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more about #terrorism more comments → Matt Mulvahill: The messed up part isn't that they banned musical ringtones. Its that there are musical ringtones to be banned. The pervasiveness of western culture... more » medopal: oooh poor kids in Somalia they dont have the right to listen to music. ooh on the other hand kids in US cant go to the parks without parent because t... more » Noel Hermogenes: religious politics... guns for everyone... pffft!! I've seen REPUBLICANS with worse agenda. #somaliterroristsringtones more » raghuramsj001: @Jeb_Hoge: It's not "their" culture. Most people there don't want to live like that. It's imposed on them by the few people with guns. more » Serolf Divad: Less government, no gun ownership restrictions, rugged individualism... welcome to your Libertarian utopia of Somalia. #somaliterroristsringtones more » Jeb_Hoge: Oh, come now, just because their culture is different from ours doesn't mean it's not worthy of respect. Right? #somaliterroristsringtones more » a_pacetta: Terrorists? For fighting Americas allie Ethiopia? Some of the things that get reported on this site are pure propaganda. Absolute rubbish. more » usa111: The US tried to help this country after it digressed into anarchy and warlord fiefdom...but time and time again we learn one thing - you cannot help a... more » Incep: Well, atleast it's okay to be a real pirate. #somaliterroristsringtones more » olternaut: Are you freaking kidding me??? The device can potentially implode the bloody PLANET and the geniuses that run the place hire terrrorists to help run ... more » Bluth Certified Law Firm: Please, can we not start an Al-Qaeda witch hunt? That's what this seems like to me. Another witch hunt, as if we didn't learn from Salem or McCarthy. more » Pootie Tang: TheTaliban running the LHC! Hilarity ensues. more » iElvis: Later today, we will also learn he has connections to T-Mobile. A mysterious "Project Black" Supermassive black holes going unaccounted for. Al Qae... more » Nick Mercuro: Anyone else see any parallels here to Angels and Demons? Minus the devious plot to undermine the Catholic religion and poor acting by Tom Hanks that ... more » PurpleMonkeyDishwasher:: I completely forgot about the LHC, when is that supposed to be back up and running? On a side note: If we ever capture Osama Bin Laden, a good execut... more » -
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Somali Terrorists Ban Musical Ringtones
Seriously, how messed up is this. Al Shabaab insurgents in Somalia (Al Qaeda's proxy in the region) are going around flogging teenagers for listening to music and watching videos on their phones. Not to mention the senseless killings and amputations. More » -
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Large Hadron Collider Scientist by Day, Suspected Al Qaeda Terrorist by Night
Police has arrested a 32-yo physicist at CERN's Large Hadron Collider, linking him to an Al Qaeda terrorist group. Just fraking great. As if we didn't have enough with the morons predicting Apocalypse and the thing failing on its own. More » -
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US Government Planning to Use Boeing 747 Supertanker to Clean Cities After Nuclear, Biological Attacks
I don't know about you, but this makes me nervous: US government agencies are now looking at the possibility of using the impressive Boeing 747-100 Supertanker for dirty radioactive and biological bombing clean-up. In fact, it's already being tested: More » -
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"We're Going To Need A Bigger Boat"
A scene from my neighborhood: The "wall" the Coast Guard is protecting with their tiny little machine gun is actually the LNG tanker Suez Matthew. LNG tankers are a hot button issue in Massachusetts due to terrorism concerns. [Universal Hub] -
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#gps
NYC Makes Buses Hijack Proof With Remote Controlled Device
Let's say someone put a bomb on your bus and it can't go below 50 mph or it will explode. If that were to happen on a NYC bus you would probably be incinerated because the city has installed a new GPS device in thousands of local commuter and tourist buses. If the authorities get wind of a hijacking in progress, they can slowly stop the vehicle and prevent it from restarting via remote control. It may not work for "Speed" style situations, but for conventional hijackings, it could prove to be an effective weapon. More »
