December 2010
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Everyone is going to die anyway
Groups such as al Qaeda clearly recognize the difference between terrorist attacks and terror. This is seen not only in the use of empty threats to sow terror but also in the way terrorist groups claim success for failed attacks. For example, AQAP* declared the failed Christmas Day 2009 “underwear” bombing to be a success due to the effect it had on the air-transportation system. In a special...
Everyone is going to die anyway
Groups such as al Qaeda clearly recognize the difference between terrorist attacks and terror. This is seen not only in the use of empty threats to sow terror but also in the way terrorist groups claim success for failed attacks. For example, AQAP* declared the failed Christmas Day 2009 “underwear” bombing to be a success due to the effect it had on the air-transportation system. In a special...
Over $300 million :-) At one point, 50% of the CD’s produced worldwide had...
– Jan Brandt, former Chief Marketing Officer AOL on the question how much it did cost AOL to distribute all those CDs back in the 90s
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An undershirt is a vest and a vest is a waistcoat.
Sometimes it’s the preferred use of a word that is very noticeable: Americans say almost, Brits say nearly Americans say cute , Brits say lovely Americans say awesome, Brits say brilliant Americans say Good job!, Brits say Well done! Americans say garbage, Brits say rubbish Americans say faucet, Brits say tap Americans say shopping cart, Brits say trolley Americans say watch out as a...
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Holy shit
This Adrian Lamo guy, did he receive some kind of “special treatment” or “enhanced debriefing” or whatever?
Hitchens not yet done with Kissinger, “gas...
Want more? Under the heading, “A Defense of Kissinger, From Prominent Jews,” Mortimer Zuckerman, Kenneth Bialkin, and James Tisch wrote to the New York Times to say that “Mr. Kissinger consistently played a constructive role vis-à-vis Israel both as national security adviser and secretary of state, especially when the United States extended dramatic assistance to Israel during...
Hitchens not yet done with Kissinger, “gas...
Want more? Under the heading, “A Defense of Kissinger, From Prominent Jews,” Mortimer Zuckerman, Kenneth Bialkin, and James Tisch wrote to the New York Times to say that “Mr. Kissinger consistently played a constructive role vis-à-vis Israel both as national security adviser and secretary of state, especially when the United States extended dramatic assistance to Israel during...
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