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While I prepares the National Salute (54 booms) Ima take this opportunity to throw out a few hails:
0/ English Common Law
0/ The Great Charter
0/ The Great Parliment
0/ The Glorius Revolution
0/ Scottish Englishtenment
0/Adam Smith
0/ The Royal Navy, thanks for taking care of us when we needed it and fucking up when it was absolutely required for us to survive.
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Thank you for that, Shipman. It was truly inspirational. Of course, even if we did have to kick their asses, we wouldn't even exist if not for the English. But my mother still hates the Beatles. I myself think of the Rolling Stones as a kind of contagious mental illness.
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Relevant for today, the 2nd & 3rd verses:
O Lord, our God, arise,
Scatter her enemies,
And make them fall.
Confound their politics,
Frustrate their knavish tricks,
On thee our hopes we fix:
God save the Queen.
Thy choicest gifts in store,
On her be pleased to pour;
Long may she reign:
May she defend our laws,
And ever give us cause
To sing with heart and voice
God save the Queen
Our fathers' God to Thee,
Author of liberty,
To Thee we sing.
Long may our land be bright,
With freedom's holy light,
Protect us by Thy might,
Great God our King.
As Nato hopes for progress in Afghanistan rest on a closer partnership between foreign forces and Afghan troops, a Royal Marine has been praised by his commander for an "extraordinary" effort to save a wounded local comrade. A July Fourth praise and shout out to all nations' forces fighting with US forces.
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Security forces killed 63 drug smugglers and terrorists and destroyed several tons of drugs in a two-day operation in southern Afghanistan that ended Sunday, the government said.
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Gen. David Petraeus formally assumed command of the 130,000-strong international force in Afghanistan on Sunday, declaring "we are in this to win" despite rising casualties and growing skepticism about the nearly 9-year-old war.
[Quqnoos] Taliban militants killed five civilians and one other was wounded in the southern Khost province on Friday night.
Residents in the province's Sapira district said the Taliban have captured around 50 civilians from the province, some of whom have been released, but ten others are still in the Taliban custody.
The spokesman for the governor of Khost, Mubariz Zadran, confirmed the incident, but said there are no confirmed reports on hand about the exact number of abducted residents.
the incident happened as the Taliban militants had attacked a group of kuchis (nomads) in a region between Herat-Badghis border last week, in which according to local people, six civilians were killed and 54 others were wounded.
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what about the ROES?
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Road workers in the Mexican state of Jalisco discovered the mutilated bodies of two police agents with the ProcuradurÃa General de Justicia del Estado (PGJE) Saturday, say Mexican news reports.
One of the bags had a message written on a paper card attached from a Los Valencia cartel group calling itself the Resistance.
Investigators now say the two agents were abducted Thursday night or early Friday morning in the Jardines del Country district in Guadalajara. The two officers are thought to part of a pursuit of armed suspects in Zapopan Tuesday around 1400 hrs, where two investigating officers were assaulted in Las Aguilas. The pursuit ended when one armed suspect was killed and another was wounded.
Jalisco has recently been the scene of intense gun battles between Los Zetas, and Valencia and Sinaloa criminal gangs for control of smuggling routes of contraband such as illegal drugs and illegal immigrants to the United States.
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In a travelling operation between June 25th and July 2nd, elements of the Mexican Army seized a number of weapons, marijuana, cocaine and vehicles in a Michoacan operation appropriately dubbed Operation Michoacan, say Mexican press accounts.
The Mexican Army 21st Military Zone operation went through various municipalities (counties) in Michoacan: Tacämbaro, Ario de Rosales, MaravatÃo, Tuxpan, Aporo, Irimbo, Caräcuaro, Huandacareo, Zitäcuaro, Uruapan, Tzitzio and Turicato.
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bundle of cocaine yet you have the prcise amount of marijuana? and seeds ? what happened too them busting the major meth labs the mexicans have set up?
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alot of this lately seems too be feeding the US media for what they want too hear about cocaine and marijuana and not what is really doing in this counbtry as a drug of choice like meth.I wouldn't call that an arsenal either.
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what happened too them busting the major meth labs the mexicans have set up?
I was under the impression that meth was a local American business, mostly by small-time entrepreneurs. It sounds like I was wrong.
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The vat majority of methamphetamine is made by Mexican gangs using Chinese precursor chemicals shipped in industrial quantities.
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Regulation of precursors here has made it harder to make meth. I needed a large bottle of iodine to treat my horse's foot. Can't buy it any more. I had to buy 2 2 oz. bottles and go back when they were empty and buy two more. I now have to go back for a third round. Probably get a visit from the Gendarmes, too.
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Fifteen people lost their lives in drug and gang related violence in the Mexican state of Chihuahua, which included a Chihuahua state prison official murdered and another kidnapped.
Thirteen Mexican Federal agents were placed under arrest Friday for crimes including extortion and theft in Juarez, Chihuahua, according to Mexican news sources.
Reports say Mexican Federal agents had encountered a Mexican Army officer dressed as a civilian on his day off, and allegedly committed several offenses, including abuse of authority, robbery and extortion.
An unidentified man in a state of decomposition was found tortured in a rural area near Chihuahua, Chihuahua, according to Mexican news reports.
The discovery was made near the CERESO penal facility near calle Puerta Chihuahua. The victim's hands were bound and his head was covered with a black cloth bag. Investigators at the scene did not say how the man died, except he displayed no bullet wounds.
A man was shot to death in Juarez Friday evening after an abduction, of his brother according to Mexican news reports.
Manuel Cordero, 39, was shot when he tried to stop the abduction of his brother near the intersection of calles Piña and Avena in the Granjero district. The abduction victim was in a van which was fleeing the area. Armed suspects riding inside the van realizing they were followed, shot the victim.
Investigators said a .40 pistol was used.
A Chihuahua state prison official was shot to death Saturday morning, say Mexican news accounts.
Carlos Paramo, Inspector de Custodios del Cereso Estatal de Juärez, was shot in his Nissan by armed suspects near the intersection of calles Yepomera and Hacienda Esperanza in the Hacienda Universidad district.
Investigators at the scene say he was shot four times with .40 caliber and 9mm weapons.
One unidentified man was shot to death and another was wounded in an attack early Saturday morning in Juarez, say Mexican news accounts.
The victims were shot riding in an older model Jeep Cherokee near the intersection of Calle Santiago Troncoso and Coulevard Zaragoza in the Paraje de Oriente district.
A Chihuahua state prison official was kidnapped Saturday morning in Chihuahua, Chihuahua, say Mexican news accounts.
Several key staff including the prison director were said to have resigned their positions at the Juarez CERESO after a string of security events. At the moment, the CERESO is operating with a skeleton crew.
An unidentified young man was shot to death aboard his pickup truck in Chihuahua, Chihuahua, according to Mexican news accounts.
Witnesses say a group of armed suspects riding in a vehicles open fired on the victim in the Märmol district. The victim tried to avoid the attack by speeding away in his Ford pickup truck.
The pursuit ended when the victim was hit and crashed his vehicle near the intersection of calles Nueva España and 15th.
An unidentified businessman was shot to death Friday afternoon in Chihuahua, Chihuahua, say Mexican news accounts.
Witnesses say the victim had refused to pay the shooters what is known a "Cuota", or protection money.
Four unidentified men were shot to death in Juarez Saturday evening, according to Mexican news accounts.
Three men in their 20s and 30s plus a man in his 90s were gunned down near the intersection of calles Julio Cazares and Valentin Fuentes in the Casas Grandes district.
Four unidentified men were shot to death Saturday evening in Juarez, say Mexican news accounts.
The attack took place near the intersection of calles Humberto Bernal and Manuel López when a convoy of armed suspects riding aboard three vehicles stopped at an auto repair shop, and shot two of the victims while they were in their Ford Ranger pickup truck. Witnesses say the suspects then dismounted, entered the repair business and shot two more men within the office. They then left without a word.
An unidentified man was shot to death in a restaurant in Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Saturday evening, according to Mexican news reports.
The attack took place at The Squids restaurant near the intersection of calles Nueva España and 15th in Märmol district. Armed suspects entered the restaurant and shot the man who was accompanied by a female, who was apparently unharmed in the attack.
This murder was near the same location where at about 1300 hrs. a Ford pickup truck wrecked after the driver had been shot to death.
DENMARK'S top prosecutor has charged a Somali man with terrorism for allegedly trying to kill a cartoonist who caricatured the Prophet Mohammed.
Joergen Steen Soerensen said the man, who cannot be named under a court order, wanted to "seriously frighten the population" and destabilise Denmark in the January attack on Kurt Westergaard.
The 28-year-old allegedly forced himself into Westergaard's home - armed with a knife and an axe - trying to break into the panic room where the Danish cartoonist was hiding.
Police, who had been alerted to the scene, shot the attacker in the hand and leg as he tried to escape. Westergaard, age 74, was not hurt in the attack.
The suspect, who has been in custody since the attack, claimed he only wanted to frighten Westergaard and has denied all charges except of possessing weapons.
Mr Soerensen said the suspect was also charged with attempted murder of a police officer. If found guilty, he faces a life sentence, which in Denmark is generally reduced to 16 years in prison.
Westergaard said the attacker became a terrorist "the very moment he tried to killed me".
"I am an old and peaceful man and I am not vindictive but, of course, I believe he should be punished in line with the terror laws," Westergaard told AP.
The Danish intelligence agency says the suspect has links with the Somali militant group al-Shabab and al-Qaeda leaders in eastern Africa. A spokesman in Somalia for al-Shabab has denied the man is a member of the group.
Westergaard has faced several death threats over his depiction of Muhammad wearing a bomb-shaped turban.
The drawing was considered the most offensive of 12 Danish cartoons of the prophet that sparked an uproar in Muslim countries in 2006. He has lived under police protection since February 2008.
Westergaard retired last month, citing his age. He had been working at Jyllands-Posten newspaper for 27 years. He said he was enjoying life as a retiree but doubts that the cartoon "ever will stop haunting me".
In October, terrorism charges were brought against two Chicago men who allegedly planned to kill Westergaard and Jyllands-Posten's former cultural editor. That trial has not yet begun.
Last week, Indonesian police arrested three men suspected of plotting to attack the Danish Embassy in Jakarta.
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Pakistan police have arrested 12 suspected terrorists over attacks on two mosques of a minority sect and a hospital in Lahore, officials said on Sunday.
In May, suspected Sunni Muslim militants wearing suicide vests burst into two Ahmadi prayer halls in Lahore and killed 82 worshippers.
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[Dawn] Ten suspected militants were killed and several injured during the latest military operation in various areas of Orakzai Agency.
According to official sources, militants attacked a check post in Upper Orakzai on Saturday. Security forces retaliated and killed four of the militants.
Six suspected militants were also killed by forces during a clash in lower Orakzai's Sangharah area.
According to reports, certain areas of the Orakzai Agency are now under the control of security forces.
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where they suspected before or after they attacked the checkpost?
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Nine people, including six military personnel, have been killed in two days of bomb and gun attacks in Thailand's insurgency-plagued southern provinces, police said Friday.
A roadside bomb late Thursday killed three military rangers on patrol in Ruso district in Narathiwat, one of three troubled Muslim-majority provinces near the Malaysian border.
A security volunteer and a deputy village headman travelling with them also died in the attack by terrorists suspected Islamist separatists, police said. The bomb, containing about 20 kilos (45 pounds) of explosives, was buried in a dirt road and detonated by wire. The attackers then opened fire on the vehicle and seized weapons before fleeing the scene.
In a separate incident, three soldiers were killed when a bomb blast ripped through their patrol vehicle Friday in neighbouring Yala province, police said. A 46-year-old Muslim village leader also died on the way to hospital after she was shot Friday in a drive-by shooting in Mayo district in Pattani province, police said. They said her son, a security volunteer, had been shot dead two months ago.
[Straits Times] CAMBODIA on Saturday arrested two Thais thought to be linked to the anti-government 'Red Shirt' movement over a bomb attack in Bangkok last month.
The suspects, a man and a woman, were arrested in Cambodia's north-western Siem Reap province, according to a statement from the Cambodian foreign ministry.
It said the pair 'committed terrorist acts' by carrying out an attack in the Thai capital on June 22. 'Although there is no request from the Thai government, the Cambodian government has decided to arrest and send the two terrorists back to Thailand,' the statement said, noting that Cambodia adheres to an 'anti-terrorism policy'.
Local media reported that the pair were being held in connection with an attempted bombing at the headquarters of the Bhumjaithai party, part of the Thai government coalition.
The attack followed recent street protests by anti-government Red Shirts in Bangkok that sparked outbreaks of violence in which 90 people died and nearly 1,900 were injured.The Cambodian foreign ministry said the pair, both aged 33, would be handed over to the Thai embassy on Monday.
Cambodia's decision to apprehend the suspects could be seen as an attempt at thawing ties with its neighbour, with which it has a history of rocky relations.
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[Al Arabiya Latest] Iran has moved radar to Syria that could provide early-warning against a possible surprise Israeli air attack against Tehran's nuclear sites, a U.S. defense official said on Friday.
The radar transfer was first reported in the Wall Street Journal on Thursday and prompted the State Department to voice concerns about cooperation between Syria and Iran.
The sophisticated radar was deployed in Syria last year, the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told AFP
The move could bolster Iran's position amid long-running speculation that Israel might stage a bombing raid against Tehran's nuclear enrichment facilities.
Information from new radar also could potentially help the Lebanese Shiite militia Hezbollah with its missile arsenal and air defenses.
Israel and the United States have refused to rule out military action against Iran over its nuclear program, which Washington says is designed to secure atomic weapons.
Iran has insisted its enrichment effort is purely peaceful and aimed at generating electricity.
State Department spokesman Philip Crowley on Thursday said Washington had concerns about the relationship between Iran and Syria.
"We don't believe that Iran's designs for the region are in Syria's best interest," Crowley told reporters.
While acknowledging that all countries "have the right to protect themselves," the spokesman said the reported radar delivery would be of concern due to Syria's relationship with Hezbollah.
President Barack Obama warned Iran Thursday it faced mounting isolation, signing tough new US sanctions he said would strike at Tehran's capacity to finance its nuclear program.
The measures, on top of new U.N. Security Council and European sanctions, aim to choke off Iran's access to imports of refined petroleum products like gasoline and jet fuel and curb its access to the international banking system.
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Since we are giving AID that untimately gets funneled into military adventures too other countries such as pakistan for example how about we give Isarel a carrier.
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Again, IMO NUKE-HAPPY ISLAMIST IRAN is more likely to hold out agz international sanctions than NORTH KOREA, as Iran doesn't have any pics of SKELETAL KIDDIES, CIVIE ADULTS, + most recently DPRK SOLDIERS as per MSM-Net reports. IFF CORRECT, ECON = FOOD TROUBLES IS STARTING TO "CREEP/AFFECT" MIL UNITS OR ELEMENTS WHICH KIMMIE + REGIME MUST RESOLVE ASAP LEST TO THEIR DETRIMENT.
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I'm guessing it's this: HQ2, a Chinese upgraded SA-2. China Quietly Defends Iran While Iran has been unable to get modern Russian S300 surface-to-air missiles (yet), they have gone ahead and built a nationwide air defense network using Chinese HQ2 missiles. These were first purchased in the 1980s, but since then, Iran progressed to the point where they are now building HQ2 missiles and radar stations under license. It's believed that China has quietly allowed Iran to build the latest versions of the HQ2 as well. These are not quite as effective as the S300, but are pretty formidable.
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Wonder how effective it will be against 500 pre-programed Reapers released at the same time?
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Or a mix of 1500 Drones/Reapers. Let them try to decide which to shoot down or ignore.
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
Nine people, including six military personnel, have been killed in two days of bomb and gun attacks in Thailand's insurgency-plagued southern provinces, police said Friday.
