US, Israel, Iraq, Afghanistan, Palestine, Lebanon - 3 Rules of the New Era

-
"One side fights with awesome high-tech weapons; while the other side fights with whatever it can get its hands on. The Iraqis (and now the Afghans) did not invent the art of asymmetric warfare, but they seem to be writing a new chapter. In the process, Iraq and Afghanistan are steadily sliding toward mayhem. The 'victor' in this war will be the one that has the political capability and resolve to outlast the other side."

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

TONIGHT ON THE TERRORDOME: The Five Percent Nation of Gods and Earths

-
Image
(ignore the "Barack Obama" title on the above Youtube video) FM88.5 Edmonton cjsr.com 6 pm Mountain Time If you’ve ever listened to hip hop, then you’ve heard the influence of this remarkable and mysterious community. They’re a decentralised, non-hierarchical society whose members number in the tens of thousands. Ch ances are you’re familiar with them even if you didn’t know it. Their most famous citizens include the Wu Tang Clan and members such as Method Man, the RZA and Raekwon, the singer Erykah Badu, the groups Brand Nubian and Poor Righteous Teachers, rappers Rakim, CL Smooth and Busta Rhymes, to name just a few. But their influence goes far beyond their population, because through hip hop, their teachings and vocabulary have become part of North American culture. Terms and phrases such as G, the bomb, break it down, manifest, represent, do the math, and peace were introduced, reinvigorated or redefined by them. Through their influence, the ph...
Read more

Computer geniuses of the Afrikan planet

-
Image
(Thanks to Br. John Y. for this.) Tyrone Taborn writes: “You may not have heard of Dr. Mark Dean. And you aren’t alone. But almost everything in your life has been affected by his work. “See, Dr. Mark Dean is a Ph.D. from Stanford University . H e is in the National Hall of Inventors. He has more than 30 patents pending. He is a vice president with IBM. Oh, yeah. And he is also the architect of the modern-day personal computer . Dr . Dean holds three of the original nine patents on the computer that all PCs are based upon. And, Dr. Mark Dean is an African American. “So how is it that we can celebrate the 20th anniversary of the IBM personal computer without reading or hearing a single word about him? Given all of the pressure mass media are under about negative portrayals of African Amer icans on television and in print, you would think it would be a slam dunk to highlight someone like Dr. Dean. “Somehow, though, we have managed to miss the shot. History is cruel when it comes to ...
Read more

SIFU KISU ON MARTIAL ARTS MASTERY AND DESIGNING + CHOREOGRAPHING THE BENDING OF AVATAR THE LAST AIRBENDER (MF GALAXY 069)

-
Image
CREATING BENDING STYLES, WHY HE RETURNED TO SHOWBIZ TO MAKE AVATAR, AND HOW HE BECAME SWORDMASTER PIANDAO It’s one of the most innovative and best-written Western animated series ever made, Avatar: The Last Airbender. Brian Konietzko and Michael DiMartino created its three seasons, which ran from 2005 to 2008. While technically aimed at children and teens, the series had a vast adult following that continues to grow via DVD, and because of its sequel series The Legend of Korra .   Distilled to its essence, Avatar: The Last Airbender is about a Dalai Lama-style boy monk with super-powers. He’s a bender, a person who can shape the four elements to his will. In this world, each element has a nation: the Air Nomads, the Water Tribe, the Earth Kingdom, and the Fire Nation. Young Avatar Aang, born an Airbender, awakes in a world in which the Fire Nation has destroyed the balance among the nations by waging a war for global conquest. Young Aang already knows air...
Read more