Would anybody complain if Putin launched air strikes against the Saudi regime?
From August this year:
Prince Bandar pledged to safeguard Russia’s naval base in Syria if the Assad regime is toppled, but he also hinted at Chechen terrorist attacks on Russia’s Winter Olympics in Sochi if there is no accord. “I can give you a guarantee to protect the Winter Olympics next year. The Chechen groups that threaten the security of the games are controlled by us,” he allegedly said.
Prince Bandar went on to say that Chechens operating in Syria were a pressure tool that could be switched on an off. “These groups do not scare us. We use them in the face of the Syrian regime but they will have no role in Syria’s political future.”
There's definitely a business opportunity out there for someone to come up with DIY laptops, much like the way you can purchase parts from anybody to create your own desktop PC.
The truth is, there probably is a budget for this.
"At the Olympic Garden Topless Cabaret, Samantha says she lap danced with one of the terrorists. The Terrorists who hijacked a plane and crashed it are said to have stayed and played in Las Vegas."
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"Some big-man terrorist, huh?" Samantha said this week as she took a breather from the two-dozen lap dances she bestows daily upon the lonely at the Olympic Garden Topless Cabaret. "He spent about $20 for a quick dance and didn't tip more."
It seems odd because Russia always gets demonized in the media. It's always the same: mafia, corruption, hackers... I can't remember the last time a positive story was published in the English speaking press.
The Thai government have just dissolved parliament and called new elections due to protests. Can you imagine that happening in many so-called "democratic" Western states? You can't even get a crack-smoking mayor to resign these days!
> And to my Cold War-shaped mind, it is impossible to think of him as anything other than a whistleblower that this country badly, badly needed.
Imagine this was 1980 and the issue at hand was apartheid.
Jelly-fish CEOs print an open letter in newspapers, asking governments to improve race relations because unhappy black folk don't want to buy their products.
Not once is Nelson Mandela mentioned in the letter, so out of the public eye, his years in prison continue.
Yes, the Daily Mail loves a bit of faux outrage and tabloid gossip, but they actually do employ journalists (sometimes). Here they cover expert evidence given to the coroner. Check out the pictures and videos.
>An escapology expert tried and failed 300 times to lock himself into an identical bag after being hired to try to crack the mystery of Gareth Williams' death.
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He said: 'I just cannot do it. This case, I just cannot get it off my mind. It is very difficult. I am an escapologist, I am thinking outside the box here and trying everything I can to find a way.'
Dr Wilcox added: 'With all your trials and failures do you think it would be impossible to padlock this bag from the inside?'
Mr Faulding replied: 'I cannot say it was impossible, but even Houdini would struggle.'
He said Mr Williams could not have survived for more than 30 minutes as the temperature quickly rose and oxygen levels dropped. Mr Faulding said he only lasted five minutes before becoming 'delirious' after zipping himself inside with emergency oxygen and a paramedic outside.
Looks like HK has been stepping up its startup efforts. The government runs InvestHK and also was at TechCrunch Disrupt promoting the Cyberport (a 10 year old white elephant which now may have found its purpose).
> "Autom is a complex product using sophisticated hardware and software. It made much more sense to be based in Hong Kong than in the US so we could easily travel and work with the engineers in the Pearl River Delta that have helped us develop and will be manufacturing Autom,” says Cory. “It is very easy, straightforward and quick to set up a company in Hong Kong and in comparison to the US the cost of doing business is much cheaper in terms of hiring staff and office rental"
From August this year:
Prince Bandar pledged to safeguard Russia’s naval base in Syria if the Assad regime is toppled, but he also hinted at Chechen terrorist attacks on Russia’s Winter Olympics in Sochi if there is no accord. “I can give you a guarantee to protect the Winter Olympics next year. The Chechen groups that threaten the security of the games are controlled by us,” he allegedly said.
Prince Bandar went on to say that Chechens operating in Syria were a pressure tool that could be switched on an off. “These groups do not scare us. We use them in the face of the Syrian regime but they will have no role in Syria’s political future.”
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