US sees signs of disarray within Pakistani Taliban

Disarray ! What a Nice word to describe the Taliban at this moment !
With three leaders Dead ( ? ) within the past week , nobody wants to take over !
If you speak up for the Position your opposition may shoot you ! If you get the Job , you get a hellfire Missile with your Name on it ! You just don't know when you will receive it !

WASHINGTON, Aug 12 (Reuters) - The U.S. special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan said on Wednesday there were signs of disarray within the Taliban in Pakistan following the apparent death of the group's leader in a missile strike.

Washington says there is a "90 percent certainty" that the Taliban leader, Baitullah Mehsud, was killed in a strike by a pilotless CIA drone earlier this month in South Waziristan. Mehsud's aides have disputed the claim and say he is alive.

"The end of Baitullah Mehsud, as we all know, is a very big deal," U.S. envoy Richard Holbrooke said, citing reports of "disarray among his people, of other factions maneuvering."

At a panel organized by a Washington think tank, Holbrooke said of the Taliban and its allies in Pakistan: "Everyone is thrashing around ... This is very good news for all of us."

"There's going to be some major readjustment coming up. We don't know what it is," he said of the groups.

At least seven militants were killed in northwest Pakistan on Wednesday in a clash between fighters loyal to Mehsud and his rivals, officials and residents said.

Oh yeah , Ha ha ha ha !!!

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Mexico mountain meth lab may be top drug lord's hide-out

Getting Closer ? Who Knows , this place must have been hidden real good , You can smell " Meth " being " Cooked " For miles , it would be a surprise if Nobody knew about before this !

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican troops have found what may be a hide-out of the country's No. 1 drug lord at a giant methamphetamine lab hidden in the northern Sierra among cabins equipped with caviar face cream and escort catalogues.

Mexican media published photos of a complex of 22 secluded mountain cabins, camouflaged to be invisible from the air. One was outfitted with a king-sized bed, luxury clothes, satellite television, pirated movies and high-speed Internet.

The daily Reforma said army officials suspected the well-equipped cabin was used by top fugitive Joaquin "Shorty" Guzman, leader of the powerful Sinaloa cartel, or his associate Ismael Zambada, to oversee operations at the largest synthetic drug lab ever found in Mexico.

Guzman, who escaped from a high-security jail in 2001 hidden in a laundry van, has eluded all attempts to catch him since President Felipe Calderon launched an army-led war on drug gangs on taking power in December 2006.

Drug experts say he changes his cell phone every day to avoid being tracked.

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You are Un-American

Have you voiced your opinion against the Socialistic health care reform issue ?
Nancy Pelosi has a few words for you !

Pelosi Calls Health Care Critics 'Un-American'

Sorry Comrade Speaker But you are out of your Retarded Mind !
I Know I have the right to speak up when I feel the need !
You Miss Ignorant Queen of the Dumocrats ! WORK FOR US !
Without our tax Dollars you would not be getting paid the outrageous amount of money you are for sitting on your ASS !
It is Un-American For you to hold one of the Highest offices in the Country , And run your smarmy mouth about Us The People whom you work for , the People you are paid to listen to !
The people who actually make this country move !

Fox News
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi turned the health care debate up a notch Monday, penning a column along with her top deputy that questioned the patriotism of those disrupting town hall meetings to air their complaints.

Pelosi and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer claimed such behavior is "simply un-American."

It's hardly the first time Pelosi, who earlier this year accused the CIA of lying to Congress and repeatedly has called Republicans unpatriotic, has employed some serious name-calling to characterize her opponents' views.

The jab Monday drew swift scorn from Republicans and critics who say the health care demonstrations are as American as apple pie.

"I, like most Americans, would find that kind of characterization of citizens exercising their First Amendment rights to be offensive," Rep. Mike Pence, R-Ind., told FOX News. "There's nothing more American than letting your elected representatives know how you feel about important issues facing the nation."

Comrade Pelosi , you may take your Communist influenced health care and Shove it !
I as an American Do not want to be force fed Your Bullshit !

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Two Muslim village chiefs killed in Thai south

More hilarious stuff coming from the world of Muslim-extremism ! And two more big muslim leaders dead ! It does not get much better than this when Muslims are killing muslims !

YALA, Thailand (Reuters) - Two Muslim village leaders were killed in drive-by shootings in Thailand's restive southernmost provinces, police said Sunday.

The attacks took place at the weekend in Yala and Pattani, two of the three mainly Muslim provinces in predominantly Buddhist Thailand, which have been plagued by five years of separatist violence.

Gunmen on a motorcycle killed an assistant village chief in the Muang district of Yala early Sunday, police said.

Late Saturday, a village headman was shot dead in front of his home in Yaring, Pattani by unknown assailants riding in a pickup truck armed with M-16 assault rifles.

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Psychopaths have faulty brain connections, scientists find

Wow ! Scientists can be so smart sometimes , who would of thought that someone who is capable of Murder , Rape , Domestic Violence , and all around Abuse , is just Miss-Wired and Emotionally Bankrupt when it comes to decision making !
That's just amazing that they came up with this ! Now all they have to do is " Fix " them , A little Pill or a shot they have to show up to to clinic everyday to receive should do the Trick ! Then they will be O.K. to release upon society ! (Sarc Off ) . Maybe these scientists need to be examined !

LONDON (Reuters) - Psychopaths who kill and rape have faulty connections between the part of the brain dealing with emotions and that which handles impulses and decision-making, scientists have found.

In a study of psychopaths who had committed murder, manslaughter, multiple rape, strangulation and false imprisonment, the British scientists found that roads linking the two crucial brain areas had "potholes," while those of non-psychopaths were in good shape.

The study opens up the possibility of developing treatments for dangerous psychopaths in the future, said Dr Michael Craig of the Institute of Psychiatry at London's King's College Hospital, and may have profound implications for doctors, researchers and the criminal justice system.

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Dozens killed in bombings against Shiites in Iraq

So you say Big deal ! Another Bombing in Iraq ! I agree with you , Just one thing though , Before the Pull out of U.S troops these Bombings were far and few Between , Now they are Happening with regular frequency AGAIN !
The common denominator , Muslims ! They have nobody to blame but themselves for this , well Islam Also .
I could give a rats ass about Iraq , The People are Corrupt In the worst way , Religiously , and on top of that they are Racist's , Killing their own people because of the region they are from !
Muslims again are Proving what a class act they really are !
Suicidal And Murderous Fanatics of a Death cult called Islam !!

AP
BAGHDAD — A suicide truck bomber flattened a Shiite mosque Friday in northern Iraq, and roadside bombs struck Shiite pilgrims in Baghdad, as at least 51 people were killed and scores wounded nationwide.

It was the second-deadliest day since U.S. forces turned over urban security to the Iraqis more than a month ago, raising fears that Sunni insurgents are intensifying a campaign to re-ignite sectarian violence that pushed the country to the brink of civil war.

The blast in a northern suburb of Mosul reduced the mosque and several nearby houses to rubble, leaving scores of worshippers and neighbors trapped underneath. Rescue crews and ordinary citizens joined forces to pull bodies from the debris and search for survivors.

At least 38 people were killed and some 200 wounded, according to police.

The attack targeted a mosque used by members of the minority Shiite Turkomen community in the tense northern city, which the U.S. military has dubbed the last urban stronghold of al-Qaida in Iraq. Suicide car bombings are the signature style of attack used by the terror network.

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Pakistan says Taliban chief is likely dead

Looks more like Baitullah did receive his Hellfire Enema , and may have gone on to receive his 72 Virgin male goats !
Drinks are in order !

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan believes Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud, who has a $5 million U.S. bounty on his head, was probably killed with his wife and bodyguards in a missile attack, Interior Minister Rehman Malik said Friday.

An intelligence officer in South Waziristan told Reuters that Mehsud's funeral had already taken place, while Pakistani media cited their own security sources saying Mehsud was dead.

"He was killed with his wife and he was buried in Nargosey," the officer said, referring to a tiny settlement about 1 km (half a mile), from the site of the missile attack, believed carried out by a pilotless U.S. drone aircraft.

Malik said: "We suspect he was killed in the missile strike. We have some information, but we don't have material evidence."

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Pro-Mousavi Iranians chant "death to the dictator"

Old news , nothing may come of this round of protests , It is amusing that it is still going on !
Just wait till the Next elections !

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Hundreds of supporters of Iranian opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi chanted "death to the dictator" in Tehran on Thursday, a witness said, a day after Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was sworn in as president.

The renewed protests come despite a heavy police presence and the mass trial of some 100 leading reformers accused of fomenting the unrest that has continued for eight weeks since disputed June 12 polls returned hard-liner Ahmadinejad to office.

"Hundreds of people are in Vanak square, chanting 'death to the dictator'. Others are also honking car horns," said the witness. "Hundreds of riot police are there as well."

The witness said riot police tried to disperse protesters.

"They are telling protesters to leave the area or face being arrested," the witness said.

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Pakistani Taliban chief likely killed: minister

A senior Pakistani security official said that aside from Mehsud's wife, one of Mehsud's brothers and seven of his bodyguards perished in the attack.

The official said intelligence services were trying to discover the identity of another victim, and there was a good chance that it was Mehsud.

Yes I know it is likely some wishful thinking , But man , if true , there would be no better way for Mehsud To go , With A nice American Made Hellfire Missile run through his Dumb Ass !
Either Way dead Taliban and Co . Dead !

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - There is a strong likelihood that Pakistani Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud was killed along with his wife and bodyguards in a missile attack two days ago, Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik told Reuters.

"We suspect he was killed in the missile strike," Malik said on Friday. "We have some information, but we don't have material evidence to confirm it."

The United States has placed a $5 million reward on the head of Mehsud, an ally of al Qaeda widely regarded in Pakistan as Public Enemy No. 1.

A U.S. defense official, speaking anonymously in Washington, said he had seen no indications that Mehsud had been killed in the strike.

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What Can Obama do ? Throw more Money at Mexico so they can line their Pockets with it ? When you Refuse to Acknowledge the Fact that the open border policy of the United States Is the Major part of the Problem , And insist on believing you can just give money to a Corrupt Government to fix The problem !
You show yourself to be Extremely out of touch with the Situation !
Until Politicians within the U.S. wake up , and take a real stance , this problem will get worse ! and The Cartels will Continue to Run, Kill , And rule Mexico !

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (Reuters) - Mexican drug gangs are killing rivals in record numbers in a major setback for the government, which will seek more support from U.S. President Barack Obama when he visits the country this weekend.

Severed heads, burned bodies, daylight shootouts and dead children are daily fare from Mexico's Caribbean to its desert border with the United States, even as army generals pour soldiers and elite police onto city streets.

Last month was the deadliest month of President Felipe Calderon's nearly three-year army assault on powerful cartels across Mexico with 850 deaths, according to media tallies.

The death rate so far this year stands at around 4,000, about a third higher than in the same period in 2008 despite a brief lull earlier in the year.

Mexico has managed to disrupt cocaine supplies and make some major arrests but top barons are still at large and more than 13,000 people have died in drug violence since Calderon took office in December 2006.

"We're in a very decisive, very intense phase. There is no quick solution," said Hector Garcia, the top federal prosecutor in Chihuahua state bordering Texas and home to more than a third of killings in Mexico this year.

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Russian subs patrol off U.S. East Coast

"We view this, we are mindful of it, we watch it, but we do not assign motives that we don't believe are there."
It may Not be considered a threat , but you can Guarantee there are U.S Subs not far Behind them !

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two nuclear-powered Russian attack submarines have been patrolling off the eastern seaboard of the United States in the first mission of its kind so close to shore in nearly a decade, U.S. officials said on Wednesday.

The Pentagon said it was not alarmed by the maneuvers, carried out by what officials described as Soviet-designed Akula-class submarines in international waters as little as 200 miles off the coast.

The Russian operation comes at a time when President Barack Obama is pushing to "reset" relations between the two former Cold War rivals.

Pentagon press secretary Geoff Morrell said Obama saw that rivalry as "long passed" and that Washington was keeping an eye on the two vessels.

"So we don't look at this action and automatically see threatening motives," Morrell said. "We view this, we are mindful of it, we watch it, but we do not assign motives that we don't believe are there."

He said the Russian vessels were free to operate in international waters. "It doesn't cause any alarm within this building (the Pentagon).... It doesn't pose any threat," Morrell added.

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Bill Clinton makes surprise visit to North Korea

Oh, everything will be O.K. now , Bill Clinton is on the case ! He will get the two reporters released , and the Nuclear standoff with the Norks will be Over ! Thanx Bill !
Seriously though , he may get the two reporters released , but the Nuclear talks , I doubt he will help there , he might encourage them to further their program !
And ladies if you are released , if Bill pulls out a cigar , Beware !

SEOUL (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Bill Clinton made a surprise visit to North Korea on Tuesday to try to win the release of two jailed U.S. journalists, a move some analysts said could mark the isolated state's return to dialogue over nuclear weapons.

Clinton's trip follows months of military provocations by the impoverished North which has turned its back on negotiations with regional powers, including the United States and China, to convince it to give up ambitions to build an atomic arsenal.

North Korea's KCNA news agency said the country's chief nuclear negotiator, Kim Kye-gwan, was among those greeting Clinton -- whose administration was reported to have considered bombing the North's Yongbyon atomic plant in the early 1990s.

"As soon as he arrives, he will be entering negotiations with the North for the release of the female journalists," South Korea's Yonhap news agency quoted a source as saying.

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Posters Spotted Portraying Obama as 'The Joker'

I don't recall ever seeing this when George W . was in office !
I have a great one for someone good with photoshop ! Along the same lines but with the word "Jackass" above it !

fox news


President Obama's been called a lot of things -- but this is probably the first time any campaign has tried to peg him as flat-out creepy.

A slew of posters have been spotted throughout Los Angeles that portray Obama as "The Joker" from "The Dark Knight," with the word "socialism" printed in black above and below his face.

The posters show the president decked out in the kind of unnerving makeup Heath Ledger used in the latest Batman. Obama's face is painted white, his eyes have dark circles around them and two red scars curl up from the corner of his mouth

It's unclear who is producing and distributing the sinister posters. They come as Democrats and Republicans continue to battle over health care reform -- which some critics warn will lead to a government takeover of health care.
Just remember this ! Below.

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Venezuela begins shutdown of 34 radio stations

What a great way to Democratize the Country ,take the radio stations away from the People ! You monkeys just sit down and relax , Hugo will take care of everything !
CARACAS, Aug 1 Reuters - More than a dozen of 34 radio stations ordered shut by the Venezuelan government went off the air on Saturday, part of President Hugo Chavez's drive to extend his socialist revolution to the media.

The association of radio broadcasters said 13 stations had stopped transmitting, following an announcement Friday night by government broadcasting watchdog Conatel that 34 radio outlets would be closed because they failed to comply with regulations.

Critics said the crackdown infringed on freedom of speech and that owners were not given the right to a proper defense.

"They're closing the space for dissidents in Venezuela," William Echeverria, head of the National Council of Journalists, told RCTV, a private cable TV station, which did not have its broadcasting license renewed in 2007.

Chavez defended the closures, calling them part of the government's effort to democratize the airwaves.

Student Ordered to Pay $675,000 for Illegal Downloads

At least Tenenbaum faired a little better than Jammie Thomas-Rasset who has to pay 1.92 million for her downloading habits !
Is it the actual downloading they get pissed about or the actual " Re-sharing " of the Files ?Fox News
BOSTON — A federal jury on Friday ordered a Boston University graduate student who admitted illegally downloading and sharing music online to pay $675,000 to four record labels.

Joel Tenenbaum, of Providence, R.I., admitted in court that he downloaded and distributed 30 songs. The only issue for the jury to decide was how much in damages to award the record labels.

Under federal law, the recording companies were entitled to $750 to $30,000 per infringement. But the law allows as much as $150,000 per track if the jury finds the infringements were willful. The maximum jurors could have awarded in Tenenbaum's case was $4.5 million.

Jurors ordered Tenenbaum to pay $22,500 for each incident of copyright infringement, effectively finding that his actions were willful. The attorney for the 25-year-old student had asked the jury earlier Friday to "send a message" to the music industry by awarding only minimal damages.

Tenenbaum said he was thankful that the case wasn't in the millions and contrasted the significance of his fine with the maximum.

"That to me sends a message of 'We considered your side with some legitimacy,"' he said. "$4.5 million would have been, 'We don't buy it at all."'

He added he will file for bankruptcy if the verdict stands.