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POPSEx-Army commander says MoD 'institutionally incapable He cited personal reasons for leaving, but it was widely reported that he was unhappy with the MoD's treatment of British soldiers. He had commanded the 7,750-strong 52 Infantry Brigade in Helmand in 2007/08 and achieved much lower casualty rates in the operation to take Musa Qala than comparable operations by other British brigades, which he attributed to the adoption of different tactics. Maj-Gen Mackay's paper claims that if the military was to be successful in battle, it had to use a more 'behaviourist' approach alongside its traditional 'kinetic' power.
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On New Year’s Eve, we learned that Qais Khazali has been released, apparently as part of a prisoner exchange for British hostage Peter Moore. Laith Khazali was already released six months ago. Peter Moore was kidnapped in May 2007, explicitly to be used as a bargaining chip for the freedom of the Khazali brothers. The circumstances around Qais Khazali’s release are murky, with the usual denials and clarifications swirling around like a cloud of confetti over Times Square on New Years’ Eve. Multi National Force spokesmen claim this was not a hostage trade, but rather an attempt to comply with “the implementation of the U.S. " Iraq Security Agreement” and support a “reconciliation process.” Some suggest this is all part of an elaborate intelligence operation. Republican Senators Jeff Sessions and Jon Kyl have already sent a letter to the Obama Administration, citing an executive order signed by President Reagan in 1986 that prohibits concessions to terrorist hostage .....
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POPSAnother Bailout – GMAC To Get More Money GMAC says they want to prepare itself to repay the U.S. Government. Is taking more tax payer funds a necessary step before repaying the Government? I don’t know what kind of math GMAC is using to come up with an idiotic statement like that, but if it is the same math they use to balance the books at their retail bank (Ally Bank) then I would run as fast as I could away from that one. The mortgage-related write-downs to be announced as early as this week will affect assets held by ResCap and Ally Bank, GMAC’s online bank. Ally Bank was created after the company received approval in late 2008 to convert to a bank holding company and qualify for government money under TARP. The arrangement left the Federal Reserve with regulatory authority over the parent. From the Ally Bank web site: Who we are We are Ally Bank, built on the foundation of GMAC Financial Services. And with that experience we’ve learned that these times demand change .....
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POPSDon't you think it is time we did something about this? The Mind Altering Abilities of Chemtrails A KEY TO CHEMTRAILS "SOME CHEMTRAILS HAVE BEEN ANALYZED AND SHOWN TO BE ... PRODUCING A LISTLESS, EUPHORIC STATE OF LOWER REACTIVE MIND. BASICALLY TO FOG THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE REAL AND UNREAL"
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POPSRe: Kelika's Clip-Stealth boat Ady Gil Intriguing clip by Kelika led me to do a little research. More from the article below: "Now the newly-renamed vessel has been unveiled as the Sea Shepherd's new weapon in the organisation's sixth campaign against whaling, Operation Waltzing Mathilda, which will launch from Australia early next month. The craft, which is capable of up to 50 knots, will be used to intercept and physically block harpoon ships from illegally slaughtering whales. The Ady Gil and the Steve Irwin are the two remaining ships in the Sea Shepherd Society’s fleet. A third vessel – the Farley Mowat – was sent to protest against Canadian seal hunting last year and was seized by offiicials."
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POPSChina unveils 'world's fastest train link' Test runs for the service began earlier in December and the link officially went into service when the first scheduled train left the eastern metropolis of Wuhan on Saturday. By comparison, the average for high-speed trains in Japan was 243 kilometres per hour while in France it was 277 kilometres per hour, said Xu Fangliang, general engineer in charge of designing the link, according to Xinhua. Beijing has an ambitious rail development programme aimed at increasing the national network from the current 86,000 kilometres to 120,000 kilometres, making it the most extensive rail system outside the United States. China unveiled its first high-speed line at the time of the Beijing Olympics in 2008 -- a service linking the capital with the port city of Tianjin.
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POPSChina begins 1000 km high speed rail link I recently took the 330 km/hr (200+ mph) train from Beijing to Tianjin. It is stunning, smooth, and ultra modern. Now this is real stimulus. Our U.S. administration are total idiots first by a stiulus that is nothing but political pork, and throwing good money after bad in bailing out the failing U.S. car industry. The U.S. does not have anything comparing to this Chinese train. Our infrastructure is failing badly, and we are rapidly becoming a third world country, thanks to the fools who voted in an empty suit marxist president.
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POPSThe Ethics of Face Transplants Can't say I have actually watched this yet, though, it does spark my interest and I suspect there are others who might find this of interest as well.
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POPSTiger Woods to be Deployed to Afghanistan Asked by one reporter how building golf courses would contribute towards US counterinsurgency strategy, Woods replied: 'It's about winning hearts and minds and connecting with the people. Most of the Taliban are not fighting for ideology, but out of sheer boredom. I believe the spiritual and healing qualities of golf can succeed where bullets and tanks have not. '
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POPSJoin Roy, Moss, and Jen on all their hilarious adventures as the work in the IT department at Reynholm Industries. Despite the company's dependence on their services, they are despised, ignored, and considered losers by the rest of the staff. This is Join Roy, Moss, and Jen on all their hilarious adventures as the work in the IT department at Reynholm Industries. Despite the company's dependence on their services, they are despised, ignored, and considered losers by the rest of the staff. This is one of the funniest British comedies ever!
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POPSCF Compact Flash Card to PCMCIA PC Card Adapter Fully compatible with CF Type I High capacity compact flash card available 68 pin PCMCIA slot, PCMCIA compliant ATA and true IDE interface Bootable feature, commercial, extended and industrial temperature support 3.3V or 5V operation Rugged (up to 2000Gs) Hot swappable, plug and play No driver required Operating System: Windows 98SE/ME/2000/ XP http://www.6deal.com/en/cf-compact-flash-card-to-pcmcia-pc-card-adapter.html
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POPSMusic College The Conservatory’s program lasts 42 weeks with 30 weeks on campus in lecture and hands-on training and 12 weeks of internship.
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POPSRadio Rentals Radio Rentals hire out the latest in electrical and household appliances to suit any budget. With their ‘Rent, Try, Buy’ option you have the choice to buyout a similar product to the one you rent.
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POPS"The Number of People Who've Seen This Bill Could Fit in a Phone Booth" Where is the Senate Democrats' health care bill? Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) wants to know. Oh, this mysterious legislation will transform--or perhaps destroy--one-sixth of the US economy. From a McConnell press release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell made the following remarks on the Senate floor Friday regarding the importance of getting it right on health care reform: The majority leader has signaled that he will finally unveil the most significant piece of domestic legislation in modern history some time on Saturday — and force a vote in the middle of the night about 36 hours later. This is outrageous. This will be a bill that none of my constituents have seen; that none of the Majority Leader’s constituents have seen; that none of you have seen and that nobody outside of the Capitol has seen. read more ........ http://bit.ly/729Q0G marathonpundit
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POPSFALSE FLAGS What foreign threat did they envisage as the United States’ most deadly enemy? Actually, the founding fathers believed one of our biggest enemies would rise from within: apathetic ignorance. Thomas Jefferson wrote, “If a nation expects to be ignorant and free in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be.” One hundred and forty-five years later, President Eisenhower echoed Jefferson’s fear when he left office in 1961: In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the militaryindustrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist. We must never let the weight of this combination endanger our liberties or democratic processes. We should take nothing for granted. Only an alert and knowledgeable citizenry can compel the proper meshing of the huge industrial and military machinery of defense with our peaceful methods and
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