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S Wing of ISI Helps Taliban Recruit from Madrasas

 Pakistan  6 Responses »
Mar 252009
 
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Governments may come and governments may go in Pakistan. 

But the ISI is forever.

Nothing, really nothing seems to stop Pakistan’s dreaded military intelligence agency ISI in carrying out its nefarious activities.

Pakistan’s intelligence agency ISI is now assisting the Taliban in widening its operations in Southern Afghanistan, according to a story in the New York Times, which also highlights the work of ISI’s S wing.

It seems intelligence operatives from ISI’s S wing are going as far as helping the Taliban and other militant Islamic organizations in Afghanistan recruit from the madrasas.

Folks, can it get any worse?

Here’s an excerpt from the NYT story:

The [ISI] support consists of money, military supplies and strategic planning guidance to Taliban commanders who are gearing up to confront the international force in Afghanistan that will soon include some 17,000 American reinforcements.

Support for the Taliban, as well as other militant groups, is coordinated by operatives in the shadowy S Wing of Pakistan’s spy service, Continue reading »

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Quote of the Day – Hillary Clinton

 Quotes  1 Response »
Mar 252009
 
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Mexico is burning.

Ever since Mexican President Felipe Calderon declared a war on the drug-lords, the violence has exploded. 

Our insatiable demand for illegal drugs fuels the drug trade…Our inability to prevent weapons from being illegally smuggled across the border to arm these criminals causes the deaths of police officers, soldiers and civilians.

- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during her visit to Mexico on March 25, 2009

By the way, have any of you tried drugs?

We’ve smoked Marijuana (or ganja as they used to call it in India) on Continue reading »

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Word of the Day – Martinet

 English  3 Responses »
Mar 252009
 
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We’re starting a new section that’ll explore the byways and gullies of the English language to cull out interesting words, their origins and usage.

Let’s get started with Martinet.

Our Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary (11th edition) defines Martinet as a strict disciplinarian or a person who stresses a rigid adherence to the details of forms and methods (P.762).

The eponymous word derives from Jean Martinet, a 17th century French army officer (and presumably a hard taskmaster).

Here’s an example:

Contrary to popular perception, I am not the owner of SI; au contraire, I labor for the martinet owner of the blog. 

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 Posted by at 3:10 pm

IBM to Replace More U.S. Workers with Indian Coolies

 IT Industry  10 Responses »
Mar 252009
 
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Well, it seems the outsourcing scumbags at IBM are at it again.

What else – preparing to lay off more American workers and replace them with cheaper Indian workers.

The cuts are coming in IBM’s global business services unit, the company’s largest group by revenue and employment, according to a report in today’s Wall Street Journal.

Yes, IBM CEO Sam Palmisano made $21 million in 2008. Go figure.

When even hugely profitable companies like IBM engage in such despicable actions, do you think there’s any hope left for the American IT worker or for this recession to end any time soon. No sir, No.

Big Job Killer
IBM is one of the biggest job killers in America and by our calculation in October 2008 had some 74,000 employees in India.

Here’s an excerpt from the WSJ story:

International Business Machines Corp. is expected to inform a large number of U.S. employees in its global-business services unit that their jobs are being eliminated, with the work of many of them being transferred to IBM employees in India, Continue reading »

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An Adult Approach to ….

 English  1 Response »
Mar 252009
 
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Adult approach?

Oh yeah, we can see all ye priapic desis salivating at the prospect. Yes, from our vantage point we can even see your hands inching down to the zipper and ……

Well, if you think we’re going to be titillating you about 38D, how-to-increase-your length or Sports Illustrated bikini babes, sorry buddy, this is not the post.

We’re here to spread the word about All About Words – An Adult Approach to Vocabulary Building.

Over the years, we’ve pored over many English vocabulary books. But we’ve seen nothing like All About Words – An Adult Approach to Vocabulary Building by Maxwell Nurnberg and Morris Rosenblum.

Folks, this is the ne plus ultra of English vocabulary books.

What we like most about All About Words is that this is not kid stuff. Continue reading »

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