The War On Terrorism Will Continue Even When Osama Is Gone!

Ok I woke up to hear this absolutely unbelievable news – Osama Bin Laden is dead. All the local and international channels are running their special transmission on Osama Bin Laden’s termination.

There is this never ending repetition of a speech by Osama’s brother – Obama Bin Barrack that America was able to kill Osama under a military operation under his direct orders in Abbottabad – Pakistan. The American special security officers had confirmed news that Osama was hiding in that compound for quite some time.

Apparently, it was the perfect time for Obama to conduct this military operation and finish off their very own CIA agent, Osama now. Yes, interesting thing is that the US elections are very near and for Americans this could be a huge victory that Obama managed to kill the Al-Qaeda leader. Otherwise, Obama has been a disgusting president who did nothing constructive for the US or the world in all these years.

The critics and analysts, however, feel that there is a question mark if Obama will be re-elected because he will be judged on how the US economy performed in his tenure rather than the national security platform. But can we forget that Bush was re-elected also when he ended up capturing Saddam Hussein. But many smart Americans feel that it is fishy that it took USA such a long time to finally get Osama is shocking. Most of the Arabian and Muslim countries are quiet as they feel there will be retaliation from Taliban.

However, I am with Musharraf as he spoke this morning that killing Osama is just a victory in a big battle but the war on terrorism will continue and smart measures need to be taken to handle the retaliation. As it is, Osama did his work by creating huge pockets of trained warriors in the form of Taliban and they are scattered in plenty around the world. Thus, I don’t feel the world is safer with Osama’s death.

Also the fact, that they just buried his body in the sea is quite peculiar. It only raises eye brows. Perhaps they never killed him and have kept him in a dark cell or have told him that he did his job well and now he can enjoy the rest of his life in an exotic island with another identity. As it is, as per the famous conspiracy theory, Osama was only the creation of USA to enter territories that it could not easily enter.

Thus, the war on terrorism will continue. Taliban will retaliate. Pakistan itself will remain under fire. Our lowly President and Prime Minister didn’t even have the ball to conduct the operations with Pakistani soldiers, instead the entire operation was carried out by US military on our soil. Today, is not a peaceful day for Pakistan. City situations are tough, there are traffic jams, mobile phones are jammed. All the shops and commercial areas have been closed already in fear. Anyway, this is mostly due to local issues between two political parties.

For us life was not secured and life is not secured with or without Osama.

Raymond Davis Is A CIA Contractor

I am honestly a bit bored of Raymond Davis now but since I was covering this story I will write till this episode is over. So the latest update is that Raymond Davis is an undercover CIA contractor as confirmed by the Pakistani intelligence officials.

They say that there is no doubt that he was working with CIA as a contractor. The Pakistani intelligence officers are pretty sure that Raymond was doing things that were not in the best interest of the national security of Pakistan. It is said that he had close links with Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). He was part of a team that was conducting surveillance on militant groups inside Pakistan. They also believe Davis was masterminding terrorist activities in different parts of Pakistan and was recruiting young people from Punjab for the Taliban. The cellphone records show that Davis had links with 33 Pakistanis of which 27 were militants from TTP and Lashkar-e-Jhangvi.

According to more updates, it was during Musharraf's time in 2006 when a deal was cracked that allowed USA to conduct CIA operations in Pakistan so that they would know that Pakistan was not helping Taliban insurgents in anyway. As per this deal, Raymond Davis' job was to trail links of the Taliban and Al Qaeda in different parts of Pakistan but instead it was discovered that he had developed close ties with the TTP.

USA is now worried about global issues like Tunisia, Libya and Talibans spreading on a wider scale but it still wants Davis to be released soon.

On the other hand, there are reports on how the government is putting pressure on the victims families to withdraw the case while the religious political parties are pressurizing them to not let it go. There will be no espionage case against Davis but he will be tried for the double murders case.

Davis Case - Updates

Well there is not much of an update on the Raymond Davis case except that Pakistan's investigative team is recommending that a case of espionage should be registered against Davis because many of the details in the case suggest that he must be involved in such activities too.

During the investigation, the police found a few photographs that show some sensitive areas and defence installations fro Davis' camera. Photos of the Balahisar Fort, the head quarters of the paramilitary Frontier Corps in Peshawar and Pakistan Army's  bunkers on the Eastern border with India.

These are some strategic locations and it does not make sense why a diplomat would amuse himself with such photos. Such photos open the door for some more questions as to the nature of work Davis was up to and this is why it is being said that his business in Pakistan was perhaps to hurt the national security somehow but that it has been halted due to double murder case. 

Davis Case - Hidden Facts

It has come to light that some of the very crucial information in the entire Raymond Davis case is being pushed under the rug for various reasons. This is mostly happening by the foreign media and not the Pakistani media because they want to show that Raymond Davis is indeed not at fault in anyway and that killing people through windshields is just something that pretty much happened to him like most actresses say, "Acting just happened to them by chance."

Now the things that US media is not highlighting are as follows:

1. Davis has had an identity crisis that no man on the planet has experienced. According to US, he was hired as an employee of a US security company by name of Hyperion Protective Consultants, LLC. It is located at 5100 Norh Lane in Orlando, Florida. Upon research it has been discovered that there is no such company located at 5100 North Lane. In fact, there never was a company by that name ever.

2. The office of Florida's Secretary of State requires all the Florida companies to register themselves there for better record keeping. But can you guess something, there is no record of any company by the name of Hyperion Protective Consultants, LLC today or in the past also. Thus, this is a ghost company where Davis worked for some dead people.

3. Most Pakistani journalists believe Davis is either a CIA agent or is working under a contract for some private mercenary firm - like Blackwater. The American media doesn't want to highlight this point anywhere of course.

4. Local papers in Pakistan are highlighting that Davis shot the men from behind several times. But not many people know that they were both shot twice at the back and also twice from the front. So, they were some strange muggers or thieves who were so ready to die on that particular spot that day. But remember Raymond Davis was the scared boy who did this in self-defence as we are all told to believe.

5. Next the details of what all did Davis carry with him on his day out to shoot locals in Pakistan is also not clearly talked about. He was discovered with a Beretta, three cell phones, a loaded Glock pistol in his car, three full magazines and a small telescope. I think he was planning to go to Bermuda with so much baggage.

6. His car was a local rental car. Again it is something that Pakistanis are aware of but foreign media is not highlighting it.

7. Pakistani media thinks Davis is more than some diplomat. They feel he was involved in things like spying, terror bombings and his main focus was on hurting the national security of Pakistan and destabilizing the government.

More on the Davis Murders

So far Pakistan's stance is that they are not going to return Raymond Davis to US as per their demand and constant request for diplomatic immunity. It is not really evident how come our government is pushing back so far...it is very much unlike our government. Experts feel it is because they fear that if they don't tackle this matter in a proper manner, public, which is already unhappy about the fact that a foreigner can so easily enter our country with mysterious business and so easily kills two people (even if they were muggers). 

As per some more reports, it is also being asked that why did Davis run away from the scene suddenly when he was very calm at shooting the boys, he got out of his car, made video of the bodies and so much so also talked to somebody on the wireless. These were strangely calm signs and no ordinary man who kills somebody in self-defence would act this way and then suddenly decides to run off.

Another important thing that is being pointed out is the fact that the boys were carrying not so impressive locally made pistols and one of them had no bullets in it also. So far there is no evidence if they even tried to fire at Davis in the first place. Most of the bullets were hit the boy at the back and not on the front...so were they actually shooting from their ass or what. It actually means they were either not looking at Davis or were moving away from his. From the way it is looking now, Davis seemed more of a threat to them in fact.

Raymond Davis said his intention was never to kill the men but he shot them 7 times. May be a common person who gets damn scared might not have any control and can do that in panic. But this trained man knew very well that so many shots would actually kill anyone.

US has itself acted in a mysteriously cheap manner. They have issued 3 different statements about Raymond Davis' identity each saying something different. The last one is their desperate attempt to prove that he was in fact a diplomat of some technical staff. 

Again, I'd say this case is naturally much more than we can see. Even a blind person could sense it if not see it. I don't know what would eventually happen and what would be the outcome. But America's stance has been disappointing. If somebody has killed somebody, he has committed a crime so what's the issue if he is dealt with in Pakistan's court. 

Tell Clinton to Help Free Wangchen and Dhondup

Tashi Dhondup

Dhondup Wangchen

Two Tibetan artists were arrested for peacefully expressing their political opinions.

Tashi Dhondup is a popular singer from the eastern Tibetan region of Amdo. He was arrested following the 2009 release of a CD containing songs which included lyrics calling for the Dalai Lama's return to Tibet and lamenting that "There is no freedom in Tibet."

Plainspoken businessman Dhondup Wangchen bought a small camera and began interviewing monks and yak herders for his documentary film Leaving Fear Behind. He bravely gave a voice to Tibetans living under China's rule. Sadly, after finishing the film, he was arrested and his own voice was silenced.

U.S. Secretary of State Clinton will soon be meeting with Chinese officials. Ask her to press for the release Dhondup Wangchen and Tashi Dhondup, and for respect of the rights to freedom of expression and fair trial in future cases.

Take Action and sign the following petition if you believe in freedom of speech:

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/265/664/133/?z00m=19929526

Tell Mississippi It's Time for an Animal Abuse Bill

Mississippi recently was ranked one of the Five best states to be an animal abuser due in part to the state's lenient animal protection laws. Currently, abuse crimes are a misdemeanor in Mississippi. The penalties are limited to a short jail stint and small fines.

Though a tougher bill was passed through the state's Senate, it was defeated - for several years in a row - by the House.

Senator Bob Dearing is pushing for the House Agriculture Committee to debate a bill in 2011. House Agriculture chairman Greg Ward needs to allow the debate. Stricter laws are required to protect Mississippi's cats and dogs.

You must live in the US to sign this particular petition.

Please sign this petition…thank you!

http://animals.change.org/petitions/view/tell_mississippi_its_time_for_an_animal_abuse_bill

Taylor Swift Mine Lyrics

Taylor Swift's first single "Mine" off her third album "Speak Now" is now available on iTunes in the US and Canada.

Taylor Swift’s new single "Mine" was supposed to be revealed on August 16 but has made its way out early and her record label was forced to release the first single from her upcoming third album due to piracy and after a bootlegged version of the song started spreading online.

Release date for her new album is on October 25, 2010 and will be available for purchase worldwide.


Taylor Swift - Mine Lyrics


Oh oh ooo o
Oh oh ooo o

You were in college working part time waiting tables
Left to small time never looked back.
I was the flight risk with the fear of fallin
Wondered why we bothered with love if it never lasts
I say ‘Can you believe it?”
As we’re lying on a couch
(?) And I can see it
Yes yes I can see it now

Do you remember we were sitting there about the water
You put your arm around me for the first time
You made a rebel of a careless man’s careful daughter
You are the best thing that’s ever been mine

Flash forward and we’d been taking on the world together
And there is a drawer of my things and your place
You learned my secrets and you figured out why I’m (?)
You said we’d never made my parents’ mistakes.

But we’ve got bills to pay
We’ve got nothing figured out
When it was hard to take yes yes
This is was I thought about

Do you remember we were sitting there about the water
You put your arm around me for the first time
You made a rebel of a careless man’s careful daughter
You are the best thing that’s ever been mine

Do you remember all the city lights on the water
You saw me start to believe for the first time
You made a rebel of a careless man’s careful daughter
You are the best thing that’s ever been mine
Woah oh oo

Free Slurpee Day 2010

Its July 11 in US and its the 83rd Birthday of 7-Eleven and they will again be giving away FREE Slurpee at participating stores. The promo giveaway of 7-Eleven Slurpee will be available from 8am to 11pm. Great anniversary and great offer. Im sure many people in US most especially kids will love this!