[Daily Caller] During the weekend explosion event, a large explosion ripped a blast shield right out of a wall in the NIST (National Institute of Standards and Testing) building. Police found pseudoephedrine, the main ingredient in Sudafed, drain cleaner and a recipe for meth inside the building and, when they found the security guard, he had burns on his hands and arms.
The security guard was taken to a local hospital and treated for burns before being released Sunday morning. By Sunday night, he had resigned from his security guard job.
The NIST does a wide variety of testing and experiments, including measurement science. The campus where the explosion occurred is located about 15 miles north of Washington, D.C.
As of Friday, the security guard had not been charged with any crimes.
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"I suppose if you miss a meth lab, as a security guard, you ought to resign"
...uhhh - I think he was the cook...
I watched a DEA guy make a micro lab out of a backpack in about 15 minutes. Not too tough if you got the know how. Security guy likely watched too much Breaking Bad.
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[IsraelTimes] Authorities say John Russell Houser, who killed two women and himself, had a history of mental illness and espoused right-wing murderous Moslem views
A man who opened fire on strangers in a darkened movie theater on Thursday lost his family, home and businesses as he spent years angrily espousing right-wing extremism on television, the Internet and to anyone else who would listen. He once flew a Nazi banner outside a bar he owned as an anti-government statement.
John Russell Houser, 59, stood up about 20 minutes into Thursday night's showing of "Trainwreck" and fired on the audience, killing two people and wounding nine with a semi-automatic handgun.
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Raj, they've got him connected to the Nazis. That's close enough.
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"In recent years, Houser turned to right-wing murderous Moslem Internet message boards"
I would like to hear more about that connection. The guy was clearly a mess beforehand but I think "recent years" are more relevant than what he did a decade ago.
[DAWN] Provincial health authorities on Thursday confirmed the 10th death of the current year caused by the lethal Naegleria fowleri, also called ‘brain-eating amoeba’, in the province.
The officials said a 25-year-old man in Karachi’s Malir neighbourhood was the latest victim of Naegleria fowleri that caused primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM).
The patient was admitted in ‘critical’ condition to a private hospital and put on ventilator of an intensive care unit on Wednesday, where he died the same day. The authorities confirmed the death on Thursday. The ugly thing lives in the same kind of nasty water as typhoid or cholera.
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"Imam, please, what harm could wudu do
To us who make Musselman hoodoo?"
"By Allah, sweet Habib--
Er, laudable talib,
It might smite the pious like voodoo."
Those wailing and crying last week over proposed new rules to shunt every last person drawing Social Security old age benefits onto the ban list for firearms purchases should know that this can be placed at the feet of the NRA, which helped pass the law to enable states to use mental health records as a criterion. A lot of opposition to the notion that even if a person with a mental defect should be no bar to owning a firearm. The NRA's new rules allow those banned to petition the court to overturn the ban. More work for lawyers, less money for individuals who are supposed to be free.
The NRA is supposed to stop power grabs such as this newest one, but instead they aided it.
I myself have been mildly critical of those who appear in public, reasoning that it is a clear indication that the civil order has broken down.
Almost a year later, the civil order really does appear to be breaking down, so I don't worry too much about people showing up in a public place packing and ready to defend. That is what you are s'posed to do as a free man.
With those citizens comes accidental discharges for firearms. There were two this week: one from a private citizen, and one from a member of the military. From the professional firearms community came severe criticism of those discharges, but if you have people with firearms, those are going to happen.
I have noted, while following the war in southeastern Ukraine, that accidental firearms discharges are not common, but they happen often enough. I have seen three in videos, all non-fatal. Ukrainian press claims that accidental firearms discharges in the Ukrainian military account for about (going by memory here) ten percent of all casualties inflicted in the war zone. In one video I saw a rebel special operations man discharge his AK while guarding a crossroads. His commander decked him almost immediately.
It comes down to available forces. I would like to see the 12th Delta Force Division appear armed and ready at an American recruiting center, but I will settle for Harley and Zelda with their Bushmaster semiautomatics, because it will demonstrate a willingness to defend something in the face of mayhem being cheered on by the left.
Loads.
Rantburg's summary for arms and ammunition:
Prices for pistol ammunition and for rifle ammunition were unchanged.
Prices for used pistols were mixed, while prices for used rifles were mostly higher.
Pistol Ammunition
.45 Caliber, 230 grain, From Last Week: Unchanged (6 Weeks)
Cheapest, 50 rounds: Ventura Munitions, Wolf Polyformance, FMJ, steel cased, .27 per round
Cheapest Bulk, 500 rounds: LAX Ammunition, Tulammo, FMJ, Steel Cased, .27 per round (From Last week: +.11 Each (!!))
.40 Caliber Smith & Wesson, 180 grain, From Last Week: Unchanged (3 Weeks)
Cheapest, 50 rounds: Cheaper Than Dirt!, Tulammo, FMJ, Steel Cased, .24 per round
Cheapest Bulk, 500 rounds: Freedom Munitions, Store Brand, FMJ, Reloads, .23 per round (From Last Week: Unchanged (6 Weeks))
9mm Parabellum, 115 grain, From Last Week: Unchanged (5 Weeks)
Cheapest, 50 rounds: Cheaper Than Dirt!, Brown Bear, FMJ, Steel Cased, .17 per round
Cheapest Bulk, 1,000 rounds: Selway Armory, Northern Hills Precision, FMJ, Reloads, .18 per round (From Last Week: Unchanged (3 Weeks))
.357 Magnum, 158 grain, From Last Week: Unchanged (7 Weeks)
Cheapest, 50 rounds: LAX Ammunition, Tulammo, FMJ, Steel cased, .28 per round
Cheapest Bulk: 1,000 rounds: Ammunition To Go, Tulammo, FMJ, Steel cased, .33 per round (From Last Week: Unchanged (4 Weeks))
Rifle Ammunition
.223 Caliber/5.56mm 55 grain, From Last Week: Unchanged (3 Weeks)
Cheapest, 20 rounds: Munire USA, Tulammo, steel cased, FMJ, .24 per round
Cheapest Bulk, 500 rounds: Freedom Ammunition, Wolf Polyformance, steel cased, .24 per round (From Last Week: -.01 Each)
.308 NATO 150 grain, From Last Week: Unchanged (3 weeks)
Cheapest, 20 rounds: LAX Ammunition, Tulammo, steel cased, FMJ, .40 per round
Cheapest Bulk, 500 rounds: LAX Ammunition, Tulammo, Steel Cased, FMJ, .39 per round (From Last Week: -.05 Each )
7.62x39 AK 123 Grain, From Last Week: Unchanged (6 Weeks)
Cheapest, 20 rounds: Ammunition Depot, Wolf WPA, steel case, FMJ, .24 per round
Cheapest Bulk, 500 rounds: SG Ammo, Wolf WPA, steel case, .23 per round (From Last Week: Unchanged (1Q 2015))
.22 LR 40 Grain, From Last Week: Unchanged (2 Weeks)
Cheapest, 50 rounds: Sportsman's Guide, GECO, RNL, .09 per round
Cheapest Bulk, 500 rounds: Ammomen, Remington Thunderbolt, RNL, .09 per round (From Last Week: Unchanged (2 Weeks))
Guns for Private Sale
Rifles
.223/5.56mm (AR Pattern Semiautomatic) Average Price: $524 Last Week Avg: $486 (+) ($616 (17 Weeks), $486 (2 Weeks))
California (279, 264): Smith & Wesson M&P 15 Sport : $580 ($650 (27 Weeks), $425 (30 Weeks))
Texas (319, 328): DPMS: $550 ($700 (20 Weeks), $350 (15 Weeks))
Pennsylvania (160, 146): American Tactical Imports Omni: $490 ($700 (16 Weeks), $300 (4 Weeks))
Virginia (200, 195): American Tactical Imports: $500 ($750 (20 Weeks), $500 (25 Weeks))
Florida (384, 382): Les Baer Police Special: $500 ($650 (6 Weeks), $450 (39 Weeks))
.308 NATO (AR-10 Pattern Semiautomatic) Average Price: $940 Last Week Avg: $932 (+) ($1,359 (15 Weeks), $898 (5 Weeks))
California (43, 50): Palmetto State Armory: $900 ($1,700 (30 Weeks), $900 (8 Weeks))
Texas (72, 73): Bushmaster: $1,150 ($1,500 (35 Weeks), $860 (2 Weeks))
Pennsylvania (33, 52): DPMS LR-308T: $800 ($1,500 (21 Weeks), $800 (29 Weeks))
Virginia (60, 58): Rock River Arms LAR-8: $1,000 ($1,650 (5 Weeks), $900 (35 Weeks))
Florida (72, 70): Palmetto State Armory PA-10: $850 ($1,500 (36 Weeks), $750 (24 Weeks))
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I recently learned that the U.S. Army no longer uses the term 'accidental discharge' or AD. The new terminology is 'negligent discharge' or ND, and generally results in an Article-15 and forfeiture of pay.
[Libya Herald] A top army commander died today of natural causes. Colonel Nasser Hassan Mohammed Salhob Al-Arafi, the army's Air Defence chief is reported to have suffered a fatal heart attack. He was 65. Arab Spring: Not a place for geriatrics.
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...Wonder if that was a 9mm heart attack or a 7.62mm heart attack.
Mike
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in the end it's always heart failure
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[VOA News] Results from Burundi's presidential election show the incumbent, Pierre Nkurunziza, has won a third five-year term. Nkurunziza got 69 percent of the vote in a poll boycotted by the opposition, which said the president's bid for re-election was unconstitutional.
The head of country's electoral body read out the results Friday from Burundi's 18 provinces. When the totals were added up, they showed Nkurunziza won with 69 percent of the vote, followed by Agathon Rwasa with 19 percent.
Nkurunziza won 16 out of the country's 18 provinces. The 51-year-old former rebel leader lost only Rumonge province and Bujumbura, the capital, which has seen months of protests since he announced plans to run for a controversial third term in April.
According to the election commission, 2.8 million voters out of 3.8 million registered voters cast their ballots.
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Citizens of Mexico and several Central American nations have filed suit, claiming entitlement to birth certificates for their children born in the United States. They allege that the Texas denies them the certificates because they do not possess the required identification.
The parent plaintiffs of the 23 children claim that the State of Texas violates their children's rights because the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution provides that any child born on U.S. soil warrants American citizen. It also provides that they are citizens of the state where they reside. The plaintiffs and their children reside in Texas.
They allege in their petition filed in U.S. District Court in Austin that the birth certificates are being denied because of their immigration status. They argue that, "Such refusal is de facto based upon the immigrant status of the Plaintiff parents." In the lawsuit, the parents do not refer to themselves as "immigrants," or "illegal immigrants." They refer to themselves in their legal capacity "as next friend."
In the petition filed in federal court in the Western District, the parents cite the Equal Protection Clause and the Supremacy Clause, and allege that their rights are being violated under these sections.
At issue is the form of identification that is now being required of parents by the Bureau of Vital Statistics in border communities. They claim that officials in Hidalgo, Cameron, and Starr counties deny them birth certificates lawfully theirs and their childrens'.
In the past, a form of identification called "matriculas" or "matricula consular" was accepted for issuance of the birth certificates. As the name suggests, this form of identification is procured from the consulate.
The plaintiffs claim that now they are only allowed to show their drivers licenses, or a border identification card, and visas are required with passports.
The communications spokesman for the Texas Department of State Health Services, Chris Van Deussen, said Texas has never accepted the matriculas, the consulate form of identification. He said matriculas are not reliable because the issuer of the ID does not verify the data or documents that are shown when procuring the identification.
The state spokesman said the department must verify that parents are who they claim to be. He said the agency must not only issue birth certificates, but make sure that valid information is provided. The intent is to not facilitate identification theft or other fraud.
Van Deussen denied that the ID requirements had anything to do with immigrant status.
The parents complain their children are not able to obtain benefits, including health insurance, and they cannot enroll their children into school.
The office of the Texas attorney general will represent the state in the lawsuit.
[ALMANAR.LB] A French delegation of politicians, led by Thierry Mariani of the centre-right Les Républicains party, arrived in Crimea on Thursday after earlier meeting with Russian MPs in Moscow, the World Bulletin news website reported.
On Friday, the delegation is scheduled to visit the peninsula's regional capital Simferopol, the port of Sevastopol and the resort city of Yalta.
"It is with deep concern and indignation that I learned of your decision to visit, as head of the French delegation, the Autonomous Republic of Crimea which is temporarily occupied by Russia," Ukrainian ambassador Oleg Shamshur wrote to Mariani in a letter published Friday. "Ewps."
"You did not even inform the Ukrainian side, deciding to enter illegally from Moscow," he said, warning the MPs against the information they get during the visit.
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So, the French are getting ready to flip on the Ukrainians?
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[HUFFPOO] WASHINGTON -- The government has launched a price-gouging investigation into five airlines that allegedly increased airfare after an Amtrak crash in Philadelphia halted rail service in May, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said at a breakfast Friday.
The Department of Transportation sent letters to five airlines -- Delta, JetBlue, Southwest, American and United -- requesting information on pricing for air travel through the Northeast Corridor, Foxx told reporters.
Foxx said the investigation will "begin the process of uncovering whether in fact airlines drove up prices in direct response" to the May 12 incident. One of the reasons I travel F-150. A pox on the odious Delta sardine packers.
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It's an odious discussion every time supply or demand change.
Government, if anything, makes everything worse.
I wish these mental midgets would shut up and sit down with their whole marxist claptrap.
[ALMANAR.LB] Representatives from Greece's international creditors are due in Athens in the coming days, the European Commission said, with sources saying logistical issues had pushed back an expected arrival date of Friday.
The officials from the European Commission, European Central Bank and International Monetary Fund are due in Athens after Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras agreed to start talks on a new bailout for Greece.
"The institutions are expected in the coming days," a spokeswoman for the Commission told AFP, without giving further details of a likely arrival time.
A source close to the negotiations added: "The mission is being prepared. We are still discussing a location (for the negotiations) as we have to find an accessible place to work, near the ministries."
A second source spoke of "logistical problems."
The Greek government kicked out what was previously known as the "troika" of creditors, who are widely loathed in Greece, after the election of Tsipras and his Syriza party on an anti-austerity platform in January.
The aim of the new cycle of talks is to finalize a third international bailout for debt-stricken Greece by August 20, when it has to pay more than 3.0 billion euros to the ECB, followed by a 1.5 billion euros payment to the IMF in September.
Tsipras and his eurozone partners reached a deal at an all-night summit on July 12-13 to give Greece a new rescue program in exchange for tough reform conditions, including the return of the creditors to Athens.
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Love the pic, which is perfectly emblematic of the ridiculous dog & pony show involving Greece & the EU. Just kick the fucking Greeks out already & be done with it.
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No, Raj, there are still some things of value in Greece that aren't actually attached to the landscape. Statues and such. Then there's the possibility of goading the government into a 'firesale' of some of those picturesque islands.
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So England is going to take back the Elgin Marbles?
Or how do you foreclose on the Erechtian or the Propaleya?
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#4 So England is going to take back the Elgin Marbles?
No, I think the Greeks have permanently lost their marbles.
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Pay up or we'll outsource collection calls to every Greek with a phone to India which has callers that can call at anytime of the day and repeatedly during the day. Poros revenged.
[DAWN] LAHORE: The district and sessions judge on Thursday issued fresh death warrants for a 'mentally-ill' condemned prisoner Khizar Hayat for July 28 as temporary moratorium on executions also ended with Ramazan. See how he likes a good neck stretching...
Hayat, a former police constable, will be the first convict to be executed since the federal government had temporarily stopped hangings in the fasting month. And from this point we descend into an argument regarding the death penalty...
Previously, the Lahore High Court had stayed Hayat's execution a day before the hanging. And why delay the high jump for the poor fellow?
Justice Project Pakistain (JPP), a law firm working for prisoners' rights, represented the case of Hayat on behalf of his mother Iqbal Bano. It was pleaded that the jail authorities in 2008 diagnosed the 41-year-old inmate with paranoid schizophrenia.
Paranoid schizophrenia is a subtype of schizophrenia in which the patient has delusions (false beliefs) that a person or some individuals are plotting against them or members of their family. Paranoid schizophrenia is the most common schizophrenia type.
The majority of people with paranoid schizophrenia, as with most schizophrenia subtypes may also have auditory hallucinations - they hear things that are not real. They may also have delusions of personal grandeur - a false belief that they are much greater and more powerful and influential than they really are.
An individual with paranoid schizophrenia may spend a disproportionate amount of time thinking up ways of protecting themselves from their persecutors.
Typically, a person with paranoid schizophrenia has fewer problems with memory, dulled emotions and concentration compared to those with other subtypes; which allows them to think and function more successfully. Even so, paranoid schizophrenia is a chronic (long-term, lifelong) condition which may eventually lead to complications, including suicidal thoughts and behavior.
With proper treatment and support, patients have a very good chance of leading happy and productive lives.
... all of which sez he's a nutter, but a fairly common flavor of nut. If he's a nutter within the definition of the M'Naughten Rule ("like a wild beast, knowing not from right or wrong," if I remember it correctly) then shouldn't society be protected from his delusions by putting him down humanely, like we'd put down a dog that attacks people? Not that hanging him would be all that humane, but that's probably the closest approach to be found in Pakistain.
Shadbagh police had tossed in the calaboose Drop the heater, Studs, or you're hist'try! Hayat in October 2001 for killing a fellow policeman and the trial court handed him down death sentence in 2003. If he's not a paranoid schizophrenic then he'd be your average Pak, raised and living in a culture where the inability to control one's violent impulses is regarded as a sign of manhood. However, a good lie finds more believers than a bad truth... the court later revoked the stay after the jail authorities stated that Hayat was fit for execution. "We're gonna hang you tomorrow morning, Hayat!"
"Please don't kill me!"
"That looks like a pretty normal reaction to me."
The JPP said the second mercy petition of Hayat was still pending before the president of Pakistain. It needs some babu's stamp before it becomes official. Until then it's just "demi-official," as Huree Chunder Mukkerjee would have described it.
JPP Director Barrister Sarah Belal said Khizar Hayat's severe mental illness was well-documented and the jail's own records showed that he suffered from 'severe psychosis'. I've got arthritis, my hair's mostly departed the top of my head, and I probably have halitosis. If I hot somebody my ailments wouldn't disqualify me from the death penalty.
She said it was deplorable, then, that the government still wanted to hang him. Executing mentally ill people was a violation of local as well as international laws, she said, and added that Hayat's execution must be halted and he should be shifted to some mental hospital immediately. Good idea. Lock him away in a mental hospital, where in three or four years somebody will pronounce him cured and "mainstream" him. Then his victim won't be dead anymore, right?
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[DAWN] Pakistain People's Party leaders have called PTI chairman Imran Khan ... aka Taliban Khan, who isn't your heaviest-duty thinker, maybe not even among the top five... politically immature, saying despite the judicial commission's report the general perception of rigging in 2013 election still exits. Playing cricket doesn't make you a statesman, nor even a competent ward heeler. That's the same thing I've got against Donald Trump.
"Court needs evidence. In rigging matter it is always difficult to present proof and the PTI failed to submit it in court. However, a clean conscience makes a soft pillow... the general perception of rigging in elections still exists," PPP Secretary-General Sardar Latif Khosa told Dawn here on Thursday.
He said the PPP also raised rigging allegations in the 2013 elections but unlike Imran Khan, it did not demand constitution of a judicial commission because solid evidence was required to prove systematic rigging.
Khosa said the government should now work on holding next elections through biometric system.
PPP South Punjab 1.) Little Orphan Annie's bodyguard
2.) A province of Pakistain ruled by one of the Sharif brothers
3.) A province of India. It is majority (60 percent) Sikh and Hindoo (37 percent), which means it has relatively few Moslem riots.... Vice-President Haider Zaman Qureshi said the political immaturity of Imran Khan and his legal team had resulted in "grant of ISO 9000 verification and certification to the PML-N government."
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[DAWN] LAHORE: With rejection of the rigging allegations by the Judicial Commission, opposition parties which have so far been supporting the Pakistain Tehrik-e-Insaf ...a political party in Pakistan. PTI was founded by former Pakistani cricket captain and philanthropist Imran Khan. The party's slogan is Justice, Humanity and Self Esteem, each of which is open to widely divergent interpretations.... 's call for audit of the 2013 general election, have started distancing themselves from the demand.
Majlis Wahdatul Moslemeen (MWM) chief Raja Nasir Abbas says it was the PTI that had called for setting up the commission and that other parties had not been taken into confidence before making the demand.
The commission's verdict, therefore, does not apply to the MWM and other opposition parties, he says, insisting that the PML-N had committed "engineered rigging" and destroyed the evidence so that the "crime" cannot be easily proved in a court of law.
Raja Nasir seeks an end to politicking on the commission's report and urges the ruling party to instead focus on resolving masses' problems.
Pakistain Awami Tehrik (PAT) of Maulana Tahirul Qadri ...Pak politician, and would-be dictator, founder and head of Tehreek-e-Minhajul Quran and Pakistain Awami Tehrik. He usually resides in Canada, but returns to Pakistain periodically to foam at the mouth and lead demonstrations. Depending on which way the wind's blowing, Qadri claims to be the author of Pak's blasphemy law. Other times he says it wasn't him... , which was dubbed as political "cousin" of the PTI during Islamabad sit-in, also says that Imran Khan ... aka Taliban Khan, who who convinced himself that playing cricket qualified him to lead a nuclear-armed nation with severe personality problems... should give his stance on the report as the commission had been formed with his consent.
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[DAWN] AHMEDABAD: An Indian court has denied a 14-year-old girl a late-term abortion after she was allegedly raped by a doctor in the western state of Gujarat ...where rioting seems to be a traditional passtime... , the victim's lawyer said Friday.
The Gujarat High Court on Thursday rejected the petition filed by the father of the girl, saying India's abortion law does not allow termination of pregnancy after 20 weeks, or five months.
The girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is more than five months pregnant.
"The father of the victim is a labourer and does not have enough resources to take care of the child to be born... The parents are yet to decide if they want to approach higher forum," the teenager's lawyer, Pradip Bhate, told AFP.
Judge Abhilasha Kumari said it was a "difficult" decision, but added that "whatever be the circumstances in which the child was conceived, whatever the trauma of the young mother, the fact remains that the child is also not to blame for being conceived".
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Judge Abhilasha Kumari said it was a "difficult" decision, but added that "whatever be the circumstances in which the child was conceived, whatever the trauma of the young mother, the fact remains that the child is also not to blame for being conceived".
"Child not to blame".....what a novel conclusion, which appears to recognize the existence of human life.
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Should all who are small, odd, or homely
Be seen as excrescent anomaly?
Should lovers of science
Not place more reliance
On sorting folks out chromosomally?
[DAWN] PESHAWAR: A local election tribunal on Thursday disqualified Jamaat-e-Islami ...The Islamic Society, founded in 1941 in Lahore by Maulana Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi, aka The Great Apostosizer. The Jamaat opposed the independence of Bangladesh but has operated an independent branch there since 1975. It maintains close ties with international Mohammedan groups such as the Moslem Brotherhood. the Taliban, and al-Qaeda. The Jamaat's objectives are the establishment of a pure Islamic state, governed by Sharia law. It is distinguished by its xenophobia, and its opposition to Westernization, capitalism, socialism, secularism, and liberalist social mores... MPA Malik Behram Khan over impersonation in his graduation examination and ordered by-elections in his constituency, PK-93, Dir III. "Throw the bum out! Bailiff, order a by-election!"
The tribunal chief, Shah Jee Rehman, issued an order for Malik Behram's disqualification over the petition of his rival candidate, Sahibzada Sanaullah of Pakistain People's Party. "He wudn't the guy who got his degree!"
"Izzat so?"
The tribunal observed that an inquiry conducted by the University of Malakand proved that Malik Behram had impersonated in the graduation examination and therefore, the MPA was not sagacious and virtuous in terms of articles 62 and 63 of the Constitution of Pakistain. "Sagacious and virtuous?" Pak pols?
Malik Behram was elected MPA from PK-93 Upper Dir--III during the 2013 general elections. He had received 13,580 votes against runner-up Sahibzada Sanaullah's 9,799 votes. "I'm here to sit for my exams!"
"Say, didn't you used to be about four inches taller?"
Last year, the tribunal had dismissed the election petition as at that time, the university had not conducted inquiry into the matter. "...and have black hair..."
The petitioner later moved the Supreme Court against that. "... and a mustache?"
In the meantime, the university cancelled the degree of Malik Behram over impersonation observing that in his place, different people had appeared in the examination of graduation Part 1 and Part 2 in 2005 and 2007, respectively. "And weren't you a guy?"
Malik Behram had challenged the cancellation of his degree before the Beautiful Downtown Peshawar ...capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly known as the North-West Frontier Province), administrative and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Peshawar is situated near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, convenient to the Pak-Afghan border. Peshawar has evolved into one of Pakistan's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities, which means lots of gunfire. High Court in Swat ...a valley and an administrative district in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistain, located 99 mi from Islamabad. It is inhabited mostly by Pashto speakers. The place has gone steadily downhill since the days when Babe Ruth was the Sultan of Swat... (Darul Qaza), which on April 10, 2015, dismissed his petition and upheld the cancellation of his degree.
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[Times of Israel] The Champ regime is preparing to release Jonathan Pollard, who was convicted in 1987 of spying for Israel, in hopes of alleviating tensions over the Iranian nuclear deal, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday.
According to US officials cited in the report, some are pushing for Pollard's release in a matter of weeks, while others say it could take months. Still other US officials mentioned in the report denied any link between the Iranian nuclear deal and Pollard's potential release.
ABC News' managing editor tweeted Friday night that US officials had confirmed to ABC that the former Navy analyst was set to be released in November, when he is eligible for parole.
But the Justice Department said it expected Pollard to serve out his entire sentence.
"The Department of Justice has always and continues to maintain that Jonathan Pollard should serve his full sentence for the serious crimes he committed, which in this case is a 30-year sentence as mandated by statute," said spokesman Marc Raimondi.
"Mr. Pollard's status will be determined by the United States Parole Commission according to standard procedures," added National Security Council spokesman Alistair Baskey. "There is absolutely zero linkage between Mr. Pollard's status and foreign policy considerations."
Israeli government officials -- including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu himself -- activists, and even members of Congress have for decades lobbied successive US administrations for Pollard's release.
There have been several reports in US media in recent months alleging that Pollard may be released later this year.
Last week, one of Pollar's attorneys, Eliot Lauer, told the Times of Israel that he has received no indication of this.
"We have not received any word, and I would expect that either I or my client would be the ones who would be notified," he said. Lauer is a member of Pollard's pro bono legal team, and has represented him for over two decades.
The 61-year-old Pollard is serving a life sentence in a US federal prison for passing classified information to Israel; he was granted citizenship by Israel 20 years ago. The flurry of reports reflect a US government website that lists Pollard's release date (under ID number 09185-016) as November 21, 2015 -- a date that would coincide with the 30th anniversary of his arrest.
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So, the boys and girls who thought up the exchange of five high level Taliban for a disaffected pot smoking AWOL, think this will sell well too after betraying Israel's security with Iran.
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
[DAWN] Provincial health authorities on Thursday confirmed the 10th death of the current year caused by the lethal Naegleria fowleri, also called ‘brain-eating amoeba’, in the province.
[VOA News] Results from Burundi's presidential election show the incumbent, Pierre Nkurunziza, has won a third five-year term. Nkurunziza got 69 percent of the vote in a poll boycotted by the opposition, which said the president's bid for re-election was unconstitutional. 
Citizens of Mexico and several Central American nations have filed suit, claiming entitlement to birth certificates for their children born in the United States. They allege that the Texas denies them the certificates because they do not possess the required identification.
[ALMANAR.LB] Representatives from Greece's international creditors are due in Athens in the coming days, the European Commission said, with sources saying logistical issues had pushed back an expected arrival date of Friday.
[DAWN] LAHORE: The district and sessions judge on Thursday issued fresh death warrants for a 'mentally-ill' condemned prisoner Khizar Hayat for July 28 as temporary moratorium on executions also ended with Ramazan.
[DAWN] LAHORE: With rejection of the rigging allegations by the Judicial Commission, opposition parties which have so far been supporting the Pakistain 
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[DAWN] AHMEDABAD: An Indian court has denied a 14-year-old girl a late-term abortion after she was allegedly raped by a doctor in the western state of 
[DAWN] PESHAWAR: A local election tribunal on Thursday disqualified 
