In the West we take it for granted that everybody knows about the events of September 11th. But is this really the case, especially in some of the places that have been most affected by its consequences?
Amazingly, in Afghanistan, where for ten years a war has been fought with 9/11 as its root cause and justification, not only do many locals claim to be oblivious to 9/11 but it appears that so are the police and even some of the translators working with the US military. "We're farmers, we're just working in our fields. We don't know anything else about the world," they shrug. With high rates of illiteracy, poverty and lack of infrastructure, many Afghans live in what is close to a media vacuum. With American troops set to start withdrawing this year, it appears that they will leave with a huge number of Afghans never having really understood why they came in the first place. For the majority of US soldiers however, it's a different story. "Some of us still have a personal vendetta with the beings that roam here. I still find it very personal."
Adam Pletts
Τρίτη 11 Σεπτεμβρίου 2012
A Shining Light - Phillipines
In the slums of Manila one man's simple idea is bringing light into the dark lives of thousands of poor residents. His bright idea has become so popular that the local prison has even set up a production line.
In makeshift houses that are mainly windowless, Illac Diaz pokes a plastic bottle filled with water through a specially cut hole in the roof, gathering natural light from outside and refracting it into the darkened rooms below. "It changes the whole dynamics of the family." And now Diaz is building whole schools, houses and clinics from recycled bottles. "We cannot wait for people to come and help us. This is a revolution from the bottom up."
US Navy SEALS, What does it take? What are they?
This is an up to date look at some of the training, and what it takes to become a SEAL, also some of the operations they train for and what they really are, one of the Nations best fighting forces, and deadliest. Of course this is not all they do since that's is OPSEC, but this is a very good look overall. Enjoy!
Δευτέρα 10 Σεπτεμβρίου 2012
Syria Dictator Assad Drives Millions From Homes 9-9-12 Al Jazeera Report...
Al Jazeera Reports on the Syria Refugee Crisis --
Syria Dictator Assad Drives Millions From Homes 9-9-12 Al Jazeera Reports on Refugee Crisis
Syria Today 9-9-2012
September 9th, 2012 abeer
Local Coordination Committees in Syria
Sunday has ended with 160 martyrs, including 17 children and 11 women. 40 martyrs were reported in Damascus and its Suburbs; 27 in Aleppo; 25 in Idlib; 22 in Homs, 9 of them in a massacre in Rastan; 22 in Daraa; 16 in Deir Ezzor; 3 in Swaida, 3 in Hama; 1 in Banyas; and 1 in Lattakia
Damascus Suburbs: Ain Menin: 4 children were martyred, 3 of them are siblings, due to an explosion in the town. They are: Thaer Ayman Othman and Abdulmo'men, Abdulmohaymen and Abdulkarim who are the children of Tawfiq Kariz. They were from Tal city
Hama: Sahl Al-Ghab: Fierce shelling by helicopters targets Howaiz, Howaija, and Hawash villages
Idlib: Salqeen: 2 children were martyred and their bodies were completely torn, as well as dozens of wounded due to the heavy artillery shelling which targets the town
Damascus: Hajar Aswad: Several homes were destroyed due to the missile shelling targeting the neighborhood
Damascus: Qaboun: Indiscriminate shelling targets the town from a tank located on the highway, with several shells landing around Taj Malaki Hall
Aleppo: Daret Ezza: Wounded were reported due to the heavy aerial shelling of the city
Deir Ezzor: Bokamal: Fierce clashes between the Free Syrian Army and the regime forces are reported next to the Military Security headquarters. Sounds of 4 explosions were heard in the area
Daraa: Sheikh Meskin: Regime forces launch a raids campaign in the eastern neighborhood, accompanied by mass arrests
Daraa: Sheikh Meskin: Regime forces launch a raids campaign in the eastern neighborhood, accompanied by mass arrests
Deir Ezzor: Bokamal: Fierce clashes between the Free Syrian Army and the regime forces are reported next to the Military Security headquarters. Sounds of 4 explosions were heard in the area
Damascus Suburbs: Douma: Intense gunfire from the checkpoint at Shohadaa square was reported
Aleppo: Heavy artillery shelling by regime forces targets Sekari neighborhood
Aleppo: Heavy artillery shelling by regime forces targets Shaar neighborhood
Homs: Qosair: 3 martyrs were reported in the city when a land mine, planted by regime forces in a road, exploded. They are Khaled Ahmed Amer and Mohammed Yousef Amer from Josieh village and Hussein Shehadeh Amer from Nezariyeh village
Damascus Suburbs: Indiscriminate gunfire from helicopter machine guns is reported at the towns of Eastern Ghota, especially Al-Aftaris
Daraa: Sanamein: Sounds of powerful explosions are heard in the city, they are from the south
Daraa: Daeel: Heavy artillery shelling of the city is reported
Damascus: Jobar: 2 artillery shells landed on homes in the neighborhood and columns of smoke are rising from the area
Damascus Suburbs: Bebila: Regime forces launch a campaign of vandalising and looting the town's parks and they steal the car of a resident
Deir Ezzor: 2 mortar shells landed next to the bridge connecting Bokamal city and the area of Souwaieya
Damascus: Hajar Aswad: The regime's helicopters renew the shelling of the neighborhood
Daraa: Lajah: Fierce clashes between the Free Syrian Army and the regime forces are taking place around the Jesri Air Force battalion. Also, heavy shelling targets Jesri village from the 175th regiment in Izraa
Damascus: 19 martyrs were reported in Magharba street, behind Palestine roundabout, after a mortar shell landed on homes in the area
Idlib: Maaret Nouman: 5 martyrs, among them 4 from one family, and several wounded, most in critical conditions, were reported when many artillery shells landed indiscriminately on the western neighborhood. They were fired from Wadi Deif checkpoint, located east of the city. A father, Ayman Tanari, and a child from Al-Odai family were identified
Damascus: 19 martyrs were reported in Magharba street, behind Palestine roundabout, after a mortar shell landed on homes in the area
Damascus Suburbs: Mouadamyet Al-Sham: Artillery shelling from the 4th divison's headquarters is at the southern neighborhoods of Damascus and the western Suburb's cities. Several shells were reported a while ago, they can be heard as powerful explosions that shake the city
Idlib: Khan Sheikhoun: Heavy artillery shelling from the checkpoints spread around the city is reported at the towns and surrounding villages
Daraa: Inkhel: Heavy mortar shelling targets the town from the 15th brigade, which is located between Sanamein and Inkhel towns
Damascus: Qadam: Fierce clashes between the Free Syrian Army and the regime's forces and its shabiha are taking place around the neighborhood's Police Station
Aleppo: Daret Ezza: More than 10 wounded were reported due to the motar shelling which targets the city
Syria news continued at http://www.lccsyria.org/en/
Syria Dictator Assad Drives Millions From Homes 9-9-12 Al Jazeera Reports on Refugee Crisis
Syria Today 9-9-2012
September 9th, 2012 abeer
Local Coordination Committees in Syria
Sunday has ended with 160 martyrs, including 17 children and 11 women. 40 martyrs were reported in Damascus and its Suburbs; 27 in Aleppo; 25 in Idlib; 22 in Homs, 9 of them in a massacre in Rastan; 22 in Daraa; 16 in Deir Ezzor; 3 in Swaida, 3 in Hama; 1 in Banyas; and 1 in Lattakia
Damascus Suburbs: Ain Menin: 4 children were martyred, 3 of them are siblings, due to an explosion in the town. They are: Thaer Ayman Othman and Abdulmo'men, Abdulmohaymen and Abdulkarim who are the children of Tawfiq Kariz. They were from Tal city
Hama: Sahl Al-Ghab: Fierce shelling by helicopters targets Howaiz, Howaija, and Hawash villages
Idlib: Salqeen: 2 children were martyred and their bodies were completely torn, as well as dozens of wounded due to the heavy artillery shelling which targets the town
Damascus: Hajar Aswad: Several homes were destroyed due to the missile shelling targeting the neighborhood
Damascus: Qaboun: Indiscriminate shelling targets the town from a tank located on the highway, with several shells landing around Taj Malaki Hall
Aleppo: Daret Ezza: Wounded were reported due to the heavy aerial shelling of the city
Deir Ezzor: Bokamal: Fierce clashes between the Free Syrian Army and the regime forces are reported next to the Military Security headquarters. Sounds of 4 explosions were heard in the area
Daraa: Sheikh Meskin: Regime forces launch a raids campaign in the eastern neighborhood, accompanied by mass arrests
Daraa: Sheikh Meskin: Regime forces launch a raids campaign in the eastern neighborhood, accompanied by mass arrests
Deir Ezzor: Bokamal: Fierce clashes between the Free Syrian Army and the regime forces are reported next to the Military Security headquarters. Sounds of 4 explosions were heard in the area
Damascus Suburbs: Douma: Intense gunfire from the checkpoint at Shohadaa square was reported
Aleppo: Heavy artillery shelling by regime forces targets Sekari neighborhood
Aleppo: Heavy artillery shelling by regime forces targets Shaar neighborhood
Homs: Qosair: 3 martyrs were reported in the city when a land mine, planted by regime forces in a road, exploded. They are Khaled Ahmed Amer and Mohammed Yousef Amer from Josieh village and Hussein Shehadeh Amer from Nezariyeh village
Damascus Suburbs: Indiscriminate gunfire from helicopter machine guns is reported at the towns of Eastern Ghota, especially Al-Aftaris
Daraa: Sanamein: Sounds of powerful explosions are heard in the city, they are from the south
Daraa: Daeel: Heavy artillery shelling of the city is reported
Damascus: Jobar: 2 artillery shells landed on homes in the neighborhood and columns of smoke are rising from the area
Damascus Suburbs: Bebila: Regime forces launch a campaign of vandalising and looting the town's parks and they steal the car of a resident
Deir Ezzor: 2 mortar shells landed next to the bridge connecting Bokamal city and the area of Souwaieya
Damascus: Hajar Aswad: The regime's helicopters renew the shelling of the neighborhood
Daraa: Lajah: Fierce clashes between the Free Syrian Army and the regime forces are taking place around the Jesri Air Force battalion. Also, heavy shelling targets Jesri village from the 175th regiment in Izraa
Damascus: 19 martyrs were reported in Magharba street, behind Palestine roundabout, after a mortar shell landed on homes in the area
Idlib: Maaret Nouman: 5 martyrs, among them 4 from one family, and several wounded, most in critical conditions, were reported when many artillery shells landed indiscriminately on the western neighborhood. They were fired from Wadi Deif checkpoint, located east of the city. A father, Ayman Tanari, and a child from Al-Odai family were identified
Damascus: 19 martyrs were reported in Magharba street, behind Palestine roundabout, after a mortar shell landed on homes in the area
Damascus Suburbs: Mouadamyet Al-Sham: Artillery shelling from the 4th divison's headquarters is at the southern neighborhoods of Damascus and the western Suburb's cities. Several shells were reported a while ago, they can be heard as powerful explosions that shake the city
Idlib: Khan Sheikhoun: Heavy artillery shelling from the checkpoints spread around the city is reported at the towns and surrounding villages
Daraa: Inkhel: Heavy mortar shelling targets the town from the 15th brigade, which is located between Sanamein and Inkhel towns
Damascus: Qadam: Fierce clashes between the Free Syrian Army and the regime's forces and its shabiha are taking place around the neighborhood's Police Station
Aleppo: Daret Ezza: More than 10 wounded were reported due to the motar shelling which targets the city
Syria news continued at http://www.lccsyria.org/en/
Lamborghini Urus On The Road
Lamborghini has officially revealed the new Urus SUV, a "super luxury" model with room for four and styling evolved from the company's crazed sportscars. "Powerful, but not bulky" and "muscular and highly athletic, but also elegant" in Lamborghini's words, the Urus -- codenamed "LB736″ -- is currently a concept but previews what the company expects to see hit the road in the next few years, bringing with it around 600hp and the sort of performance you'd hope for from the Italian bull.
Actual powerplants haven't been settled upon -- after all, the road-going version of the Urus concept isn't expected until around 2015 -- but Lamborghini apparently intends to do the near-impossible and balance huge amounts of grunt with eco-credentials. The company claims it will be an "everyday" vehicle, complete with lower CO2 emissions than rivals and space for not only four people in the carbon-fiber lavished interior, but their luggage too.
Measuring 4955 mm long, 1996 mm wide and 1660 mm high, the Urus will have a permanent all-wheel-drive system and a height-adjustable front spoiler that can be retracted for improving ground clearance but lowered when you want increased stability at speed. A further adjustable spoiler at the back helps with the latter, too, while the whole thing sits on 24-inch wheels.
The interior, in typical concept style, is a touchscreen madhouse where carbon-fiber and LCD TFT displays come together to make adult music. Four bucket seats, a few splashes of leather and an emphasis on keeping down the weight: Lamborghini claim the Urus is significantly lighter than its premium SUV competition, despite being longer and wider (though lower, too) than BMW's X6.
Like engines, pricing hasn't been decided. Still, Lamborghini aims to slot the production Urus in-between the Gallardo and Aventador models in its range, so figure on around $200,000 to $250,000.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_-12hSnIGE&feature=relmfu
Actual powerplants haven't been settled upon -- after all, the road-going version of the Urus concept isn't expected until around 2015 -- but Lamborghini apparently intends to do the near-impossible and balance huge amounts of grunt with eco-credentials. The company claims it will be an "everyday" vehicle, complete with lower CO2 emissions than rivals and space for not only four people in the carbon-fiber lavished interior, but their luggage too.
Measuring 4955 mm long, 1996 mm wide and 1660 mm high, the Urus will have a permanent all-wheel-drive system and a height-adjustable front spoiler that can be retracted for improving ground clearance but lowered when you want increased stability at speed. A further adjustable spoiler at the back helps with the latter, too, while the whole thing sits on 24-inch wheels.
The interior, in typical concept style, is a touchscreen madhouse where carbon-fiber and LCD TFT displays come together to make adult music. Four bucket seats, a few splashes of leather and an emphasis on keeping down the weight: Lamborghini claim the Urus is significantly lighter than its premium SUV competition, despite being longer and wider (though lower, too) than BMW's X6.
Like engines, pricing hasn't been decided. Still, Lamborghini aims to slot the production Urus in-between the Gallardo and Aventador models in its range, so figure on around $200,000 to $250,000.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_-12hSnIGE&feature=relmfu
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