As Afghans went to the polls Saturday morning, Taliban slammed a rocket into the area of the capital where the Radio and Television building stands. It caused no casualties. Pajhwok News Agency reports that 40 private hospitals in Kabul have made plans for extended hours because of the election, which they clearly expect to be […]
Archives for September 2010
Dude, You Have no Quran
CNN reports on “Dude, you have no Quran!” And, of course: The Remix:
Fears of Election Fraud in Afghan Parliamentary Polls
Saturday’s parliamentary elections in Afghanistan could end up causing more harm than good. No political parties can run because they still are not allowed in Afghan law (so much for democracy). Some candidates are warlords, others of them known corrupt cronies of President Hamid Karzai. The Taliban have threatened violence against voters and candidates. Sometimes […]
Demonstration outside US Base in Afghanistan against Quran-Burning Turns Violent
On Thursday, a hundred or so demonstrators gathered outside a US military base at Mirwais in southern Afghanistan on hearing that there had been a ritual Quran-burning inside the base. In fact, it had been a routine pit burn of documents. At one point in the rally, a demonstrator raised an AK-47 toward a base […]
Maher on Dr. Laura etc.
Bill Maher is starting his fall season on HBO Friday night— here is a rant on our moment of neo-racism…. (Adult language and themes).
1 Dead, 45 Wounded in Kabul anti-American Protest
Kabul Bank Taken over by Government
Thousands of angry protesters rallied in West Kabul on Wednesday, chanting “Death to America,” “Death to Christians,” and “Death to Karzai,” burning tires, and blocking a road going south. Police fired in the air, killing one protester and wounding 5 others. Some reports say that 35 police officers and 10 protesters were injured. Reuters reports […]
Maher: Tea Bag Repubs are Racist
Bill Maher comes right out with it on CNN’s “Larry King Live”: The Tea Bag branch of the Republican Party just does not want an African American in the White House, and he implies that Newt Gingrich’s references to “the Kenyan” and “Luo tribesman” are just a roundabout way of saying the N word. (Breaking […]
US Drone Strikes Kill 15 in N. Waziristan
The Associated Press does an important story about an intensive drone strike campaign by the US military since September 2 in southern Afghanistan and in Pakistan’s North Waziristan that has left 60 persons dead, among them innocent civilians. On Tuesday alone, US drone attacks targeted suspected militants killed some 15 persons in the village of […]
Squirrel! – Stewart Skewers Media Islamophobia
Jon Stewart at the Daily Show has some fun with corporate media’s recent Islam obsession The funniest thing about the bit is his comparison of them to that dog in the animated film Up who can talk but who cannot help interrupting himself and shouting “Squirrel!” every time he espies one. Last week I saw […]
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