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POPSKremlin Unleashes "Mafia-on-Steroids" Style Chechen Thugsby
merrie Yesterday 12:44 AM 
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........continued........ to disband the unit. The generals refused. At the time, their stubborn support for the outlaw Yamadaev Brothers seemed baffling - a quiet Chechnya was a longstanding Russian goal. But last week, it all made sense: Putin's military, which had been planning the invasion of Georgia for many months, intended to unleash the worst criminals in uniform it had on the Georgian people. Why? Two reasons: First, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin wants the Georgians to suffer - to really suffer. And Chechens are the world's subject-matter experts in atrocities. Second, this gives the Russian army itself a veil of deniability: When Putin's spokesmen insist that the Russian military isn't involved in the worst savagery in Georgia, they're technically telling the truth (if we don't count air attacks and artillery bombardments), since the Chechen thugs on their payroll are on the job.
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POPSBeauty of Iran From the site: "Richly-textured land, rarely seen in the West Outside of politics, this is a fascinating, enchanting world, rarely shown in all its color. Since our first part we received many requests to continue with the series, and in fact, we'll continue to highlight the natural beauty of Near and Middle East countries, such as Armenia, Lebanon and Israel. In our humble opinion, people should learn to appreciate natural beauty and historic customs, without reaching for a "telescopic finder" of a rifle."
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POPSRussians Defy Cease-Fire: Troops In Georgia Digging In
Elsewhere in Georgia, it appeared very clear that Russian troops were staying put, building ramparts around tanks and posting sentries on a hill near Igoeti, a central Georgia town only 30 miles (50 kilometers) west of Tbilisi. Russian troops still effectively control the main artery running through the western half of Georgia because they surround the strategic central city of Gori and additionally the city and air base of Senaki in the west. Both cities are on the main east-west highway that slices through two Georgian mountain ranges. Russia also confirmed Sunday that it had taken over a major power plant in western Georgia. Rice noted that the text of the cease-fire, negotiated by French President Nicolas Sarkozy, the current leader of the European Union, outlined a very limited mandate for the soldiers that Russia calls peacekeepers who were in Georgia when hostilities escalated. She said these soldiers can go on limited patrols within the two separatist areas but in Georgia
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POPSArchaeologists unearth 1,900-year-old chariot Archaeologist works around a 1,900-year-old well-preserved chariot at an ancient Thracian tomb near the village of Borisovo, some 290 kilometers (180 miles) east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Thursday, Aug. 7, 2008. The archaeologist Daniela Agre said her team found the four-wheel chariot during excavations near the village of Borisovo.
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POPSShow must go on... "I have thoroughly enjoyed my years playing guitar and recording music with Queen, but it's extremely gratifying to see the publication of my thesis," May said. "I've been fascinated with astronomy for years, and I was happy to finally complete my Ph.D. last year and record my studies of the Zodiacal Light in this book."
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POPSScum destroy demonstration's message.
I watched the debate, to an empty Westminster chamber, when several opposition MP's raised the point with the Deputy Speaker. I have waited for a response, scouring the London papers for report, but I found none. Typical of such occasions, being a Thursday and the pub in the Village -highly subsidised by the tax payer - probably the place to confer with your legal advisor about your dubious expenses - neither Joan Humble or Gordon Marsden were present. What great advertisement for two MP's who are supposed to represent the view and needs of veterans if they cannot support the fighting troop. You may have read that I know the wars out east to be illegal. That does not prevent me from supporting the troops 100% and a little more. I honestly believe that all those MP's who voted for these conflicts should be tried for War Crimes. If a half-wit like me recognised obfuscation with the dubious documents and the WMD, what does it say about out highly informed politicians? For the demo
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POPSU.S. Navy Faces an Old Foe - Pirates Armed attacks on cargo ships, oil tankers and cruise ships are estimated to cost more than $1 billion a year, said Peter Chalk, a senior security analyst at Rand Corp. Piracy in Nigeria is leading to a drop in oil shipments because shipping companies are reluctant to risk ships, cargos and crew, he said, adding, “That has implications for U.S. strategic energy supplies.”
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POPSNothing says ‘drill safely’ like the smell of diesel in the French Quarter "Nobody was injured, but more than 419,000 gallons of heavy, almost tar-like fuel oil spilled from the barge, forming a slick 12 miles long, said Lt. Cdr. Cheri Ben-Iesau, a Coast Guard spokeswoman." The collision occurred about 1:30 a.m. CDT just upriver from the Crescent City Connection, a pair of bridges between New Orleans’ east and west banks. ~and I repeat~ "Nothing says “drill safely now” like an oil spill that closes 29 miles of the Mississippi River near New Orleans."
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POPSHomeland Security Drug Checkpoints in US This is interesting as they seem to be used not just for catching illegal aliens, which even if that were the case. When did Home land Security become the INS? Is there a rise of Mexican terrorist in the US I am unaware of...
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POPSMariana's Trench Go to site 4 more info. The Mariana Trench (or Mariana's Trench) is the deepest part of the world's oceans, and the deepest location on the surface of the Earth's crust. It has a maximum depth of about 11 km (6.8 mi), and is located in the western North Pacific Ocean, to the east and south of the Mariana Islands, near Guam.
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POPSEurope Defying US on Cuba-LIFTING Of Sanctions After 44 years of failed American policy in and around Cuba, Central America and so on, finally the day has come! Progress in the endless anti-communist witch-hunt. South Florida Cubans had already the Island divided among only themselves. The Cubans in Cuba would get nothing. Perhaps now the chance will develop, just like East and West Germany. These type of sanctions do not and never have worked. The end of sanctions is near. Bueno!
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