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A lovely young woman and talented actress. A bit too much of both. Her big break was supposed to be in "The Big Sleep" with Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall. Bogart was worried that Vickers would upstage Bacall who had just hit the big time a year before in "To Have and Have Not."
So, he went to the producer and director and demanded that most of Vickers scenes be cut or reduced. They did it because Bogart was a huge star and they didn't want to anger him.
The film was recut and Vickers had only a small number of scenes. Which sort of screwed up the continuity of the story, but no one seemed to mind.
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^1 Rosie O’Donald between takes on the set of A League of Their Own.
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[Garowe] The Somali National Army [SNA] has intensified crackdowns against al-Shabaab ...... the Islamic version of the old Somali warlord... hard boyz in central and southern regions, authorities confirmed, with the country striving to restore normality after decades of instability and chaos.
The information ministry said at least 30 al-Shabaab hard boyz were killed in the latest operations in Galgaduud, within Galmadug state, and subsequently weapons were seized by the national army which has been pursuing the bully boys.
The operation, Adala told the state media, was activated in El-Qurac along the border of Galgaduud and Middle Shabelle regions. The latest confrontation comes amid ongoing operations across the country with the assistance of the international community.
"Over 30 al-Shabaab faceless myrmidons eliminated in National Army’s planned operation in El-Qurac, bordering Galgudud and Middle Shabelle regions. Weapons and equipment seized, terrorist base destroyed. The ongoing pursuit of fighters," the ministry added.
The operation is one of the many conducted across the country with the Somali National Army [SNA] taking the lead. The national army is also getting support from international partners among them the US Africa Command and the African Union ...a union consisting of 53 African states, most run by dictators of one flavor or another. The only all-African state not in the AU is Morocco. Established in 2002, the AU is the successor to the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), which was even less successful... Transition Mission in Somalia [ATMIS].
[GoobjoogNews] The Somali National Army has killed more than 200 al-shabaab turbans over the past week, Ministry of Defense spokesperson General Abdullahi Ali Aanood has said.
General Anood further said the national army backed by regional forces and its international partners killed 30 krazed killers, including two top al-shabaab turbans in an operation at El- qorac early Wednesday.
Addressing a presser in Mogadishu, the Spokesman said the operation against the turbans was carried out in several regions across the country including Galcad and Budbud areas of the Middle Shabelle region.
Operations have also been conducted in the Hobyo rural area of Mudug region and the forest under Welmarow village in Lower Juba.
[Garowe] Suspected al-Shabaab ...... Somalia's version of the Taliban, functioning as an arm of al-Qaeda... gunnies killed a former bigwig in Somalia on Wednesday, sources confirmed, in the latest spate of terror attacks targeting innocent civilians, security forces, and senior government officials in the Horn of Africa nation.
Faqay Abdulle Mayow, who was the former deputy commissioner of administration and finance in Awdhegle District within Lower Shabelle, was killed at Hamarjab district by suspected al-Shabaab button men, who opened fire before disappearing to an unknown location.
A few minutes after the unfortunate incident, a number of federal government troops arrived at the scene, but the suspects managed to escape to an unknown destination. So far, nobody has been arrested with regard to the incident, which could trigger emotions in the country.
His death also comes a few days after the similar liquidation of Abdi Ahmed Yusuf alias Afar Sheegle, who was former deputy governor of security and politics in the Lower Shabelle region. He was assassinated by a jacket wallah near Somalia's Ministry of Defence Headquarters in Mogadishu.
Preliminary investigations show Ahmed Yusuf was killed by a suicide who targeted a densely populated area, leaving several soldiers and guards dead. The government of Somalia with assistance from members of the international community, who have been instrumental in the al-Shabaab crackdown.
In the next few weeks, the government will be launching the second phase of operations against the group, with the main focus being Jubaland and Southwest states. The first phase targeted Galmadug and HirShabelle states and reportedly left over 3,000 gunnies dead.
Al-Shabaab has been targeting officials in the country for suicide kabooms, leaving quite a number of them dead.
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[KavkazUzel] The court sentenced Mikhal Demurchev to 16 years in prison, finding him guilty of having links with the Islamic State and preparing a terrorist attack in Karachaevsk.
According to the court, on March 16, 2022, Mikhal Demurchev joined the banned Islamic State terrorist organization in Karachaevsk and swore an oath to its leader, and by April 5, 2022, he agreed with another person to commit a terrorist attack in Karachaevsk, the press service of the Southern District Military reported today in court.
"Demurchev carried out covert surveillance of the administration buildings of the Karachaevsky city district and the Karachaevsky municipal district, the Karachaevsky city court, as well as the interdistrict department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, took photos and video recordings of them, sent the relevant information to another person," the message posted on the telegram channel of the court says.
Also, according to the court, Mikhal Demurchev studied information about the manufacture and use of an improvised explosive device. "Applying the acquired knowledge, Demurchev acquired the components necessary for the manufacture of an improvised explosive device, made an explosive, and also stored it at his place of residence," the publication says.
Demurchev was found guilty under part 2 of article 205.5 (participation in the activities of a terrorist organization), part 1 of article 30, point "a" of part 2 of article 205 (attempted to commit a terrorist act), article 205.3 (training for the purpose of carrying out terrorist activities), part 1 article 222.1 (illegal possession of explosives) and part 2 of article 223.1 (illegal manufacture of explosives) of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.
"He was sentenced to imprisonment for a term of 16 years in a strict regime correctional colony with the first 3 years in prison. The verdict has not entered into force and can be appealed by the parties to the Military Court of Appeal," the court said.
Mikhal Demurchev is a resident of Karachay-Cherkessia, Interfax-South writes today.
[The Nation (Pak)] More than 700 people have been sentenced to prison over riots in France late last month, the country’s justice minister said Wednesday while lauding the fast-track trials that have alarmed some defence lawyers.
In total, 1,278 verdicts have been handed down, with over 95 per cent of defendants convicted on a range of charges from vandalism, theft, arson or attacking police officers.
Although minor prison terms can usually be converted into a non-custodial punishment -- usually the wearing of an electronic bracelet -- around six hundred people have already been jailed, Justice Minister Eric Dupond-Moretti said.
“It was extremely important to have a response that was firm and systematic,” he told RTL radio.
“It was essential that we reestablish national order.” The most intense urban violence in France since 2005 began on June 27 after a police officer shot dead a 17-year-old French-Algerian boy during a traffic stop west of Paris, in an incident recorded by a passerby.
That’s known wolf Nahel Merzouk, who refused to stay pulled over while joy riding in Lorient, Brittany without a license with a couple of no doubt equally disreputable buddies in an entirely questionable Polish Mercedes, getting himself killed in the process.
The riots were contained after four nights of serious clashes thanks to the deployment of around 45,000 security forces, including elite police special forces and armoured vehicles.
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Probably the store owners for not cleaning up the mess fast enough.
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"... verdicts have been handed down, with over 95% of defendants convicted on a range of charges from vandalism, theft, arson or attacking police officers."
It would be great to see. 17 U.S. Code § 507 - Limitations on actions. applied to the BLoM/Anti-FA arsonists, rioter's and looters.
Note: The Federal Statute of limitations has not expired yet. As it is 5 years for Criminal and 3 years for Civil. Wonder if Store owners could sue these groups leaders ???
[Fox] Mohamad Barakat's vehicle vehicle was also "loaded" with three long rifles, four handgun and a vest with loaded magazines.
At a news conference on Wednesday, North Dakota authorities said that the shooter responsible for the death of a Fargo Police Department officer and the injury of two other officers used 1,800 rounds of ammunition, a grenade and other explosives to unleash a "murderous barrage of fire."
Mohamad Barakat, 37, was fatally shot by Officer Zachary Robinson, 31, authorities said. Officer Jake Wallin, 23, was killed, while officers Andrew Dotas, 28, and Tyler Hawes, 22, were critically injured. A woman was also shot, but authorities have not said who shot her.
Fargo’s police chief has said Barakat's motive was unclear.
Mass murder, looks like.
"In the wake of Mohamad Barakat’s murderous, unprovoked attack, Officer Zach Robinson’s use of deadly force was reasonable, it was necessary, it was justified, and in all ways, it was lawful," North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley told reporters. "Mohamad Barakat engaged in a savage attack. ... He unleashed what can only be described fairly as a murderous barrage of fire. But that isn’t to say it wasn’t precise. In fact, it was."
Wrigley said Barakat’s vehicle was "loaded" with 1,800 rounds of ammunition, three long rifles, four handguns, canisters of gasoline, a vest with loaded magazines in every pocket and a live homemade hand grenade.
Officials released a photograph showing that eight of the magazines bore American flag stickers or decals.
Clearly he was a white supremaciss neo-Nazi.
Wrigley said Barakat also had a "shooting vest" that wasn't bulletproof, but had magazines in every pocket, and he had a suitcase of weapons, which he had rolled out of his apartment right before getting into his car. There was no mention of whether Barakat had any protective gear.
"When you look at the amount of ammunition this shooter had in his car, he was planning on more mayhem in our community," Fargo Mayor Tim Mahoney said. Police Chief David Zibolski said Barakat's target was unknown.
At some point Barakat was wounded, and was down on the ground, but he rearmed himself with a 9 mm handgun that he kept waving around, protected by his car, Wrigley said. Barakat continued to disobey Robinson’s repeated commands to drop his gun. Robinson continued to move in and gave him one final command.
"’Put down the gun,’ He does not. And the threat was neutralized by the officer," the attorney general said.
Shortly after the shooting, authorities, including the FBI, converged on a residential area about 2 miles (3.2 kilometers) away and evacuated residents of an apartment building to gather what they said was related evidence. Wrigley said Wednesday that authorities found more firearms at the apartment.
The state Bureau of Criminal Investigation and the FBI are still investigating.
At this point in the investigation, it appears the firearms were legally bought and Barakat didn't have prior convictions that would have prevented him from purchasing weapons, according to Wrigley.
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Quoting Flag Family Media as they were told .. "All information pertaining to Mohamad Barakat is part of an active/ongoing investigation being conducted by the Bureau of Criminal Investigation and the Federal Bureau of Investigation and has been turned over to those agencies at this time. Until their case is closed or inactive, the information you requested cannot be released.”
So I'd say, likely after the Epstein, Biden, and Seth Rich investigation cases are done.
[GreaterKashmir ...a disputed territory lying between India and Pakistain. After partition, the Paks grabbed half of it and call it Azad (Free) Kashmir. The remainder they refer to as "Indian Occupied Kashmir". They have fought four wars with India over it, the score currently 4-0 in New Delhi's favor. After 72 years of this nonsense, India cut the Gordian knot in 2019, removing the area's special status, breaking off Ladakh as a separate state, and allowing people from other areas to settle (or in the case of the Pandits, to resettle) there.... ] One of the two forest employees injured in a terrorist attack in Pulwama succumbed at a hospital on Wednesday, officials said.
Quoting a police brass hat, GNS reported that forest department employee namely Imran Yousuf who was critically injured after Lions of Islam fired upon him succumbed to his injury here in a hospital.
Earlier, in a statement, police said that in Pulwama police received an information about a krazed killer crime incident at Bangender Bridge in which two forest department employees got injured. Senior coppers alongwith additional reinforcement reached at the terror crime spot to ascertain the facts.
According to the police front man, police Station Rajpora received an information through reliable source that Lions of Islam had fired upon a team of forest department of district Budgam causing injuries to 02 employees, who had laid a checkpoint to apprehend the timber smugglers near Bangender Bridge falling under the jurisdiction of PS Rajpora in district Pulwama. However, if you can't be a good example, then you'll just have to be a horrible warning... the injured were immediately evacuated to hospital for the treatment. Both the injured have been identified as:Imran Yousaf Wani son of Mohd Yousaf Wani resident of Mohnu, Chararisherif (bullet injury in thigh)and shifted to SHMS Hospital for specialised treatment and Jahangir Ahmed Chechi (Forester) son of Gh Mohiudin Chechi resident of Gogjipather, Chadoora.(minor superficial injuries and discharged after first aid, he said.
Regarding the incident, a case vide FIR No. 79/2023 under sections 16,20 UAP ( Act) , 307 IPC and 7/ 27 IA Act got registered in PS Rajpora and investigation has been initiated, he said.
Soon after the incident whole area was cordoned off by Police, Army and CAPFs and intensive search operation was launched, he said.
During the search of the of the scene of crime, two empty fired cartridges of Ak-47 ammunition and one bullet head was recovered from the spot. However, if you can't be a good example, then you'll just have to be a horrible warning... the search operation is going on, reads the statement.
Two foreign murderous Moslems killed, identity being established: official
"Based on specific intelligence provided by BSF, duly corroborated by other intelligence agencies of likely infiltration through Macchal Sector, a joint operation by Indian Army, BSF and JKP was planned and multiple ambushes were laid along the likely routes of Infiltration," said a statement, issued by PRO Defence Srinagar.
"On the intervening night of 18/19 July 23 at around 2300 hours own troops detected suspicious movement along the Line of Control. The movement of murderous Moslems was continuously tracked through surveillance devices. At around 0455 hours contact was established with the terrorists. Intense fire fight ensued resulting in elimination of two foreign terrorists," he said, in a statement.
"A thorough Joint Search Operation was launched alongwith with JKP in the morning, resulting in recovery of four AK series rifle, one UBGL, five UBGL Grenades, nine magazines, 175 AK rounds, six hand grenades, tactical vests and large quantity of war like stores," he added.
He said the identity of murderous Moslems is being ascertained.
"This successful counter infiltration operation is yet another example of exemplary synergy between the security forces. It is also an indicator of repeated attempts by terrorist groups to push murderous Moslems and war like stores into Jammu and Kashmir ...a disputed territory lying between India and Pakistain. After partition, the Paks grabbed half of it and call it Azad (Free) Kashmir. The remainder they refer to as "Indian Occupied Kashmir". They have fought four wars with India over it, the score currently 4-0 in New Delhi's favor. After 72 years of this nonsense, India cut the Gordian knot in 2019, removing the area's special status, breaking off Ladakh as a separate state, and allowing people from other areas to settle (or in the case of the Pandits, to resettle) there.... to disturb the prevailing peace, development and growth in the Union Territory," added the front man.
[The Nation (Pak)] At least 10 persons including seven security personnel were maimed when a suicide boom-mobileer targeted the vehicle of Frontier Corps ...a provincial paramilitary force. Total manpower is about 80,000. They are tasked to help local law enforcement in the maintenance of law and order, and to carry out border patrol and a..the Antwerp-based Salafist organization that had campaigned to introduce Sharia law to Belgium before single-handedly making Belgium the highest per capita supplier of jihadis to Syria in Europe. There was a big trial in Antwerp in 2015, but most of those convicted were in absentia...nti-smuggling operations.... at the posh Hayatabad Township on Tuesday.
Police officer Waqas Rafiq told news hounds that that seven security personnel including Havaldar Hussain, Lance Naik Wahab, FC constables Ishaq, Shafiullah, Hadayat and Lazam sustained injuries. He said three civilians were also injured in the attack. The blast was a suicide kaboom and its target was the FC convoy, which was passing through the Hayatabad Township, Superintendent of Police Beautiful Downtown Peshawar ...capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, administrative and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Peshawar is situated near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, convenient to the Pak-Afghan border. Peshawar has evolved into one of Pakistain's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities, which means lots of gunfire... Cantt, Waqas Rafiq, told the media at the site of the earth-shattering kaboom. SP Rafiq said the police had collected evidences from the site and investigation was underway. The injured were rushed to the Hayatabad Medical Complex (HMC) by Rescue 1122 teams. Window panes of nearby houses were broken due to the bang of the blast. Police said FC vehicle was the target of a suicide boom-mobileer that exposed his vehicle at Hayatabad Phase-ll where civilians were also passing. The injured were rushed to Combined Military Hospital and Mardan Medical Complex Peshawar. KP Governor Haji Ghulam Ali strongly condemned the suicide kaboom. He visited CMH Peshawar where he inquired after the health of the injured security forces personnel. He held the sacrifices of security forces in high esteem.
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[The Nation (Pak)] In a latest development banned terror outfit Tehrik-e-Taliban ...mindless ferocity in a turban... Pakistan (TTP) Death Eaters used American weapons and uniform in the Zhob Garrison terrorist attack in Balochistan ...the Pak province bordering Kandahar and Uruzgun provinces in Afghanistan and Sistan Baluchistan in Iran. Its native Baloch propulation is being displaced by Pashtuns and Punjabis and they aren't happy about it... . Highly credible sources close to the Zhob attack said, use of American weapons and uniform by Death Eaters emerged during the clearance operation. "These weapons and military uniform were left over by US soldiers in Afghanistan and used by TTP", the sources said.
It is to be me mentioned here that five bad boyz were potted and nine Pakistain Army soldiers were martyred in a clearance operation in Balochistan after militants had launched a dastardly terrorist attack on the Zhob Garrison. Army Chief General Syed Asim Munir last week had visited Quetta and inquired after the health of the soldiers injured in the attack. On the occasion, the Army chief categorically made it clear that these attacks emanating from Afghan soil are unacceptable. The sources revealed that the TTP Death Eaters used uniforms of US soldiers, helmets, and hand gloves and were equipped with the latest US weapons including M16 Assault Rifles in the attack.
[IsraelTimes] A few hundred protesters gather outside of the US Embassy’s Tel Aviv Branch Office, calling for American intervention against the Israeli government’s plan to increase political power over the judiciary. "Where's our paychecks? They're late!"
A far smaller crowd than a similar protest outside the mission last evening, the group assembles while President Isaac Herzog addresses a joint session of the US Congress.
"There’s no such thing as democracy without the High Court of Justice, without equality," they chant, while others blown horns.
Earlier, hundreds of anti-judicial overhaul protesters gathered in Tel Aviv’s HaBima square, in a protest sponsored by women’s group Building an Alternative.
Many are clad in the organization’s signature red color,
...so much more interesting than the plain black-on-black used by Black Bloc in the rest of the world...
and the predominantly female crowd holds signs reading "girls just want to have fun-damental rights" and one with the picture of a uterus, accompanied by the text "this machine kills fascism ...a political system developed in Italy, symbolized by the Roman fasces -- thin reeds, each flimsy in itself but unbreakable when bound into a bundle. Its distinguishing philosophical feature is the Corporate State. The word is nowadays thrown around by all sorts of people who have no idea what they're talking about... "Do you want to fight for our rights?" a representative from Building an Alternative asks the crowd. "I know it’s hot today, but in a dictatorship it will be even hotter!" she shouts.
[IsraelTimes] Some 200 Israeli expats gather outside the Capitol building in Washington to protest the judicial overhaul being advanced by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government ahead of President Isaac Herzog’s speech to a joint session of Congress set to begin in an hour.
Another two buses of protesters from New York and New Jersey are slated to arrive shortly. As they do in Tel Aviv protest hub Kaplan Square, protesters wave Israeli flags chant "De-mo-cra-cy" and other Hebrew slogans.
However, a person who gets all wrapped up in himself makes a mighty small package... protest leader Shany Granot tells demonstrators not to chant "shame" since she doesn’t want them to be seen as criticizing "Biden or Herzog who have been doing such a great job for Israeli democracy."
Addressing the protesters, UnXeptable leader Offir Gutelzon thanks "President Biden for not only securing Israel’s security but also its democracy."
[IsraelTimes] A Paleostinian teenager was killed and four others were seriously injured in festivities with Israeli military troops early Thursday as Jewish worshipers entered the religious site of Joseph’s Tomb in the West Bank city of Nablus, according to the Paleostinian Authority.
The Paleostinian teen was identified as 19-year-old Badr Sami Ribhi al-Masri by the Paleostinian Authority news agency WAFA. 19 yr old "Teen".
The security forces were accompanying thousands of Jewish worshippers to the site early Thursday, among them Police Commissioner Kobi Shabtai and other top police officials who arrived for a special visit ahead of Tisha B’Av, a fast day that begins next Wednesday and will last through Thursday evening, mourning the destruction of the two temples in 586 BCE and 70 CE, respectively.
Walla reported that Shabtai was the first police chief to visit the site while in uniform.
The police leadership was accompanied by the head of the Samaria Regional Council, Yossi Dagan, and the chief of staff for far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, Chanmael Dorfman.
According to Hebrew media reports, armed Paleostinians hurled bombs and blocked roads with burning tires as the security forces and the worshipers approached the site, after which there was an exchange of gunfire. Troops deployed tear gas to disperse the groups of Paleostinians.
WAFA reported that al-Masri was critically injured in the festivities and was taken to hospital, where he later died of his wounds.
The Paleostinian Red Islamic Thingy told Wafa that four other people were seriously injured, and at least 30 were treated for tear gas inhalation including a 12-year-old.
Footage circulating on social media showed Paleostinians hurling Molotov cocktails at IDF armored bulldozer that was placing dirt mounds in the area to block off traffic ahead of the pilgrimage. Large explosions follow.
Orthodox Israelis visit Joseph Tomb’s on a monthly basis, if not more frequently, and the pilgrimages almost always spark violent mostly peacefulfestivities with Paleostinian locals when the IDF enters Nablus beforehand to secure the area for the arrival of the hardline pilgrims. The shrine, regarded by some as the final resting place of the biblical patriarch Joseph, is located inside Area A of the West Bank, which is officially under complete Paleostinian Authority control, though the Israeli military regularly enters, despite Paleostinian opposition. The IDF bars Israeli citizens from entering Area A without prior authorization, and some criticize the monthly incursions as an unnecessary provocation that places Israeli soldiers at risk.
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"The IDF bars Israeli citizens from entering Area A without prior authorization, and some criticize the monthly incursions as an unnecessary provocation that places Israeli soldiers at risk."
Tell us Israel Times, you miserable leftist sonsofbitches, who criticizes?
[Rudaw] An Israeli Arclight airstrike ...KABOOM!... in the vicinity of Syria’s Damascus on Wednesday past midnight maimed two soldiers of the Syrian army and inflicted material damages, state media reported.
"At about 12:25 am, the Israeli enemy carried out an air attack with bursts of missiles from the direction of the north of the occupied Syrian Golan, targeting some points in the vicinity of Damascus," SANA said, citing a military source.
"The aggression resulted in the injury of two soldiers and some material losses," it continued, adding that air defense systems intercepted and shot down "most" of the missiles.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a war monitor, said that the strikes targeted positions of Leb ...an Iranian colony situated on the eastern Mediterranean, conveniently adjacent to Israel. Formerly inhabited by hardy Phoenecian traders, its official language is now Arabic, with the usual unpleasant side effects. The Leb civil war, between 1975 and 1990, lasted a little over 145 years and produced 120,000 fatalities. The average length of a ceasefire was measured in seconds. The Lebs maintain a precarious sectarian balance among Shiites, Sunnis, and about a dozeen flavors of Christians. It is the home of Hezbollah, which periodically starts a war with the Zionist Entity, gets Beirut pounded to rubble, and then declares victory and has a parade. The Lebs have the curious habit of periodically murdering their heads of state or prime ministers... ’s Hezbollah group in Damascus, leading to fire breakouts in their warehouses.
Any secondaries? We purely love secondaries!
The Observatory later on Wednesday said that two Iran-backed militias and one Syrian army soldier were killed in the strikes, adding that four others were maimed.
According to SOHR, Wednesday’s strike was the 20th Israeli strike on Syria since the beginning of the year.
The Britannia-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the strikes also targeted positions of the Syrian army's elite Fourth Division near the airport in the town of Dimas.
One Syrian pro-regime fighter and two foreign, Iran-affiliated combatants were killed in the strikes, the Observatory said.
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
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Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
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...... the Islamic version of the old Somali warlord...
...... Somalia's version of the Taliban, functioning as an arm of al-Qaeda...
...a disputed territory lying between India and Pakistain. After partition, the Paks grabbed half of it and call it 
...a disputed territory lying between India and Pakistain. After partition, the Paks grabbed half of it and call it 
...capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, administrative and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Peshawar is situated near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, convenient to the Pak-Afghan border. Peshawar has evolved into one of Pakistain's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities, which means lots of gunfire...
...mindless ferocity in a turban...
...an Iranian colony situated on the eastern Mediterranean, conveniently adjacent to Israel. Formerly inhabited by hardy Phoenecian traders, its official language is now Arabic, with the usual unpleasant side effects. The Leb civil war, between 1975 and 1990, lasted a little over 145 years and produced 120,000 fatalities. The average length of a ceasefire was measured in seconds. The Lebs maintain a precarious sectarian balance among Shiites, Sunnis, and about a dozeen flavors of Christians. It is the home of Hezbollah, which periodically starts a war with the Zionist Entity, gets Beirut pounded to rubble, and then declares victory and has a parade. The Lebs have the curious habit of periodically murdering their heads of state or prime ministers...
