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2005-10-09 Afghanistan-Pak-India

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Posted by Fred 2005-10-09 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 FOX reported the only damage in Islamabad was a ten story building housing UN diplomats. A reporter called in from the region and mentioned Egyptian, Chinese, Russian, and Japanese nationals reportedly killed as well as from Kosovo. Interesting bunch, huh? I hope the British team sent to help includes MI5 to search this rubble.

Posted by Danielle 2005-10-09 11:30|| 2005-10-09 11:30|| Front Page Top

#2 FOX reported the only damage in Islamabad was a ten story building housing UN diplomats.

This raises a whole bunch of other questions... how many other buildings are there of that size and height in Islamabad? How recent is their construction?

Posted by Phil Fraering 2005-10-09 11:53|| 2005-10-09 11:53|| Front Page Top

#3 For the curious, I checked to see what Google had on their maps site re: Islamabad, but this was the only imagery they had. You can zoom in on the image, but it starts looking blurry. Someone like OP might be able to glean something useful from this, but I can't.

Posted by Phil Fraering 2005-10-09 12:05|| 2005-10-09 12:05|| Front Page Top

#4 I wonder if the madrassah students will have to interrupt their studies for a while to remove rubble...

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2005-10-09 12:06|| 2005-10-09 12:06|| Front Page Top

#5 Argh! Here's the proper link.

Posted by Phil Fraering 2005-10-09 12:06|| 2005-10-09 12:06|| Front Page Top

#6 Phil, I get nothing but a blank page from your link.

I've checked all the "usual suspects", and there is no "after" imagery available yet. Most of the area is under heavy clouds and really crappy weather. It's going to be awhile before we can actually SEE the damage.

I have great sympathy for the women and children killed, but not for the men. There's a major difference between the God Jehovah and the moon god "Allan". God gave us brains to learn that when one crustal plate is ramming into another, earthquakes are going to happen, they're going to be severe, and you have to build to accommodate that fact. Worshipers of "Allan" say, "It's God's will if my home collapses", and totally ignore common sense or engineering. Being "stuck on stupid" is deadly, as the world once again learned yesterday.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2005-10-09 18:06|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2005-10-09 18:06|| Front Page Top

#7 HERE is the 10-degree square where Saturday's earthquake, and today's aftershocks, are plotted out. The area is still being shaken quite heavily.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2005-10-09 18:14|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2005-10-09 18:14|| Front Page Top

#8 HERE is the 10-degree square where Saturday's earthquake, and today's aftershocks, are plotted out. The area is still being shaken quite heavily.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2005-10-09 18:15|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2005-10-09 18:15|| Front Page Top

#9 HERE is the 10-degree square where Saturday's earthquake, and today's aftershocks, are plotted out. The area is still being shaken quite heavily.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2005-10-09 18:15|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2005-10-09 18:15|| Front Page Top

#10 I have great sympathy for the women and children killed, but not for the men.

Likewise, Old Patriot. In a patriarchal society that is rigidly controlled by men, it is they who must now bear responsibility for their massive misapplication of resources. The construction of so many fanatical madrassahs amidst a complete and total lack of responsible civil engineering, building inspection protocol or even remotely adequate emergency preparedness, stands as a searing indictment of their willful malfeasance. All their corrupt government officials and venomous imams may as well have strangled each earthquake victim with their bare hands.

Posted by Zenster 2005-10-09 19:59|| 2005-10-09 19:59|| Front Page Top

#11 I'm sure their Saudi patrons will switch the madrassah/jihad funding to infrastructure rebuilding funds....right? I mean, the Paks aren't just useful fodder, are they?

right....

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2005-10-09 20:04|| 2005-10-09 20:04|| Front Page Top

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