Archive for February 2010

If A Tree Falls in Afghanistan…

In Afghanistan, Crime, News, Opinion, Politics, War, citizenship on 26 February 2010 tagged 1st Lt. Daniel Hickok, Associated Press, Habibullah, Hamid Karzai, Helmand, Kabul, Lt. Col. Burton Shields, Marja, Marjah, Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Moshtarak, Opium, poppy, poppy fields, Sgt. Christopher Wooton, taliban with View Comments

A story in the Associated Press details the process of U.S. and NATO commanders negotiating monetary recompense with the Afghan people. In the article we see that Lt. Col. Burton Shields must negotiate with an Afghan farmer whose trees were damaged during Operation Moshtarak. The details of the negotiations may seem absurd or tedious to [...]

…But in The Process I Forgot…

In Afghanistan, Art, Iran, Islam, Music, religion on 24 February 2010 tagged Fear, Hell, lyrics, Paradise, Rabia al-Adawiyya, Simorgh, The Conference of the Birds, X-Static Process with View Comments

GOD is Love. Fear Ignorance. “O Allah! If I worship You for fear of Hell, burn me in Hell, and if I worship You in hope of Paradise, exclude me from Paradise. But if I worship You for Your Own sake, grudge me not Your everlasting Beauty.” …I always wished that I could find someone [...]

Robin Thicke : ‘If Hip Hop is Dead, Then Nothing is Living’

In Art, Hip Hop, History, Music, News, Opinion, R&B, fame on 24 February 2010 tagged Atlanta, Billboard, Billboard 200, Billboard Charts, Blueprint 3, Coachella 2010, COACHELLA VALLEY MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL, Drake, Elvis Presley, Hip Hop, Houston, Idolator, Jay-Z, Lil Wayne, Nas, oprah, Oprah winfrey, paris, rihanna, Run This Town, Sean Carter, Sex Therapy, Super Bowl XLIV with View Comments

In an interview with Idolator, Robin Thicke was asked about the influence of Hip Hop on his new album Sex Therapy. Most notably, Thicke was asked about the state of Hip Hop in a world where its undisputed King is now a 40 year old media mogul and the ringtone rap dominates. Thicke’s response alluded [...]

U.S. Approves Karzai’s Take-Over of Election Group

In Afghanistan, Crime, History, News, Opinion, Politics, citizenship on 24 February 2010 tagged #Afghanelection, Afghan election, AFP, David Miliband, Democracy, Department of State, ECC, Election Fraud, Electoral Complaints Commission, Hamid Karzai, IEC, Independent Election Commission, P.J. Crowley, Peter Galbraith, Philip Crowley, Presidential Election, UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, Voter Fraud with View Comments

Responding to yesterday’s news that Afghan President Hamid Karzai, himself accused of massive election fraud, has taken full control over Afghanistan’s election watchdog group, the Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC), the U.S. Department of State has said that the legislation can be seen as a vital step towards Afghanistan taking responsibility for it’s own governance. However, [...]

Suddenly Responsive Pakistan Captures Half of Afghan Taliban Leadership

In Afghanistan, Crime, History, News, Opinion, War, pakistan, prince on 24 February 2010 tagged Afghanistan, Inter-Services Intelligence, ISI, Mullah Abdul Qayoum Zakir, Mullah Abdul Raouf, Mullah Ahmed Jan Akhunzada, Mullah Muhammad Hassan, NATO, pakistan, Quetta, Quetta Shura, taliban, Wahid Muzjda, who oversees the movement’s military affairs with View Comments

In recent weeks, Pakistan, referred to as The Taliban‘s Godfather, has suddenly apprehended a good number of Afghan Taliban leadership. By Pakistani accounts, the nation has now captured 50% of the Taliban’s leadership council. This is certainly intriguing, if not entirely disconcerting, news from a nation that has long been accused throughout the world of [...]