Topic: DRUGS - on March 11, 2012 at 11:53:00 AM CET
Afghan Air Force Probed in Drug Running
The U.S. is investigating allegations that some officials in the Afghan Air Force, which was established largely with American funds, have been using aircraft to ferry narcotics and illegal weapons around the country, American officials told The Wall Street Journal.
Two probes of the Afghan Air Force, or AAF, are under way—one led by the U.S. military coalition and another by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, officials said.
"The nature of the allegations is fairly dramatic and indicated that [AAF officials] were transporting drugs on aircraft and transported weapons not owned by the government of Afghanistan for the use of private groups," said U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Daniel Bolger, commander of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Training Mission-Afghanistan, the command that is establishing and financing Afghan security forces, including the AAF.
wsj.com old shit Afghan opium production 'rises by 61%' compared with 2010 Brother of Afghan Leader Said to Be Paid by C.I.A.
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Topic: AUSTRIA - on March 11, 2012 at 11:07:00 AM CET
Austria Faces $1.3 Billion Bank Injection After ISDA Triggers Greek CDS
Austria is facing a capital injection of as much as 1 billion euros ($1.3 billion) into KA Finanz AG less than two weeks after bailing out Oesterreichische Volksbanken AG. (VBPS)
The International Swaps & Derivatives Association yesterday ruled that Greece’s use of collective action clauses forcing investors to take losses under the nation’s debt restructuring will trigger default insurance payouts.
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Topic: Drone - on March 11, 2012 at 10:51:00 AM CET
Video: Israeli Drone Attacks on Palestinians
ХАМАС IAF Drone Sejeal Raining 9 - 10/3/12
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Topic: War and Peace News - on March 11, 2012 at 10:23:00 AM CET
Dozens of Iraqi teenagers stoned to death for ‘emo’ haircuts: activists
Iraqi activists sounded the bell over the killing of dozens of teenagers by religious police for having “emo” haircuts.
Activists told the Cairo-based al-Akhbar daily that at least 90 Iraqi teenagers with “emo” appearances have been stoned to death by the Moral Police in the country in the past month. The violent crackdown against “emo” Iraqi teenagers came after the Iraqi interior ministry declared them as “devil worshippers.”
alarabiya.net At least 90 Iraqi teenagers stoned to death for “emo” haircuts
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Topic: MUSIK - on March 11, 2012 at 10:15:00 AM CET
“Leider geil”: Deichkind protestieren gegen Sperrung auf YouTube
Sooo, “Leider geil”ist jetzt auch gesperrt. Ob Plattenfirma, Youtube oder GEMA, egal wer dafür verantwortlich ist. Wir wollen, dass unsere Videos zu sehen sind. Regelt euren Scheiß jetzt endlich mal und macht eure Hausaufgaben.Ihr seid Evolutionsbremsen und nervt uns alle gewaltig..
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Topic: POLITIK - on March 11, 2012 at 10:13:00 AM CET
Den Katholiken geht das politische Personal aus
Kanzlerin und Präsident: beide Protestanten. Die Abkehr vom rheinischen Katholizismus, die sich in diesen Spitzenpositionen spiegelt, ist dabei paradoxerweise eine Folge der Säkularisierung. Evangelische Politiker kommen besser an beim Wähler - weil sie nicht von der Kirche her denken.
Nach der protestantischen Pfarrerstochter Angela Merkel haben wir jetzt in Kürze mit Joachim Gauck einen Bundespräsidenten, der sogar als evangelischer Pfarrer in der früheren DDR wirkte. Auch unter den anderen Namen, die als präsidiabel genannt wurden, finden sich vorwiegend Protestanten - wie der frühere Bischof Wolfgang Huber oder die frühere Landesbischöfin Margot Käßmann. Fast 500 Jahre nach der Reformation und den 95 Thesen Martin Luthers rangiert der politische Katholizismus nur noch unter ferner liefen.
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