Thursday, September 07, 2006
Thursday
Update:A zek in the Yakima Gulag, Faik Ibrahim was on the Rush Limbaugh show, after speaking with his sister in Baghdad. Her home was searched by U.S. forces but she had no anger, in fact called her brother to say that the troops conducted the search in a thoroughly professional and proper manner. She also said she felt the troops should not be withdrawn.
I mention this for a couple reasons. 1. Faik Ibrahim is someone I know here, he used to have a restaraunt in downtown Yakima, a good restaraunt, and I ate there several times. 2. He's voted Democrat in the past. Still he was not afraid to give credit in a public way to U.S. forces when he felt it was due. His sister btw used to be very against the U.S. presence. I heard the original call and the news story on K.I.T. noon news which carried this story.
I wanted to mention this because I want to re:enforce the point, the correct conduct of troops in time of war makes ALL the difference! If soldiers conduct themselves properly, as they did in this situation, then it means at very least they are respected, and not hated. That can mean the difference between a successful mission and coming home alive or a bad situation.
Third Balkans related NPR story in the last two days! hmmm not so much coverage since the end of the wars of the 1990s....
U.S. Offers Carrot to Serbia
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5780573
From an Iranian Source in case you were worried about Karnivore
Tihić Rules Out Referendum over R.S.
http://www.iribnews.ir/Full_en.asp?news_id=220957&n=24
Serbia Finalizing Law To Return Property Seized By Communists
http://www.nasdaq.com/aspxcontent/NewsStory.aspx?cpath=20060907\ACQDJON200609070923DOWJONESDJONLINE000729.htm&selected=9999&selecteddisplaysymbol=9999&StoryTargetFrame=_top&mkt=WORLD&chk=unchecked&lang=&link=&headlinereturnpage=http://www.international.na
But we knew about this! So what is being done already?
Hundreds of War Criminals Walking Free in Ex-Yu
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1154526027354&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
Bulgarian Woman Dies of Anthrax
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=31&art_id=qw1157616903428S431
Store of Anthrax Victim Closed for Disinfection
http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=69260
Anthrax is endemic in some areas of the Balkans.
Energy Situation in Kosovo-Metohija Near to Being a Humanitarian Crisis
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/HMYT-6TDM9G?OpenDocument
Investors Cautioned Over Bulgarian Property
http://investing.reuters.co.uk/news/articleinvesting.aspx?type=propertyNews&storyID=2006-09-07T103804Z_01_GRI738240_RTRUKOC_0_PROPERTY-BULGARIA.xml
Nice to see some positive news!
Volunteer Delivers Wheelchairs to BiH Landmine Victims
http://www.meltonmowbraytoday.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=752&ArticleID=1749326
Soldier Reaches Out Through Music
http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060907/GPG0101/609070458/1207/GPGnews
Bulgarian Government Urges Hireing of Disabled and Accesibility
http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=69259
one of my tabloid moments
Natasha Kampush 'Gave journalists the creeps'
http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=69200
I'm here to tell you that she isn't reacting that unusually to her captivity. It's not at all unusual to have the reactions she did, and I would not have had the creeps...
Doesn't mean this young lady shouldn't have psychiatric help, but it's not so wierd as all that. Kidnappers need to think about the fact their victimes don't love them. Stockholm syndrome may be a reality, but so is the longing to behead the captor.
Something from her interview
http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=69220
# posted by Katja R. @ 7:52 AM 
