Breaking: Pakistani military help Jihadi terrorists escape

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Saturday June 18, 2011 · 8:51 PM PDT

2011/06/18 · 20:51

Yes, I know this is not even news to anyone following the war against al-Qa'ida and their allies, but the US set them up to get evidence, and more than once bomb factories have been moved after the US told the Pakistani military about it. Read about it here.

The latest incidents bring to a total of four bomb-making sites that the United States has shared with Pakistan only to have the terrorist suspects flee before the Pakistani military arrived much later.

More about this and what it means below the fold. Read More

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What is to be done?

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What is to be done?

Pull out of Pakistan

10 votes

Stay the present course

1 vote

Support a people's revolution

3 votes

Let Pakistan break up again

11 votes

other (please explain in comments)

3 votes

To the disappointed - it's 1965 all over again - this time about health care

Danjuma

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Monday February 22, 2010 · 5:03 AM PST

2010/02/22 · 05:03

Cyrus Roberts Vance, Lieutenant, United States Navy - Public Official

This, in a nutshell, was the unself-conscious voice of the establishment - the one that Jimmy Carter ran against so vigorously that his campaign manager, Hamilton Jordan, once said: "If, after the inauguration, you find a Cy Vance as secretary of state and Zbigniew Brzezinski as head of national security, then I would say we failed. And I'd quit.''Mr. Vance was Mr. Carter's first appointee, followed soon after by Mr. Brzezinski. Mr. Jordan did not quit.

I remember that. I learned a big and important lesson about American politics.

Danjuma

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Saturday December 05, 2009 · 6:47 PM PST

2009/12/05 · 18:47

That's the question.

There is no Socialist, Communist or Labor Party in the United States. Those parties are what pass for left in other countries, and every country that allows them has them. Except the United States. In the US, liberal Democrats are the left. In the UK, or Germany, they are the center. In Japan they are the right, although their policies are little different from those of American liberal Democrats. Even Canada has Liberals in the center, Conservatives on the right, and the Socialist International member New Democratic Party on the left. That's what is meant when it is said that the United States is a Center-Right country. Not that the American left can't take power, but that the American left is anyone else's center.

"Here's the latest book about it.

Join as below the fold as we consider the many different possible explanations.

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So what is it?

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So what is it?

Americans are stupid

20 votes

Foreigners are stupid

3 votes

the two party system

27 votes

American standards of living

3 votes

rightwing American labor unions

6 votes

social divisions among workers

18 votes

strength of the American right

8 votes

all of the above (please comment)

8 votes

none of the above (please comment)

4 votes

Who cares?

4 votes

American pie.

5 votes

Obama's Afghan decision and lesser evilism

Danjuma

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Friday December 04, 2009 · 7:54 PM PST

2009/12/04 · 19:54

Crossposted from Impolitically Correct.

Let's face it, no matter what you think of the president's speech, and the war strategy it defends, the man did not have any good options. There are no ideal solutions to the mess W created in Afghanistan by pursuing the wrong strategy and all but leaving to go after one of Usama bin Ladin's greatest enemies in the Arab world, Saddam Hussein, for reasons still not very clear. The US has to get out of Afghanistan, sooner or later (hopefully sooner) but it also has to prevent al-Qa'ida making more attacks on the US and US embassies and citizens around the world. Let's just hope we can do both. As the president said in his speech (quotation below the fold):

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Obama's decision was

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Obama's decision was

wrong

15 votes

right

5 votes

How the &%$#! should I know?!?!?

1 vote

We'll find out sooner or later.

8 votes

less evil than any other option

6 votes

other (explain)

0 votes

Japan and the Public Option (with poll)

Danjuma

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Saturday October 31, 2009 · 2:03 AM PDT

2009/10/31 · 02:03

I'm really tired of hearing all the alarmist nonsense in the US about the public option and the way it will kill American insurance companies and lead to a national takeover of insurance. Follow me below the fold to learn a little about what it's like to live with a real, viable, public option.

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What would you prefer?

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What would you prefer?

socialized medicine

25 votes

single payer

50 votes

public option

7 votes

private only

1 vote

status quo

0 votes

other (explain)

1 vote

While the world's been watching Mumbai (Nigeria riot report: hundreds dead)

Danjuma

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Saturday November 29, 2008 · 6:44 PM PST

2008/11/29 · 18:44

It looks like even more people have died in clashes in Jos, Nigeria than died in Mumbai. But those people weren't wealthy and weren't western. Most of those killed by terrorists in Mumbai were either wealthy or western. Many were both. So the western media paid more attention to them. Let's look at what's going on in Jos. But first a little background.

Jos is the Capital of Plateau State. It's a colonial town, started around tin mines during the colonial period. It's on a high plateau (as the name of the state implies). Plateau State calls itself "The Home of Peace and Tourism" in Nigeria, and it is unique in Nigeria for many reasons.

Danjuma

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Tuesday September 09, 2008 · 7:27 PM PDT

2008/09/09 · 19:27

Some of us remember that decorated Korean War veteran (Purple Heart, Bronze Star with Valor) Charlie Rangel was one of the first politicians to endorse General Clark for President. Republicans have never forgiven him for being as effective and outspoken a Democrat as he has been, and they are going after him again, this time for allegedly failing to report $100,000 in income from a villa he owns in the Dominican Republic. [Reuters]

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What should we do?

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What should we do?

Write letters to the editor

6 votes

Blog about it mercilessly

3 votes

Troll news sites to comment

1 vote

Troll wingnut blogs to comment

1 vote

ignore it, it'll blow over soon

7 votes

Write Charlie to support him

1 vote

Write Republicans to complain

2 votes

other (please explain)

6 votes

63 years and counting! (with poll)

Danjuma

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Saturday August 09, 2008 · 3:24 AM PDT

2008/08/09 · 03:24

That's how long it's been since an atomic bomb has been dropped on human beings. Everyone seems to notice Hiroshima Day, and the first bomb. Few people seem to notice Nagasaki Day, the anniversary of the last atomic bomb ever dropped on human beings. But to me Nagasaki Day is the more important anniversary. It means we made it through another year safely again.

Below the fold are some people who did remember Nagasaki Day:

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Who will be the next to drop a nuclear bomb?

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Who will be the next to drop a nuclear bomb?

Nobody. Now that we can see what they do, nobody's that crazy.

4 votes

The United States of America! (Oh, no! Not again!)

8 votes

Russia, of course

1 vote

China

0 votes

the U.K.

0 votes

France

0 votes

Israel

7 votes

North Korea! (Oh, no! Not on Japan again!)

0 votes

Iran

1 vote

India

0 votes

Pakistan

7 votes

someone else (please explain)

3 votes

To prosecute or not to prosecute? (w/poll)

Danjuma

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Saturday July 12, 2008 · 8:18 PM PDT

2008/07/12 · 20:18

(crossposted with pictures but no poll @ Impolitically Correct)

President Bashir of Sudan is facing potential charges before the International Criminal Court. His government doesn't recognize the ICC's jurisdiction, but that doesn't seem to make a difference to the ICC. Does this remind you of a certain other head of state who's alleged to be guilty of war crimes but who doesn't recognize the jurisdiction of the ICC? It should. More below.

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Who should be indicted?

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Who should be indicted?

Bush

3 votes

Bashir

3 votes

both Bush and Bashir

20 votes

neither Bush nor Bashir

0 votes

Anyone who fails to rec this diary

0 votes

Anyone who does rec this diary

1 vote

Me! I did it! I confess! I'm guilty!

5 votes

Why Mugabe still has support and how to deal with him (w/poll)

Danjuma

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Friday June 27, 2008 · 6:20 PM PDT

2008/06/27 · 18:20

Mugabe may be running one of the less effective dictatorships in the world today, but he does have more support among Zimbabweans today than Bush does among Americans. No, this is not some troll diary arguing that we shouldn't really oppose Mugabe because of all the things he and ZANU-PF did to liberate their country or because he is facing a western imperialist conspiracy against the African people. It's not an argument in favor of Mugabe at all. It's just an attempt to explain why he does still have support in Zimbabwe, who his supporters are, and how well-informed policy could more effectively remove him than the kind of ignorant, "speak loudly but carry a small stick" policy currently favored in Washington could. If you're interested in a little reality based background, read on.

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What should we in the US do about Zimbabwe?

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What should we in the US do about Zimbabwe?

Nothing. It's not our problem.

15 votes

Everything. It's all our fault.

4 votes

Send peacekeeping troops.

5 votes

Send aid workers.

4 votes

Finance African peace keepers.

14 votes

Sanctions, boycotts, pressure, sanctions.

13 votes

I'd love to help, but I have other problems.

1 vote

Other (please comment below).

3 votes

Return stolen Amerindian lands.

7 votes

latest IAEA report (w/poll)

Danjuma

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Saturday June 14, 2008 · 9:10 PM PDT

2008/06/14 · 21:10

I thought I should bring the latest information to the attention of D-Kos.

The IAEA has just released another report.

The report lists a number of questions about Iran's nuclear programs, for example:

The Agency had also enquired about the reasons for inclusion in the curriculum vitae of an IAP employee of a Taylor-Sedov equation for the evolving radius of a nuclear explosion ball with photos of the 1945 Trinity test. Iran indicated that the IAP scientist had been working on dimensional analysis and had included in his resume references available in open sources. The Agency was not permitted to meet with the individuals relevant to these issues and continues to assess the information provided by Iran.

That last phrase occurs a lot in the report.

More excerpts from the latest IAEA report and commentary below the fold.

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What should the US government do about this?

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What should the US government do about this?

Nuke Iran! Nuke Iran! Nuke Iran!

1 vote

Bomb, bomb bomb, bomb Iran!

1 vote

Unilateral sanctions and threats.

1 vote

multilateral diplomacy with friends

6 votes

work with the UN and the IAEA

6 votes

speak softly but carry a big stick

2 votes

Whatever Israel tells us to do

0 votes

WTF? Iran couldn't threaten us.

8 votes

promote nuclear proliferation.

0 votes

promote nuclear disarmament

3 votes

other (please leave comment)

0 votes

The Supreme Court and the Constitution (w/poll)

Danjuma

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Friday June 13, 2008 · 8:57 PM PDT

2008/06/13 · 20:57

Finley Peter Dunne's Mr. Dooley famously noted that "No matter whether the country follows the flag or not, the Supreme Court follows the election returns." Well, Mr. Dooley never lived long enough to witness the Florida 2000 election. Furthermore, the public hasn't spoken yet about the detention of the prisoners called "unlawful enemy combatants" at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. We may hear from them in the next presidential election, though. I do hope this becomes a big issue, because Obama is a Constitutional lawyer by training. McCain is a pilot. He doesn't even seem to realize that certain Constitutional Rights are for citizens, others for all "persons" (human beings) which was the Constitution's term that referred to slaves. More below the fold.

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What should be done with Roberts, Alito, Thomas and Scalia?

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What should be done with Roberts, Alito, Thomas and Scalia?

turn them into a K Street law firm

3 votes

exile them to Philadelphia for a while

0 votes

impeach them - with immediate effect

50 votes

investigate them for abuse of office

11 votes

laugh them off the SCOTUS

17 votes

replace them ASAP

21 votes

all of the above

43 votes

other (please explain)

10 votes

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