms amassed by Naxals after their successful attacks on security forces. Naxals not only picked up the best of the weapons -- INSAS rifles, Ak-47s, SLRs, LMGs and mortars -- but also removed bulletproof jackets from the bodies of security men and distributed them among the leading cadre.
For those who like to keep score on such things ...

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It would be interesting to see the area that this was shot in, because the other protesters seem only momentarily concerned about the incoming. They're either in a protected area and know they're safe, they're twisted on some kind of weird dope or they're in a REALLY badass sort of mood ...

2010-05-18

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2010-05-17

There's no way to protect someone in her position from a determined assassin, and she likely knew it, but she kept rolling the dice anyway and finally seven'd out ...

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For those of you that like to root for the underdog ...
Leaving out whether this is a plus or a minus in a sheriff, it's interesting that he came right out and said it ... it kinda makes it so you can just up and decide whether you think it qualifies as a plus or a minus ...
Aside from the constitutional aspects, my main concern is that it would count as a win for the tangos ...

2010-05-16

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Sounds like mis-direction to me ...
Dawg Meat!

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The thing to remember about popular uprisings is  the people involved would almost all prefer to be going about their non-uprising business. They're not involved because they want to be. They're involved because they have no other choice than to be. Once you've eliminated whatever is motivating the 'normals' (corruption, government banditry, etc.), they'll all go back home and resume normal operations. If there are any combatants left after that, you can feel free to crush them ruthlessly ...

Also ...
When asked what it was about she referred to Naxalbari and Lalbagh in her explanation. Soon afterwards, the administration communicated to her that rules forbade expressing any political opinions -- which means online activity is monitored. It's another matter that the college had called the Chief Minister of a certain state to address the students. As far as we know, said CM is only a politician, not a filmmaker, journalist or even a saucy cartoonist. But perhaps, it's only ideology if it's somebody else's. One's own views are just... normal.
And ...
We are fighting our battle with a few targets. We need either to force them out from their stronghold, or to make them surrender. My target is to ensure that people of the Naxal-affected areas enjoy the same life as they experienced a decade ago. In Northern Chhattisgarh, we have succeeded in flushing out the Naxals. Many of them moved to Jharkhand.
If the ranks of the Naxals are swelling because of the conditions that existed a decade ago, this may not be a successful strategy ...
Sounds like a LOT of folks need to be voted out in Georgia ...

2010-05-15

The home ministry and intelligence community have long worried that Chinese equipment may have spying technology embedded that can be used to intercept sensitive conversations and government documents that can endanger national security.
And rightly so ...
I doubt she can do that, but it's interesting the different directions this law is taking us ...

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Hmmm ... Armstrong really hasn't had much to say over the years. It's odd that this got him so riled up ...
Interesting ...

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Also ...
Hopefully, everyone will soon go this route ...

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You have to click through to see the photos but it's worth it ...
A passenger on a New York-to-Cairo flight has been detained in Egypt after he tried to pass through customs there with what CBS 2 News of New York calls an "incredible weapons cache." The New York Post tabloid also picked up on the story, writing the EgyptAir passenger "flew from Kennedy Airport to Cairo with a mini-arsenal of two pistols, 250 rounds of ammo, two swords and 11 daggers in his checked bags … ." Still, U.S. officials say that even though the passenger violated regulations by not declaring the items, there was no security lapse. U.S. flight rules allow firearms to be checked in a passenger's luggage, though the passenger is required to declare them when checking the luggage. "Transporting firearms within the U.S. in checked baggage is permitted if properly declared to the airline," the TSA says in a statement, according to AFP.

2010-05-13

Interesting ...
The real ones never do ...

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The government is attempting to pass the PREVENTION OF TORTURE BILL, 2010 after it has received the nod from the cabinet on April 8, 2010. Although the Government of India signed the United Nations Convention against torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or Punishment (UNCAT) almost 13 years ago, it has failed to ratify it till date. Coming under heavy pressure from the International community and civil society this proposed Bill is an attempt to “amend prevailing laws” so as to make torture a punishable offence. But as we shall see further, such a proposed legislation is only playing lip-service to the obligations set by the UNCAT and is nothing but a mere eyewash. The proposed legislation is not only a climb down from the standards set by the UNCAT but in many ways is in direct opposition to the basic norm of non-derogability of the Right of Freedom from Torture.

2010-05-12

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Couple of things to learn from this video: 1) the old guys frequently have very big stones, 2) beer bottles aren't made like they used to be, and 3) today's the day, everyday. The hero took four rounds after smacking the POS in the brain-housing group with that beer bottle, but the news guys say he's already out of the hospital and should recover ...
Protected the cash, didn't pop any customers ... a good days work ...

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Good thing they've been rigorously enforcing their gun ban all this time ...

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I'm glad most of these weasels are on their last terms in office ...

2010-05-09

NFOA President Andreas Allen said that the hero in this incident, Harry (James) McCullough, now faces gang reprisal because the armed robber man he fatally shot was a documented gang member. Mr. McCullough has "great concern for his personal safety." "He is living on the road, sleeping at a different house every night and not working," Allen said. "We arranged for Mr. McCullough to get a new replacement handgun from a federally licensed firearms dealer," he continued. "Mr. McCullough completed the paperwork on his new handgun and took a receipt down to OPD to register the handgun before taking possession of it, to make sure he was in complete compliance with city ordinances. OPD denied his registration because of a past citation for carrying a concealed weapon. After the City Prosecutor publicly stated he did not have grounds to charge Mr. McCullough, he again contacted the police to register his new firearm and was turned away."
It's a good thing the state got its pound of flesh ... I'm sure he wouldn't have learned his lesson otherwise ...
They must have never seen The Warriors:

Swan: "So why'd you do it? Why'd you off Cyrus?"

Luther: "No reason. I just like doing things like that ..."

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Well, my confidence is fully restored ...