http://sam.projectarchive.net Simple Automated Mess Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:57:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en An American MQ-1 Predator drone has crashed on takeoff in southern Afghanistan, the US Air Forces Central Command confirms. Here is the original post:  US Predator crashes in Afghanistan (Press TV) http://sam.projectarchive.net/index.php/world-news/afghanistan/us-predator-crashes-in-afghanistan-press-tv/ Legislation to combat internet piracy, including internet bans for persistent illegal file-sharers, has cleared the Lords and now goes to the Commons where it will be rushed through before the general election. See the original post: Internet piracy bill clears lords (Press Assoc. via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News) http://sam.projectarchive.net/index.php/world-news/online-piracy-world-news/internet-piracy-bill-clears-lords-press-assoc-via-yahoo-uk-ireland-news/ With effective PR, the US military could win the war in Afghanistan. Read more:  To win the war in Afghanistan, the US military has to beat the Taliban at the propaganda game (The Christian Science Monitor) http://sam.projectarchive.net/index.php/world-news/afghanistan/to-win-the-war-in-afghanistan-the-us-military-has-to-beat-the-taliban-at-the-propaganda-game-the-christian-science-monitor/ The United Nations mission in Afghanistan is no longer keeping staff abroad as a security measure, after it evacuated hundreds of foreign workers following an attack last year, a spokeswoman said on Monday. View post:  Foreign U.N. staffers return to Afghanistan (Reuters via Yahoo! News) http://sam.projectarchive.net/index.php/world-news/afghanistan/foreign-u-n-staffers-return-to-afghanistan-reuters-via-yahoo-news/ Often portrayed as mindless fanatics, the sophistication of Taliban military tactics in the Afghanistan war have impressed US military officials. View post:  Afghanistan war: How Taliban tactics are evolving (The Christian Science Monitor) http://sam.projectarchive.net/index.php/world-news/afghanistan/afghanistan-war-how-taliban-tactics-are-evolving-the-christian-science-monitor/ Not necessarily because of ethical reasons but because of declining whale populations. The 2009 statistics show that a total of 310 pilot whales , 174 white beaked dolphins , 2 bottlenose whales and 1 bottlenose dolphin were killed in ... See the rest here: Etsy For Animals: Ancient ritual threatens already declining ... http://sam.projectarchive.net/index.php/blogsphere/etsy-for-animals-ancient-ritual-threatens-already-declining-whale/ The US defense department has set up a spy network of private contractors in Afghanistan and Pakistan to help track down and kill those Washington calls suspected militants. Read more:  US official run spy ring in Afghanistan, Pakistan (Press TV) http://sam.projectarchive.net/index.php/world-news/afghanistan/us-official-run-spy-ring-in-afghanistan-pakistan-press-tv/ An early morning rocket attack on the largest U.S. military hub in Afghanistan killed one person Monday, NATO said. In the east, meanwhile, Afghan authorities thwarted three would-be suicide bombers from attacking a security post. Read more here: Rocket attack kills 1 at NATO base in Afghanistan (AP via Yahoo! News) http://sam.projectarchive.net/index.php/world-news/afghanistan/rocket-attack-kills-1-at-nato-base-in-afghanistan-ap-via-yahoo-news/ An early morning rocket attack on the largest U.S. military hub in Afghanistan killed one person Monday, NATO said. In the east, meanwhile, Afghan authorities thwarted three would-be suicide bombers from attacking a security post. Go here to see the original: Rocket attack kills 1 at NATO base in Afghanistan (USA Today) http://sam.projectarchive.net/index.php/world-news/afghanistan/rocket-attack-kills-1-at-nato-base-in-afghanistan-usa-today/ An early morning rocket attack on the largest U.S. military hub in Afghanistan killed one person Monday, NATO said. In the east, meanwhile, Afghan authorities thwarted three would-be homicide bombers from attacking a security post. Original post: Rocket Attack Kills 1 at NATO Base in Afghanistan (Fox News) http://sam.projectarchive.net/index.php/world-news/afghanistan/rocket-attack-kills-1-at-nato-base-in-afghanistan-fox-news/