Indian government found out certain blog sites (most likely blogger blogs) were used by terrorists who are responsible for Mumbai blasts which killed several hundred people. They instructed the ISP's to block those sites. Anything wrong with this picture?

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Over the last few weeks, it's become obvious that America's immigrant community is seriously out of touch with the American cultural mainstream.

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I strongly support the Naramada Bachao Andolan spearheaded by Ms. Medha Patekar. She is on a indefinite fast to promote the cause of several thousands of people in the valley and for protecting the ecosystem.

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What kind of shotgun (28 gauge?) can embed 200+ pellets (primarily in the face and neck region), some deep inside (so as to cause heart attack), from 30 yards distance?

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"It descends from the heavens. Ironically it unleashes hell" reads a Boeing ad depicting U.S. troops rappelling from an Osprey aircraft onto the roof of a mosque. It ran this week in the National Journal and earlier in the Armed Forces Journal.

The ad also stated: "Consider it a gift from above."
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British MP. Galloway blisters USA on Iraq (video).

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An interesting article "debunking conspiracy theorists' paranoid fantasies about Sept. 11" (read mainstream media aka official version) from balsamic vinigga @ Kuro5hin.

Few excerpts:

Astute observers of history are aware that for every notable event there will usually be at least one ,often several wild conspiracy theories which spring up around it.

So its hardly surprising that the events of Sept 11 2001 have spawned their fair share of these ludicrous fairy tales. And as always, there is - sadly - a small but gullible percentage of the population eager to lap up these tall tales, regardless of facts or rational analysis.

One of the wilder stories circulating about Sept 11, and one that has attracted something of a cult following amongst conspiracy buffs is that it was carried out by 19 fanatical Arab hijackers, masterminded by an evil genius named Osama bin Laden, with no apparent motivation other than that they "hate our freedoms."

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The United States reported on Wednesday that terrorist activity in the world increased sharply last year with the number of attacks and dead more than tripling but that it was winning the global "war on terror".

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Dr Martin Panter, a medical doctor and international president of Christian Solidarity Worldwide, alleges the Burmese army was using chemical weapons against rebel fighters from the Karen ethnic minority.
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Rarely we hear (outside movies and comics) of a man (or woman) who actually saved the world.
Stanislov Petrov did by preventing a nuclear holocaust and third world war.
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