Day: November 27, 2011

A collection of news links from the world: Tensions in Pakistan inflame after NATO helicopter strike reportedly kills Pakistani troops.. PROFOUND DIPLOMATIC CONSEQUENCES AFTER NATO STRIKE KILLS PAKISTANI TROOPS Border tensions inflame after NATO strike.. Tension in Pakistan.. NATO attack kills Pakistani troops.. Tensions inflame: Pakistan tells US to vacate air base.. NATO says “highly … Read moreDrones and consequences.. Pakistan/NATO relations come to a grinding halt

Screen cap from YouTube  Cops keeping the peace.. perhaps pepper spray would have been better in this story, where police slammed a grandfather to the ground at a WalMart, leaving him unconscious and bloody.. And his crime, you ask? People got rowdy in the game section. The man’s grandson got trampled, so he put the video game … Read moreHunt in the wild: Shopping in America, 2011

And what have you done? Shot a good neighbor.. in a store on the run? The Christmas shopping season mayhem began Black Friday, for better or worse. In many cases worse. The season actually began a bit earlier this year than others–many big box stores opened their doors late in the evening on Thanksgiving night. Before … Read moreSo this is Christmas

AFP Photo/Thomas Lohnes The European economy continues to travel down a rocky path.. But now the British government is privately warning of a Euro break up — and  riots. According to TELEGRAPH reporter James Kirkup, the Treasury in Britain confirmed earlier in November that contingency plans began to be made for a collapse and unrest. … Read moreNEW FEARS OF EURO FAILURE– AND WHAT IT COULD LEAD TO IF IT COLLAPSES