Daily Archives: September 26, 2006

Taliban Say Bin Laden Alive

Posted on September 26, 2006 by Gaius

Well, we already knew that the Saudi authorities had denied the French newspaper reports, so this isn't any real surprise. A Taliban spokesman told Al Arabiya television that Osama bin Laden is alive and in good health. The Arabic channel … Continue reading →

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Juxtaposition

Posted on September 26, 2006 by Gaius

Let us just put two things together here: The allegations are the latest to shake the Allen campaign after weeks of negative publicity about his describing a Webb volunteer of Indian descent as "macaca," which is a genus of monkey … Continue reading →

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The Little Robots That Could

Posted on September 26, 2006 by Gaius

NASA sent two robotic rovers to Mars in early 2004 for what was expected to be an approximately 90 day mission. That is about the best they hoped they could get out of the little robots, named Opportunity and Spirit. … Continue reading →

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What The Leaked NIE Doesn’t Tell Us

Posted on September 26, 2006 by Gaius

Robert Kagan, writing in the Washington Post has a column that I think really needs to be read. It addresses the selectively leaked partial information from a six month old secret National Intelligence Estimate that was – quite obviously – … Continue reading →

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