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Massive anti-war protest march in Denver

Posted on August 29, 2008 by An alien Earthling

More than two thousand Americans, led by about fifty members of the Iraq Veterans against the War, took part in an anti-war protest march in Denver, Colorado. The march was from the Denver Coliseum to the Pepsi Centre, the venue … Continue reading →

Posted in 21st century, Afghanistan, animals, anti-war activists, anti-war protest, anti-war veterans, battle, cat, cats, Colorado, conflict, death, democracy, Democratic National Convention, Denver, Denver Coliseum, Earth, Earthlings, election, elections, environment, ethics, hero, hope, human rights, humanity, international law, Iran, Iraq, Iraq Veterans Against the War, Iraq War veterans, justice, liberty, life, Middle-East, news, NGO, peace, peak oil, Pepsi Centre, persian cat, politics, protest march, protests, random, rights, society, struggle, thoughts, Truth, U.S., Uncategorized, war, war in Afghanistan, war in Iraq, war on Iran, war veterans, West Asia, world | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 10 Comments

Georgia launches military offensive in South Ossetia, Russia retaliates

Posted on August 9, 2008 by An alien Earthling

The Greek city states were believed to have stopped wars to conduct the ancient Olympic Games. Now, as the 2008 Beijing Olympics gets underway, a new war has started 😦 A map of Georgia showing the breakaway regions of South … Continue reading →

Posted in 21st century, Abkhazia, Afghanistan, Alania, battle, Caucasus, conflict, death, Dmitry Medvedev, Earth, Earthlings, freedom, Georgia, human rights, international law, Iraq, killers, liberty, life, Mikheil Saakashvili, Moscow, news, North Ossetia, politics, random, rights, Russia, South Ossetia, sovereignty, struggle, Tbilisi, territorial integrity, the U.S.S.R., thoughts, Tskhinvali, Vladimir Putin, war, world | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

Pakistani school bombers killed by their own bomb!

Posted on August 6, 2008 by An alien Earthling

Three Pakistani militants belonging to a pro-Taliban group were killed by their own bomb as they tried to plant an improvised explosive device (IED) in a girls’ school in Pakistan’s scenic Swat Valley, known as “the mini Switzerland of Pakistan”. … Continue reading →

Posted in Afghanistan, battle, bomb blasts, child rights, children, crime, death, explosives, FATA, gender, Hamid Karzai, human rights, humanity, justice, killers, life, news, NWFP, Pakistan, random, society, South Asia, Switzerland, Taliban, terrorism, thoughts, war, women, women's rights, world | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Three cheers for Swapnil Asnodkar!!!

Posted on August 1, 2008 by An alien Earthling

Swapnil Asnodkar (read his profile on Cricinfo), a young, talented and promising cricketer from Porvorim, Goa who plays for Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League (IPL) has been appointed as the brand ambassador for the National Organisation for Tobacco … Continue reading →

Posted in actors, addiction, ambassador, anti-tobacco campaign, battle, child rights, children, cricket, disease, Earthlings, films, Goa, health, hero, hope, human rights, humanity, India, IPL, life, movies, National Organisation for Tobacco Eradication (NOTE), news, NGO, Rajasthan Royals, random, smoking, society, South Asia, sports, Swapnil Asnodkar, thoughts, tobacco addiction, Uncategorized, world, youth | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Bastille Day

Posted on July 17, 2008 by An alien Earthling

France celebrated Bastille Day (Fête Nationale or quatorze juillet) on July 14. It commemorates the 1790 Fête de la Fédération, held on the first anniversary of the storming of the Bastille on 14 July 1789, a very important event during … Continue reading →

Posted in Bastille, Bastille Day, battle, democracy, Earth, Earthlings, equality, execution, Fête de la Fédération, Fête Nationale, France, fraternity, freedom, French Revolution, history, hope, human rights, humanity, July 14, justice, liberty, life, Paris, politics, quatorze juillet, random, revolutions, society, the E.U., thoughts, war, world | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 11 Comments

Sam Bahadur and his Sunbeam

Posted on July 13, 2008 by An alien Earthling

My previous post was about Sam Bahadur’s motorcycle. This one is about his car. This picture was published in an auto magazine which interviewed Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw when he was 90 years young. You can read the full article … Continue reading →

Posted in Bangladesh, battle, cars, Chennai, Coonoor, death, Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw, First World War, hero, India, random, South Asia, Sunbeam, Sunbeam Rapier, Tamil Nadu, Victory War Memorial, war, world | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

The Motorcycle Diaries (Part 3) – Sam Bahadur’s motorcycle

Posted on July 8, 2008 by An alien Earthling

Sam Hormusji Framji Jamshedji Manekshaw, popularly known as Sam Bahadur, was the first person to hold the highest rank of Field Marshal of the Indian Army. He served in the army for four decades and took part in five wars, … Continue reading →

Posted in 1946 James 122ML, Ardeshir Cowasjee, Bangladesh, battle, Dawn, death, debt, execution, Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw, General Yahya Khan, hero, India, James motorcycles, journalism, life, motorcycles, news, newspapers, Pakistan, politics, random, Second World War, South Asia, Tamil Nadu, thoughts, Udhagamandalam, war, Wellington, world | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 15 Comments