December 10, 2004
Child Molestation: It's not just for Catholics anymore!!
Madrassas hit by sex abuse claims:
A Pakistani minister has revealed hundreds of cases of alleged child sex abuse at Islamic schools, or madrassas.
There were 500 complaints this year of abuse allegedly committed by clerics, Aamer Liaquat Hussain, a minister in the religious affairs department, said.
That compares with 2,000 last year, but as yet there have been no successful prosecutions, Mr Hussain told the BBC.
The minister's revelations have sparked death threats and infuriated some religious political leaders.
Mr Hussain said he had received death threats from clerics, but that he had done his job and his conscience was clear.
Hmmm, I wonder if angry Catholic priests called up those investigating sex abuse and threatened them with death? Oh, wait, you're telling me that Catholics gave up killing people in the name of religion somewhere between the Dark Ages and the Enlightenment? Fascinating. (Hat tip: Bill Dauterieve)
UPDATE: Hyscience has a very interesting addendum on homosexual culture and pedophelia in the Muslim world.
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Yes yes, but how does the Jooo play into this? I mean, the children had to be plants by Israeli agents, right?
Posted by: Wine-aholic at December 10, 2004 01:59 PM (Wsn+K)
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As a Catholic, I am of course embarraseed by the sexual abuse that
As a Catholic, I am of course very embarrased about the sexual abuse scandal that has taken place in the Church. This subject ties in very well with your blog on gays on VH1.
Unfortunatly the Church is a victim of very ordinary gay activity.
These criminals were simply doing what all gays aspire to: Unrestricted sex with men and boys with no stigma attached.
Next time the MSM uses the phraise "Pedophile Priest" replace the wore pedophile with "Gay". They were and are nothing more than a group of criminal fags. I hope and pray the good men in our church can save it.
Posted by: dogfish at December 10, 2004 03:46 PM (9QUMl)
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Hyscience's piece is bollocks, as I've noted in comments at his site.
Posted by: John B at December 10, 2004 09:29 PM (OmbAg)
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Dangerous territory here. But I'll weigh in (lightly). There is a definite correlation - I think it has a few sources. 1. If you feel guilty for a terrible sin you try to even it out by making a really big sacrifice - - the priesthood, martyrdom, etc. or by trying top shield yourself (preisthood again) or by getting trusted access (preisthood again.)
Posted by: slickdpdx at December 11, 2004 01:01 AM (fLlQ8)
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Gays may have infiltrated the Catholic Church over the centuries, but it seems to me that they have been there with Mohammed at the very onset of Islam.
Posted by: Macker at December 11, 2004 06:16 AM (L99WJ)
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Oh you know I was not going to read this and not reply........ I too am Catholic, my ex-hubby was a 4th degree Grand Knight and I the President for the Ladies Auxilary. Since the change of pre-cannon law I have watched the church progress in a downward fashion. As Nun's and Priests have turned their heads to accept many of the changes. The church has always stood on the grounds of forgiveness to most sins, but before the change in Cannon the Sacrements were strictly adhered to. Marriage was between ONE man and ONE woman FOR LIFE, abortion was grounds for excommunication, birth control was one of the biggest sins of all, and pre marital sex ( well we all know catholic girls were more passed over for the Baptist ones) they were easier.. lol During Mass if you even appeared to look bored the Priest would come down from the alter and wake you up. (whack) The Nun's were both revered and feared. Like you dogfish, I pray a rosary for the Priests to remain strong and for the church to keep a fundemental gravity that Catholics along with the religion can live by. I am totally against woman becoming priest, and alter girls. Jesus' deciples were MEN. Women need to go back to raising their children because gawd knows the children today need more parental involvement. (Maternal) And men can go back to being MEN. And if a priest is guilty of sexual abuse he should be treated no less than a person who is not a priest. The act that he committed of sexual abuse has no baring on him being a priest.. His new Title is not Priest its PERVERT!!! And he should be delt with outside the church while he is excommunicated from the catholic church.
Andrea
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Lets bring burning at the stake back as form of punishment ... and the perfect sponsor: Bridgeford Charcoal.
Any social figure may it be religious, civil government, military ... scratch that idea all child molesters should get a public execution with a nice choice of ways to go: Crucifiction, burned at the stake or quartering! We are weak people with a weak stomach ... time to put the kick back in good old Americanism "Swift kick in the ass!"
Posted by: Salamander at December 13, 2004 08:35 AM (D4mP3)
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A distinction that needs to be made is that Protestant and Islamic clergy are not celibate. In Islam, all members of society are free to marry (except those mentally unable). Sex is not a sin in Islam, but it is completely encouraged (through marriage). So the article is out of context when we are discussing child molestation, since Islamic clerics will most likely have wives to satisfy them (same with protestant clerics).
Posted by: Darius m at March 06, 2005 08:35 PM (Z15HB)
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KARACHI: Dr Aamir Liaqat, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) parliamentarian and state minister for religious affairs, has allegedly bought fake degrees of masters in Islamic studies, masters in business administration and PhD from The Trinity College and University, Spain, which is an unrecognised university, reported Karachi-based daily Ummat. The paper said in its detailed report that the university was also not on the list of recognised international universities available with the Karachi University.
The paper claimed that Dr Aamir bought fake degrees to contest the 2002 general elections, forced Karachi University officials to authenticate the degrees in a single day and prevented any investigations by the paper to dig deep into the unavailable records at the university. It claimed that the minister also did not have a graduation degree. The paper obtained copies of the university degrees Dr Aamir used to make himself eligible to contest the election for a National Assembly seat on an MQM ticket from Karachi.
The paper claimed that Dr Aamir got his PhD degree in just three weeks after he received his Master’s. “The minister secured the Master’s degree on March 15, 2002 while he got the PhD degree on April 5, 2002 from the Spanish university, which advertises on its website as ‘Get your degree today’.” The paper said that the Karachi University registrar at the time, Prof NM Aqil Burney, received Dr Aamir’s application to authenticate his PhD degree on August 24, 2002, days before filing his nomination papers. The registrar authenticated his degree the same day without referring the documents to the Equivalence Committee. The paper also obtained copies of the degrees Dr Aamir presented to the Election Commission. During investigation, it found that the Spanish university had placed exactly similar samples on its website. online
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Poncho, Poncho, Ponchoman
In the army, there is a form of punishment called an RBI (Reinforcement By Indorsement) in which the soldier is required to write a 1,000 word essay to describe his errors in judgment and so on. In this case, I have been forwarded an RBI written by a gentleman who failed to bring all his proper equipment to a function. And it is well,
well worth the read. It starts a little something like this...
"It is Extremely Important that I Bring my Equipment Every Day Because if I Don't the Drill Sergeant makes me write a stupid R.B.I., which I must write, because if I don't the Army will kick me out, instantly ruining my life because I will be unable to get a job, and I will wind up living in a cardboard box because sometimes society can be a cruel, cruel entity.
Therefore, I will always from now on bring my poncho to chow because as everyone knows, it often rains inside of the mess hall. I also do not like to live in a cardboard box."
From there, it just gets funnier, and includes such phrases as "... some stunning orchids, or perhaps maybe a Rhododendron."
(Simultaneously launched by Bravo Romeo Delta from Demosophia, The Jawa Telegraph, & Anticipatory Retaliation)
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Holy crap that was funny. I am crying.
Posted by: Dave at December 09, 2004 11:24 AM (WICUl)
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Next time someone here in Europe points out that the American Army has no sense of humour....I will correct them accord ling.....Class
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Thank God they don't play those games in the Infantry.
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I love how he marked out the last word. Was he at 1001 words or something? lol
Posted by: Jeremy at December 10, 2004 12:40 AM (/U19w)
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' I will wind up living in a cardboard box because sometimes society can be a cruel, cruel entity.'
The washington times has reported that Iraq vets are starting to show up in homeless shelters.
Posted by: actus at December 10, 2004 12:59 AM (YxF4W)
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Funny as hell.
Small nit to pick. RBI means "Reply by Indorsement". What happens, such as in this case, you get a written document which outlines what you've done wrong and you are required to "reply by indorsement" to that basic document telling what you did to correct the problem. You then write the "indorsement" which is appended to the basic document and forwarded up the chain of command to the person requiring the reply.
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December 09, 2004
The Anglo/American Pocket Breakout
by Demosophist
Samuel Beer, one of our top echelon of political sociologists, talks about the "Whig Rebellion," but I'm not sure whether that term wasn't coined by him. When I use it with most Brits I get a blank stare. That could be a deficiency of their education system. Anyway he considers the American Revolution a continuation of this Whig Rebellion..., and the US as the ideological offspring of the "Scottish Enlightenment." No doubt the foundations of that enlightenment have to do with English history and tradition, even though it was frequently arrayed in opposition.
more...
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You're damm right were Lockean. When Lee, Franklin and Jefferson wrote - "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. --That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness."
They werr paraphrasing Lock. An I believe this way as well.
Regarding Cromwell he knew that a dead enemy will never hurt you. Guess what I agree with that as well. 37 years ago I told the men with me "Kill 'em, if they are as nasty as I am they will squeeze the trigger with their last breath - and then you will be dead!"
I disagree with the idea that straping on a bomb is cowardly. I think it takes great courage. But it is just another reason why I want these guys to get their 72 willing virgins now!
Rod Stanton
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Since the British education system outscores the USA one in OECD tables our lack of knowledge of the 'Whig Rebellion' can't be blamed on a poor (deficient) education system.
If you could explain concisely what the whig rebellion is, I am sure I can explain why we do not know about it
No idea who Oliver Protector is either. I assume you mean Oliver Cromwell whose position was Lord Protector?
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Oliver Protector was the full name of "Cousin Oliver" who joined the Brady Bunch in its last year.
Posted by: Steve the LB at December 10, 2004 10:38 AM (c5Jw4)
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Since the British education system outscores the USA one in OECD tables our lack of knowledge of the 'Whig Rebellion' can't be blamed on a poor (deficient) education system.
I'm not sure the "score" matters so much as the systematic and intentional omission by a decidedly non-Lockean education establishment, who would probably just as soon you knew nothing about it.
If you could explain concisely what the whig rebellion is, I am sure I can explain why we do not know about it
Well, I doubt that Beer was exactly uninformed, so perhaps the onus is on you?
I'm not sure, however, that it's necessarily a particular event so much as an era that stretched from the "Civil Warre" to, and through, the American Revolution... and that ultimately so redefined the relationship between individual and state sovereignty that it not only resulted in the first nation elevating the meantenance of individual sovereingty to the defining purpose of the state, enshrinig it in a Bill of Rights, but it also at least partly defined the long struggle between Parliament and the King, ending in a Constitutional Monarchy and Parliamentary Democracy. "Whig," is really another term for "classical liberal."
And it really doesn't surprise me at all that a nation that undermines its citizens' the right of self-defense in their own homes wouldn't be too keen to put much emphasis on the historical role of classical liberalism in its education system.
No idea who Oliver Protector is either. I assume you mean Oliver Cromwell whose position was Lord Protector?
Yes, Cromwell. I suppose one of the definitive books on the era is Lady Antonia's, and she refers to him as "Oliver Protector," which was apparently also common usage at the time. The Puritans frequently combined surnames with title or postion within the hierarchy, so that usage doesn't really surprise me.
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I disagree with the idea that straping on a bomb is cowardly. I think it takes great courage. But it is just another reason why I want these guys to get their 72 willing virgins now!
Well, I've heard people describe suicide as a "permanent solution to a temporary problem," and that's what I mean by cowardice. To resolve one's problems, or the problems of one's society, through suicide, is to fail to face life. It's not cowardly in a physical sense, perhaps... but in a moral sense.
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demo do you read Orsson Scott Card?
Rod
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demo do you read Orsson Scott Card?
A couple of times. Not on a regular basis though. I read
this. He seems to "have the spirit." Victor Davis Hanson is a favorite. And, of course, Seymour Martin Lipset.
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Antonia Fraser's book: "Oliver - Our Chief of Men" (a title given to OC by John Milton)is surely NOT the definitive book on Cromwell? As a OC fan, I found it too much of an eulogy, like it was all easy for him. He was a much troubled man who struggled to find the right way to make England good.
A better book is 'God's Englishman" by Christopher Hill. It will give you a much better understanding of the Political,Moral,Religious and Intellectual culture of Cromwell's time as well as a better understanding of OC's nature and abilities. (it's written by a Marxist though! - shock horror!!) Fraser's book tends to make him too much of a personality cult.
There are also many newer books on Cromwell.
One of these is "Cromwell - an Honourable Enemy" by a modern Irish historian, Tom Reilly. It dispells some silly myths about OC in Ireland.
Alternatively, find 'The Cromwell Association' via Google and you'll find a very good biblography on OC and his times on their site.
A great man who had a much underestimated effect on the development of the modern world. Didn't those wicked revolutionaries, Washington and Robespierre both carry copies of a biography of Cromwell with them?
After a bit of a read of few good histories, you'll be able to see that statements like:
"..a group of radicals around during that period called the Fifth Monarchists, who were the seventeenth century forerunners of the Phalange.."
are complete nonsense. More paranoia than History!
Ok, they were a bit mad but not at all evil like the Phalange, and when they did get into a position of power, as in the Little or "Barebones" Parliament where they had a considerable representation, they lasted three months, quickly realising themsleves that they were a bit bonkers and that their political ideas just didn't work and did great harm, they resigned the Parliament to the Protector! I don't thing Facists like the Phalange were so honest or so ready to give up power!!
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Richard:
Thanks for the reading recommendations, I'll check them out. It may well be that Protestant warrior extremism had already been partially defanged by earlier developments, but the Fifth Monarchists do seem to have had an ideology at least nominally similar to that of the Phalange, though it lacked some of the idelogical connections to other extremist movements. Eli Berman has written some good stuff recently on religious extremism and it would be interesting to compare his observations with some of the movements from that period.
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End Transmission
One day, 28 posts. Screw you guys I'm going home!!
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End Transmission...Screw you guys I'm going home!!
What, no more anal probes?
Posted by: Editor at December 09, 2004 06:27 PM (adpJH)
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Oh come on! You can do better than that!;-)
Posted by: Juandomingogarcicia at December 09, 2004 06:35 PM (1Z4Aq)
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I'm glad u decided to cut back ;p
Posted by: jeff at December 09, 2004 07:29 PM (LUdXL)
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28 posts? What are ya, some kinda Glenn Reynolds wannabe? heh. indeed.
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Posted by: qpr jon at December 10, 2004 05:17 AM (zTZhj)
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Bachelor blogging alright. They'll be back soon to rescue you.
Posted by: Jane at December 10, 2004 08:49 AM (6krEN)
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Hey Rusty EMAIL me I have a GREAT video of a combat mission from Iraq, A friend of mine sent it to me. Way to go USA
Posted by: Andrea at December 10, 2004 09:54 AM (ywZa8)
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Well bunkies its been a whole year since sadam was cuaght like a rat in a trap and well what kind of trial will he have? i say just turn him over to the iraqies give them all guns and let them give him a real trial by gun fire
Posted by: sandpiper at December 12, 2004 09:37 AM (cKuW2)
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Cpl. Wassef Ali Hassoun Charged With Desertion
Fox News:
A Marine who was reported abducted in Iraq and later turned up in his native Jordan was charged Thursday with desertion.
Cpl. Wassef Ali Hassoun (search) was charged following a five-month investigation into his June disappearance from a U.S. military camp near Fallujah, Iraq, according a statement from the 4th Marine Expeditionary Brigade (search).
Hassoun, of West Jordan, Utah (search), is accused of taking unauthorized leave from the unit where he served as an Arabic interpreter.
Hassoun also is charged with loss of government property and theft of a military firearm for allegedly leaving the Marine camp while still in possession of his 9 mm service pistol, as well as theft and wrongful appropriation of a government vehicle.
No date has been set for an Article 32 hearing, one of the first steps toward a possible court-martial in the military justice system, said Maj. Matt Morgan, the brigade spokesman.
I think I owe
Spoons another
apology.
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I certainly don't feel any apology is necessary. Although I guessed right in this case, it could have turned out the other way. More importantly, your mistake in this case stemmed entirely from your general belief that United States Marines are, as a general rule, among the finest people in the world. That's probably a pretty safe bet most of the time.
To the extent that I may have gotten more hot-under-the-collar than was necessary about this last time around, I apologize as well. Ironicall, my response was also motivated by my admiration for the Marines, and my anger at the thought that they'd be betrayed by one of their own.
Seems like we reached different conclusions, but pretty much for the same reasons.
Posted by: Spoons at December 09, 2004 06:01 PM (X4FCJ)
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This ex marine figured the guy was crap from the start. Why it took 5 months to get the goods on the traitor is beyond me. However, when the only reason for recruiting someone is that he speaks the enemies language why should we expect more. Drop the charges and send this traitor back to his unit. They'll take care of him.
Posted by: greyrooster at December 09, 2004 07:10 PM (V+tDH)
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As a former Jarhead I think he should be shot and I'm up for the job!
Rod Stanton
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Posted by: karl at December 10, 2004 09:17 AM (PM/BC)
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LEBANON!!!!!!! NOT JORDAN.
Posted by: firstbrokenangel at December 12, 2004 10:04 AM (D39Vm)
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I really didn't think it was going to come down to this after all this time. Actually, I'm quite surprised.
Cindy
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I don't think they recruited him because of the language he spoke. He probably joined the Cors on his own accord and was later transfered to the Human Exploitation Unit when he volunteered to be a linguist.
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Kitty Blogging
Just kidding. I will never post about cats.
Never. Neither would
Cindy of Immortal Rants. She would however blog about boobs. In particular
Bored Housewive's boobs. Me? In my mind you've seen one pair you've seen em all. Does that make me gay?
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Geeze! And I thought I was bored housewife.
There will never be any braless pics of me EVER. (Alto I am told it would get me more traffic, as would slutty talk like a few chick bloggers who shall remain nameless.) I will just stick to good old fashioned winking and flirting. If I post another pic of me it will be related to something and I will be fully clothed.
I'm thinking this chick needs a job.
Posted by: Rightwingsparkle at December 09, 2004 06:10 PM (nrlu9)
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Rightwingsparkle,
If you knew her, you wouldn't have come across so condescending.
But then again, I don't know what standards you have to qualify as a decent person in your book.
Posted by: d at December 10, 2004 05:35 AM (1Z4Aq)
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I didn't say she wasn't a decent person!!!! I just implied she might be more bored than I am. How is that condescending? THe job reference was to her having frustrations with being home. (which I canrelate to) I am sure she is a perfectly nice person.
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No harm, no foul then.
You have my apologies for any misunderstanding.
Posted by: Ignatious at December 13, 2004 01:14 PM (1Z4Aq)
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The Zen of Michael Moore
What does it look like when Michael Moore becomes 'one with his couch'?
Answer here.
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Aaak! The Plaid, the Horror! My eyes!
Posted by: -keith in mtn. view at December 10, 2004 05:53 PM (04TFv)
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Its a imeperial ATAT comming in and im ready to take it down in my snow speeder BOOM BOOM BOOM scrap metal
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Plagiarism and Google
You know how I catch students plagiarizing? Google. Seriously. I just had a colleague e-mail me today how I was able to fail so many while he seemed to never catch it. Just enter a phrase from the paper and 9 times out of ten the number one hit on Google will be the source for the would be cheater.
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There's a cool website I go to for that... not that anyone would want to plagiarize me or anthing. www.copyscape.com I think they use the Google engine. It's good for websites especially.
Posted by: Ricky V at December 09, 2004 05:54 PM (AHaCg)
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I am just wondering why a professor would want to fail so many people, and then seemingly be proud of it. I sure hope the offense is more than one sentence long
Posted by: Chris at December 10, 2004 06:59 AM (tT0wk)
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another way to do it on Google is to do a sentence like this works+with+words+for+a+song+and+lyrics+too then it will find First that exact phrase then all site with those words spread thru out.
Posted by: Andrea at December 10, 2004 10:06 AM (ywZa8)
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Chris writes,
I am just wondering why a professor would want to fail so many people, and then seemingly be proud of it. I sure hope the offense is more than one sentence longI'm a high school English teacher. Let me offer a response to this rather myopic post on behalf of the blogmaster.
Teachers don't
want to fail their students; we want them to succeed. But plagiarism is not the path to success. Teachers cannot expect that all their students have high standards of honesty regarding their work, and so to must, among other duties, review student work for plagiarism, for the good of the individual student and to maintain a climate of high expectation and fairness for the rest of the class.
The teacher who catches plagiarists and metes out consequences is a conscientious educator; the one who does not either does not care for his students adequately, or, as is common today, is too far behind the technology curve to keep up with the cheaters. If cheaters do not experience negative consequences for their behavior, in ten years they will be cooking books at Enron, committing tax fraud, adultery, or some other public or personal form of cheating. Continued laxity about cheating in school (primary, secondary, and post-secondary) will ultimately weaken the fabric of our society in several places.
That a teacher or professor might seem proud to have caught a plagiarist signals not a self-satisfied pettiness, but a professionalism; the same that a policeman might feel at having stopped a speeder, or a lifeguard at having stopped children from running across a wet and slippery pool deck. Instead of impugning them, we should admire educators who hold their students to a high standard.
The length of the plagiarized material is a distinction of extent, not of kind. Whether slipping in a good turn of phrase in a paper to lend it style and not giving credit to the source out of laziness, or buying whole term papers on-line, the lapse in honesty is the same. Different consequence? Of course. No consequence? Unthinkable.
I just caught a student who plagiarized his whole quarter project by typing a suspect sentence into a search engine. When confronted, he admitted to it, and is now applying himself to his second quarter project knowing that he can't get away with such a breach of the social contract. This time, he may actually learn something from the honest labor. I'm confident he learned something from the plagiarism (it just wasn't the learning I'd assigned). He knows I'll be looking at his work a bit more carefully this time. That sense of accountability will produce a higher quality product. A habit of producing a high quality product will make him more competitive in school and career, and I might venture to say, a better citizen in the bargain.
My screed is done. Professor, may your tribe increase. And to all my teachers who expected me to do my own honest work, caught me when I didn't, and made me feel disappointed in myself when I was caught, thank you.
Posted by: Winsome at December 12, 2004 02:47 AM (DasRG)
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Grand Mufti Condemns Consulate Attacks (sort of)
What the
Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia says to the Western Media (hat tip
Chad Evans):
Saudi Arabia's highest religious authority on Wednesday condemned as a sin the deadly shooting rampage at a U.S. consulate, and local newspapers reported one of the slain assailants was a former employee of the nation's religious police.
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Grand Mufti Abdul-Aziz al-Sheik said in a statement that anyone who enters the kingdom with the permission of its leaders has a promise of security and should not be attacked.
"What happened on Monday regarding the storming of the U.S. consulate in Jiddah, using weapons and explosives, killing innocent souls, petrifying secure ones, and undermining security in the kingdom are all forbidden acts and grand sins," al-Sheik said.
Read it again. The Grand Mufti never outright denounces the attack for attacking the embassy. Instead he claims it is wrong a) because the Americans are
guests b) killed innocent souls, e.g. not Americans (no Americans were killed) c) undermines Saudi Arabian security--the Grand Mufti's job security is dependent on the House of Saud.
The MSM is far too willing to take the Grand Mufti's words at face value. Over the years his alleged condemnations of terrorism are never straight forward. For instance, here is an analysis done by Charles over at LGF. Notice that while the MSM gives the Grand Mufti a pass on his condemnation of 9/11, if you actually read his words you realize that in the Grand Mufti's mind 9/11 was wrong because it killed Muslims. When the Grand Mufti recently told young Muslims not to go to Iraq to join 'the resistance' not because the Jihad was wrong per se, but because it was a waste (ie, practical grounds).
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YEA SURE. More wise words from a member of the religion of peace. a piece here and a piece there.
Posted by: greyrooster at December 09, 2004 07:12 PM (V+tDH)
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http://www.saudiembassy.net/2001News/News/TerDetail.asp?cIndex=3169
http://www.islamworld.net/terror.html
The Mufdi Makes it crystal!!!!!
Posted by: Bobo The Clown at July 16, 2005 07:28 PM (iAQh/)
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Australia to Train Iraqi Intelligence
Australia, f**k yeah! Via
Blogs of War this
IOL article:
Australia is considering giving training to Iraqi intelligence officers, AustraliaÂ’s conservative government said on Monday.
IraqÂ’s National Security Adviser Qassim DaÂ’ud made the training request during talks with AustraliaÂ’s Defence Minister Robert Hill in Bahrain.
Hill, in Bahrain for the International Institute of Strategic Studies Gulf summit, said the Iraqi interim government appreciated AustraliaÂ’s work in helping to train the Iraqi defence force and police, and now wanted help with intelligence officers.
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I did want to make a comment on this since no one has mentioned it. At the UN, 6 countries that make up part of the NATO troops have denied that their troops are not to take part at all for the Iraqi's -
FRANCE. GERMANY, BELGIUM and sorry, can't remember the other three but they aren't in Iraq either now.
Cowards.
Hammorbi wants to know the usefulness of the UN? I know we've had this discussion before but maybe we can go to his Iraqi blog and discuss it again with him???? yes??? I think so.
Besides if anyone wants to know how Iraqi's feel about the Americans, it's quite refreshing to read.
Cindy
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Vote Team America: World Police!!!
Team America: World Police is up for 'Favorite Animated Movie' at the People's Choice Awards.
Go Here to VOTE!!
Brian B. wants The Passion to win for Favorite Movie Drama which I guess I'll go along with since I haven't seen any of the other flicks. To be honest I haven't seen most of the movies or even heard of most of the TV Shows.
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Thanks for the link. I haven't been getting much love lately from the old blogosphere.
Posted by: Brian B at December 09, 2004 05:38 PM (CouWh)
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THE PASSION should win, hands down.
Cindy
Posted by: firstbrokenangel at December 15, 2004 11:26 PM (D39Vm)
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that link does not work.
Posted by: firstbrokenangel at December 15, 2004 11:28 PM (D39Vm)
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THAT LINK STILL DOESN'T WORK!!!!
Posted by: firstbrokenangel at December 16, 2004 04:01 PM (D39Vm)
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Iran Interfering in Iraq
Azzaman via
Jane:
A high level delegation is to visit Tehran later this week with documents detailing Iranian interference in Iraqi affairs.
The delegation, headed by Deputy Prime Minister Burham Saleh, will provide the Iranians with proof that they were seriously violating Iraqi sovereignty.
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More news we figured out years ago.
Posted by: greyrooster at December 09, 2004 07:14 PM (V+tDH)
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Operation Pettycoat, McHale's Navy, and Humvee Armor
One of the running gags of WWII comedies is the lack of resources given to soldiers in times of war and the FUBAR nature of the requisition process. A classic example of this would be the 1959 Blake Edwards' film
Operation Pettycoat. In that film Tony Curtis plays the charicature found in most WWII comedies:
the scheming soldier who somehow manages to mix war-time profiteering with outmaneuvering the red-tape laden chain of command in getting critical supplies to his post.
McHale's Navy would be the TV equivalent of this.
Well today the Commissar takes to task the MSM and left-blogosphere for forgetting that lack of resources in war is not something new. Something all of them would have realized had they been watching more WWII comedies.
Luckily, Michelle Malkin notes that the problem seems to be getting fixed. Now when are they gonna paint those Humvees pink?
UPDATE: McQ obviously isn't a big Blake Edwards fan.
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Its exactly because its not new that people are complaining -- by now you'd think they could have fixed this stuff.
Posted by: actus at December 09, 2004 03:38 PM (CqheE)
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actus,
are they entitled to an invisible forcefield, too?
Posted by: Editor at December 09, 2004 04:39 PM (adpJH)
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You're right, Rusty ... I have no tolerance for self-inflicted wounds, especially preventable one. SNAFU's funny until you're on the lethal end of one.
What's a bit ironic about this is that much of the "support the troops" crowd are all about excusing the Pentagon and rationalizing the delay ... a delay which is costing lives of the very same soldiers they support.
Posted by: McQ at December 09, 2004 04:47 PM (IoStS)
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Right, but delay is inherent. It's not excusing the Pentagon, but it's simply not clear they could move any faster. It is the nature of bureaucracy.
Posted by: Rusty at December 09, 2004 04:49 PM (JQjhA)
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'are they entitled to an invisible forcefield, too?'
Depends on how much I want to support the troops, I would guess. I don't want to support them that much. Let them die rather than take as much money from us as would be necessary to make invisible forcefields. Armored trucks? That I'm willing to give them.
This whole hoopla has been a good study as an example of the distinctions between supporting our troops and supporting their bosses.
Posted by: actus at December 09, 2004 05:15 PM (CqheE)
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Delay isnt inherent. Every day US tax dollars are spent on defense contracts and can they get anything done in the name of National Security by jacking up the DPAS and Program classification requirements ... just because the Government (all entities) want something somewhere yesterday. This can include contracting the russian heavy lifter AN-225 to get the required materials there yesterday. Excuses are like asshole's everyone has one! There are close to 70 armor manufacturers in the US with capabilities on bidding for government/military contracts do you really think if push came to shove they couldnt get this hardware in there? They have the budget, so whats the hold up?
Posted by: Salamander at December 10, 2004 07:45 AM (V40IZ)
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Right, but delay is inherent. It's not excusing the Pentagon, but it's simply not clear they could move any faster. It is the nature of bureaucracy.That must explain why, after 2+ years, the army has just placed its first order for armor kits to equip M939 5 ton trucks ... the workhorse of the resupply system (and not usually found tooling only around 'base camps').
Posted by: McQ at December 10, 2004 01:34 PM (No4VE)
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Hmmm, lessee . . Howcome the HumVee wasn't armored at the design stage? Because they never intended it to be an armored vehicle. It was designed to get troops around in a hurry when they needed to get someplace, hence the original "Utility" configuration. They could get a bunch of 'em in a C-17 or a C-130 and haul 'em, drop 'em and use 'em. Can't do that with a heavy armored vehicle. If you could, they'd be tooling around in M-113's and things like that!
So now in less than a year, we have decided to use them as Armored Combat Vehicles, and this calls for literally "Re-Invention of the Wheel" Loading a One ton capacity vehicle down with two tons of Armor and Ballistic Glass is just trading one problem for another. A Humvee runs like a Striped Assed Ape with no armor, but load it down with armor, in a drag race, a slug will win! A RPG used on a Bradley, and in quite a few cases a M1A1 Tank usually either cripples or burns the target. In most cases, with a RPG, an Armored Humvee gets blown up, and the crew is either killed or badly wounded! A mine, or IED, pretty much the same result. The same with armored Five ton Trucks, they'll shed small arms ammo but the IEDs and RPGs are still deadly.
Our military design people need to design an Armored Utility Vehicle for use in an Urban Combat situation, that's smaller than a APC but can carry a few more people and has comparable firepower. Probably something like the M-114 track they used to have, pretty quick, small and manuverable. And light weight so they can be air transported. That's the trouble with Armored vehicles, getting them into a combat zone in effective numbers is a logistical nightmare.
That's the reason we always maintained the Bases in Germany, to keep a large inventory of Armor, in order to forestall an attack by the Warsaw Pact countries. In order to have a heavily armored force in any part of the world, we have to keep a Division of M1A1s in several places . . Damn, that's expensive! Either that or change the way we fight these local wars. Rummy and Co. have wanted to change it . . but there's always the lobby by the people who make Heavy Tanks, and Aircraft Carriers, and Submarines, and large caliber Self Propelled Artillery Pieces, and Huge Bombers . . . That think we can fight neighborhood wars with them . . . I think they're mistaken, we usually don't have a year's notice, as we have done in Afghanistan, or Iraq. If we got there sooner, and fought more violently and quickly, the resistance would be a whole less on the whole . .
Posted by: large at December 10, 2004 04:10 PM (VRK2g)
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'Hmmm, lessee . . Howcome the HumVee wasn't armored at the design stage? Because they never intended it to be an armored vehicle.'
More excuses than jobs....
Posted by: actus at December 11, 2004 12:12 AM (YxF4W)
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Anyone ever heard of Textron? Anyone know what they are building? Working overtime. It's bad. It will replace the HumVee that was never intended for what it is expected to do.
LARGE: This baby only carries 3 soldiers because they use most of the room for ammo. launchers, 2 turret machine guns, rocket launchers, etc: Fully ammored, can take a 12 lb mine directly underneath.
Don't sell us short. It's under production now. One company in my area just got a $175,000,000 contract and is hiring 400 new workers.
Ain't war great. Engineering accelerated. Unemployment solved and we get to kick our enemies asses. Hoohah!
Posted by: greyrooster at December 12, 2004 09:55 PM (y93X4)
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Don't have time to say much at the moment, but I wanted to let y'all know that there is some good material on this matter at the current home page of Soldiers for the Truth:
www.sftt.org
Thanks!
Posted by: Aakash at December 13, 2004 03:58 AM (ET9aN)
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CBS Recruiting Anti-War Bloggers
Several months ago
CBS listed the top bloggers as Wonkette, Kos, and Andrew Sullivan.
Let's just say this came as no surprise then. As
Ace puts it, "
It just so happens that [CBS] only want to quote liberals, talk to liberals, ask questions of liberals, and give press to liberals."
And if any one from CBS happens to come upon this site you should know that I'm anti-war. Very anti-war. Bush=Hitler, Cheney Halliburton, No Blood for Oil....
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You certainly took your fiber, today, Rusty.
Posted by: Editor at December 09, 2004 03:01 PM (adpJH)
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Ditto that, and my favorite movies are "Yentl" and "Thomas the Tank Engine." My favorite musician is Yanni and I will never, ever defoul my home with animal products. Viva Tofu! And, and, my shelf is littered with the works of Chomsky, Moore and Marx, my favorite T.V. show is CBS news, and there is no finer political cartoonist than Ted Rall.......
Posted by: Eric at December 09, 2004 03:03 PM (lK7Sh)
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Bush = Hitler???
HUH?
Cindy
Posted by: firstbrokenangel at December 09, 2004 03:10 PM (D39Vm)
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Andrew sullivan is a liberal?
Posted by: actus at December 09, 2004 03:13 PM (CqheE)
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Cindy, I don't want to give anything away to the CBS execs that will be reading this post, so come closer... closer... closer... okay, close enough.
***whispering*** Here's the deal - Rusty was being funny. He doesn't really think Bush=Hitler. It's the old bait-n-switch tactic, but sssshhhh, keep it on the QT.***ehem***
Posted by: Editor at December 09, 2004 03:41 PM (adpJH)
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Gawd, that was really snotty of me, Cindy. Apologies.
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*Delivered in a stilted, stiff manner*
Ah Rusty, glad I caught you. Will you be joining us this weekend for our march against the policies of Bushitler and his... er... assorted right wing cronies? I will be bringing tofu, and we will sing through the night. By the way, the Iraq war was wrong, as we have discussed many times in the past.
p.s. Isn't Michael Moore really cool.
p.p.s. when the guy from CBS calls, tell him to visit Sortapundit too.
Posted by: sortapundit at December 09, 2004 04:42 PM (SgQqe)
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Now I finally understand whats behind some of our liberal, Bush does everything wrong sissy posters. They want their 15 minutes of fame on CBS.
Posted by: greyrooster at December 09, 2004 07:18 PM (V+tDH)
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Who is "the editor?"
Cindy
Posted by: firstbrokenangel at December 12, 2004 10:10 AM (D39Vm)
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forget liberal or conservative question as a vet. How many of bushs fellow pilots from the guard , went to nam, try and find out these numbers theres the proof
Posted by: frank at January 12, 2005 05:18 PM (NzsOV)
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Is Islam Intrinsically Fascist?
Yes, says one former CIA agent. Via
Robert Spencer this
CJN article on Bruce Teft's remarks at a recent forum on Islam at Toronto University:
“Islamic terrorism is based on Islam as revealed through the Qu’ran,” ....
Tefft, a founder of the CIAÂ’s counter-terrorism center and now an advisor to the New York Police DepartmentÂ’s intelligence and counter-terrorism divisions, said that without Islam, the long-term strategy of Al Qaeda and its followers make little sense.
Linking Osama bin Laden to the attacks against the World Trade Center and the Pentagon in 2001, Tefft said: “To pretend that Islam has nothing to do with Sept. 11 is to willfully ignore the obvious and to forever misinterpret events.”
In a harsh indictment of Islam – the world’s fastest growing religion and the second-largest faith after Christianity – Tefft said that while there may be moderate Muslims, Islam itself is immoderate.
And, he added, “There is no difference between Islam and Islamic fundamentalism, which is a totalitarian construct.”
According to Tefft, the QuÂ’ran enjoins Muslims to believe that the whole world should be governed by the principles of Islam, an expansionist religion that has historically grown through conquest.
All infidels are to be converted, enslaved or killed, he said, drawing on the knowledge of Bernard Lewis, a Jewish historian who has written books about Islam and Islamic history.
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Something obvious. Waiting for rag head lovers to again assure us the Islam is a religion of peace.
Posted by: greyrooster at December 09, 2004 07:30 PM (V+tDH)
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I live in London England and the situation here is of totalitarian. the muslims keep them selves to themselves and protest angrily against the West.
There are many Islamic Mayors in our Towns and some mosques even boast signs claiming "Islamic Britain", or "Britain will fall to Islam".
In Leeds (also in England) whole entire districts have been over taken by Muslims who (accoring to their culture) are dissalowed to even communicate wit the West. All this is in our own country and they are not alowed to communicate with us!
Tony Blair is blind to this. Over the past two weeks we have had two separate bombings (8 in total. Two sets of 4 bombs) and teh public are getting very angry with the Muslim community.
I am not here for a reactionary rant, but I do admit I am angry also. I am not racist. I don't care what colour you are, what creed; I just belive in one adage.
When in Rome...do what the Romans do.
In other words if you are in another country, you go by their rules. Not arrive in London with you face covered by a black head scarf so only your eyes can be seen.
Here is a website that seems to be run by Arabic people who have since left Islam. Apostates of Islam.
http://www.apostatesofislam.com/
It is a very interesting read.
These people are also angty and are trying to get the message through to other Muslims, who have been fobbed off with stories of a peaceful religion.
They even give stories of the "Prophet" Mohammad (or whatever). This man married a six year old little girl and had sex with her when she reached the age of nine.
Check out the site. It is intersting.
Jon
Posted by: Jonathan Morley at July 21, 2005 09:30 AM (itx4F)
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please see on info. how MOSLEM FANATIC PERSECUTED MANDAEAN SABEEN IN IRAN.
http://www.jamali.info/minorities.htm
THANKS
Posted by: vigdis at July 31, 2005 04:35 PM (CBwdV)
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U RACIST LITTLE LOSERS!!!!HOW DARE YOU SAY THAT ABOUT MY RELIGION!!!ITS IDIOTS LIKE YOU WHO R CAUSING THOSE AL QAEDA IDIOTS TO BOMB PLACES...I AM A MUSLIM AND I AM STRONGLY AGAINST THE WHOLE AL QAEDA POLICY OF TERRORISM...BUT THAT GIVES U BASTARDS NO RIGHT TO GO AROUND TELLING MUSLIMS THAT THEY SHOULD NTO ADHERE TO THEIR RELIGION AND MUSLIM WOMEN TO TAKE OFF THEIR BURQAS....U STUPID BASTARDS...CURSE U...DONT U DARE SAY ANY OF THOSE THINS ABOUT MY RELIGION OR ANY OTHER FOR THAT MATTER
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Zarqawi Close to Getting Caught?
Close to getting caught aint gonna cut it. Either he's cuaght or killed or he's not. The only really interesting bit of information that you get out of this article is that Jordan has intelligence assets in Iraq and that they are cooperating with the US there. Via
James Joyner this
CNN piece:
Jordanian King Abdullah II said forces in Iraq are "getting close" to capturing terrorist leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. "He's slipped through the net once or twice where we got closer to him than he would have liked," Abdullah told CNN's Wolf Blitzer on Tuesday. "The Iraqis, Jordanians and coalition forces are working very hard to track him down -- and we're getting close." The king said he based his assessment on "hard intelligence."
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