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The Beeb's Aamer Ahmed Khan analyzes the case of Hayatullah Khan, whose family suspects that Pakistani security services murdered him after he reported that an al Qaeda figure was killed by a U.S. missile and not while making a bomb. Some excerpts: Hayatullah Khan pictured on a reporting trip to Afghanistan The murder of a [...]
Tue, June 20 2006 » Main Page, Media » Comments Off
Just as fans need to be protected against terrorists and criminals, World Cup sponsors must be protected from those trying to use the world's greatest sporting tournament for commercial gain without ponying up. An excerpt from the BBC story: Dutch fans were forced to surrender trousers and other branded items The streets around Stuttgart's Schlossplatz [...]
Tue, June 20 2006 » Main Page, Minutiae » Comments Off
A few days ago, in the throes of dengue fever, a painkiller addiction and while being held hostage by terrorists, I wrote the following nonsense: At some point, however, someone's will gets broken. At some point, someone says, “no mas.” That point in time is at hand for the Carolina Hurricanes. Before I came to [...]
Tue, June 20 2006 » Main Page, Minutiae » 2 Comments