Isis
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The New York TimesVerified account @nytimes The only known survivor of an ISIS massacre in Iraq tells his story (warning: graphic video) http://nyti.ms/Z8GSE1
Escaping Death in Northern Iraq
Video Feature: Surviving an ISIS Massacre [includes graphic images]
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/04/w...massacre-iraq-video.html?smid=tw-nytimes&_r=0
Talking of the name "Isis"....
Isis is also the name of the part of the Thames that flows through Oxford.
It is the part of the River Thames above Iffley Lock which flows through the university city of Oxford, past Christ Church Meadow and the focal point of rowing for Oxford University.
Historically, and especially in Victorian times, gazetteers and cartographers insisted that the river Thames was correctly named the River Isis from its source until Dorchester-on-Thames, where the river meets the River Thames and becomes the "Thame-isis" (from which the Latin, or pre-Roman Celtic, name Tamesis is derived), subsequently abbreviated to Thames; current Ordnance Survey maps still label the Thames as "River Thames or Isis" until Dorchester. Since the early 20th century this distinction has been lost in common usage even in Oxford, and some historians suggest the name Isis is nothing more than part of Tamesis, the Latin name for the Thames.
The name "Isis" is especially used in the context of rowing at the University of Oxford. A number of rowing regattas are held on the Isis, including Eights Week, the most important Oxford University regatta, in the Trinity term (summer), Torpids in the Hilary term (spring) and Christ Church Regatta for novices in the Michaelmas term (autumn). Because the width of the river is restricted at Oxford, rowing eights normally have a staggered start near Donnington Bridge and must then aim to "bump" the eight in front (i.e., catch up and touch or overlap with it sufficiently). The leading eight aims to "row over" (i.e., finish the race without being bumped).
Punting on the Isis near the Botanic Gardens in Oxford, Oxfordshire
Isis is also the name of a crater on the Moon; an asteroid; the ISIS neutron source; the International Studies of Infarct Survival; a series of Canadian satellites to study the atmosphere; Isis Innovation, a British technology transfer company; a soft coral; an American post-metal band; an American horn-rock band; an Australian rock band; a character in Battlestar Galactica; a character in Stargate; an American comic book character; a1677 opera by Jean-Baptiste Lully and Philippe Quinault; a song by Bob Dylan; a song by The Yeah Yeah Yeahs; the names of three different rivers in Australia; etc etc etc etc.
Isis is also the name of the part of the Thames that flows through Oxford.
It is the part of the River Thames above Iffley Lock which flows through the university city of Oxford, past Christ Church Meadow and the focal point of rowing for Oxford University.
Historically, and especially in Victorian times, gazetteers and cartographers insisted that the river Thames was correctly named the River Isis from its source until Dorchester-on-Thames, where the river meets the River Thames and becomes the "Thame-isis" (from which the Latin, or pre-Roman Celtic, name Tamesis is derived), subsequently abbreviated to Thames; current Ordnance Survey maps still label the Thames as "River Thames or Isis" until Dorchester. Since the early 20th century this distinction has been lost in common usage even in Oxford, and some historians suggest the name Isis is nothing more than part of Tamesis, the Latin name for the Thames.
The name "Isis" is especially used in the context of rowing at the University of Oxford. A number of rowing regattas are held on the Isis, including Eights Week, the most important Oxford University regatta, in the Trinity term (summer), Torpids in the Hilary term (spring) and Christ Church Regatta for novices in the Michaelmas term (autumn). Because the width of the river is restricted at Oxford, rowing eights normally have a staggered start near Donnington Bridge and must then aim to "bump" the eight in front (i.e., catch up and touch or overlap with it sufficiently). The leading eight aims to "row over" (i.e., finish the race without being bumped).
Punting on the Isis near the Botanic Gardens in Oxford, Oxfordshire
Isis is also the name of a crater on the Moon; an asteroid; the ISIS neutron source; the International Studies of Infarct Survival; a series of Canadian satellites to study the atmosphere; Isis Innovation, a British technology transfer company; a soft coral; an American post-metal band; an American horn-rock band; an Australian rock band; a character in Battlestar Galactica; a character in Stargate; an American comic book character; a1677 opera by Jean-Baptiste Lully and Philippe Quinault; a song by Bob Dylan; a song by The Yeah Yeah Yeahs; the names of three different rivers in Australia; etc etc etc etc.
The Empire Strikes Back
NEWPORT, Wales — The Obama administration accelerated efforts Friday to build an international coalition to combat the Islamic State, winning pledges of support from nine allies but leaving questions about the extent of possible expanded military force.
Secretary of State John F. Kerry said the multinational alliance possesses ``the ability to destroy’’ the militants using tactics that stretch beyond the battlefield such as trying to disrupt its recruiting and financial networks.
“It may take a year, it may take two years, it may take three years. But we’re determined. It has to happen,” he said at the end of a two-day NATO summit in Wales.
The 10-nation alliance, forged at the NATO meeting, would expand efforts to arm and train Iraqi government forces and Kurdish fighters battling the Islamic State. The group would also further coordinate operations to deliver humanitarian aid to refugees who fled as the Islamic State’s gained ground in northern Iraq and parts of Syria.
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Britain, France and Australia are considered the most likely allies to possibly join the United States in more aggressive airstrike campaigns against the Islamic State — at least in Iraq. France and Australia both have military outposts in the United Arab Emirates. Britain has a military base in Cyprus in the eastern Mediterranean.
Philip Hammond, Britain’s foreign secretary, said his country had “made no commitment to take part in any air strikes as yet, but we’ll certainly consider that possibility.”
U.S. officials, meanwhile, are pressing other NATO members to provide support in different ways, including providing weapons and ammunition for Kurdish fighters and sharing intelligence about the Islamic State -- which has drawn thousands of foreign fighters from Europe, North Africa, the United States and elsewhere.
NATO allies unite against Islamic State - The Washington Post
The U.S., Britain, France, and Australia will carry the load. How 'bout those superior Canadian forces?
I calculate we'll call them to deliver the critical canoes and maple syrup.
NEWPORT, Wales — The Obama administration accelerated efforts Friday to build an international coalition to combat the Islamic State, winning pledges of support from nine allies but leaving questions about the extent of possible expanded military force.
Secretary of State John F. Kerry said the multinational alliance possesses ``the ability to destroy’’ the militants using tactics that stretch beyond the battlefield such as trying to disrupt its recruiting and financial networks.
“It may take a year, it may take two years, it may take three years. But we’re determined. It has to happen,” he said at the end of a two-day NATO summit in Wales.
The 10-nation alliance, forged at the NATO meeting, would expand efforts to arm and train Iraqi government forces and Kurdish fighters battling the Islamic State. The group would also further coordinate operations to deliver humanitarian aid to refugees who fled as the Islamic State’s gained ground in northern Iraq and parts of Syria.
* * * * *
Britain, France and Australia are considered the most likely allies to possibly join the United States in more aggressive airstrike campaigns against the Islamic State — at least in Iraq. France and Australia both have military outposts in the United Arab Emirates. Britain has a military base in Cyprus in the eastern Mediterranean.
Philip Hammond, Britain’s foreign secretary, said his country had “made no commitment to take part in any air strikes as yet, but we’ll certainly consider that possibility.”
U.S. officials, meanwhile, are pressing other NATO members to provide support in different ways, including providing weapons and ammunition for Kurdish fighters and sharing intelligence about the Islamic State -- which has drawn thousands of foreign fighters from Europe, North Africa, the United States and elsewhere.
NATO allies unite against Islamic State - The Washington Post
The U.S., Britain, France, and Australia will carry the load. How 'bout those superior Canadian forces?
I calculate we'll call them to deliver the critical canoes and maple syrup.
Is this the surrender list after ISIS kicks our collective butt and Russia get away? That's not a very happy ending, justice might be served but somewhat unhappy for the locals of NA just the same, till day 2 then fresh air sweeps the cobwebs away so being isolated from Europe is a bad thing because Europe has been at peace for the last 1,000 years right? Not, and the jostling isn't over by any means. The biggest task is getting people to realize that 300M living by recycling the past results in something better is the hardest part of change. The Great Lakes should be for fish products only, boat products can use the roads to carry the containers.
In your pocket a soft mess, shape it and let the cold do itr's thing and you have ninja throwing stars or a nice light snack should you have to put in some overtime.
Obama just killed a leader of the Somali terrorist group Al Shabaab. I suspect Al Shabaab will respond with a terrorist attack in Minneapolis.
The Gopher State!
Should the trees barter to the carpet over corral round drawers? Beware of jumping tool box for the color swim.
ISIS ‘Tough Guys’ Get Caught, Then Cry And Whimper
video win:
WATCH: ISIS 'Tough Guys' Get Caught, Then Cry And Whimper
video win:
WATCH: ISIS 'Tough Guys' Get Caught, Then Cry And Whimper
Which army wears running shoes?
Which army doesn't wear any uniforms but does like leather car coats? foreign rebels who steal their uniforms. Keeping the Hummers out of the headlines is a wise move, lol Woman behind the flag carrier, equal opportunity employer is good, evening might be a dicey time for she if she wasn't one of the Commanders.
Which army doesn't wear any uniforms but does like leather car coats? foreign rebels who steal their uniforms. Keeping the Hummers out of the headlines is a wise move, lol Woman behind the flag carrier, equal opportunity employer is good, evening might be a dicey time for she if she wasn't one of the Commanders.
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Quite right, notice the ones that scream democracy the loudest are the ones who look for loopholes the hardest.
I hope the world learned that 'once off the rails' you don't just back on all by yourself, sometimes you need something equal to a breath of fresh air because that won't help all the ones here who have been getting enough of that stuff. You would be surprised what little goodies are hidden in those UN documents. (no that they were ever expected to be opened so the words are quite good as far as 'what needs to be changed so the serfs have the same rights as the (former) Queen of England who now runs an above board boarding school for disadvantaged children of the brown persuasion, like 100,00 for summer camp.
I hope the world learned that 'once off the rails' you don't just back on all by yourself, sometimes you need something equal to a breath of fresh air because that won't help all the ones here who have been getting enough of that stuff. You would be surprised what little goodies are hidden in those UN documents. (no that they were ever expected to be opened so the words are quite good as far as 'what needs to be changed so the serfs have the same rights as the (former) Queen of England who now runs an above board boarding school for disadvantaged children of the brown persuasion, like 100,00 for summer camp.
ISIL has a single focus, ignite sectarian war, divide people along religious lines. Once the divisions have been laid as they have in Iraq, the trust is gone. Neighbor turning in old family friends to ISIL.
Then we have the Righteous, those Sunni Muslims that smuggled out families thru ISIL lines to safety. If they were caught their families would have been slaughtered.
This type of threat needs to be attacked. Not only by Western countries but by those countries in the ME, and that also means a change in looking upon, Shia or Sunni as heretics and stopping the discrimination, mock trials and all that goes with that. A come to Allah moment that if not acted upon will only assist ISIL in gaining more recruits.
Then we have the Righteous, those Sunni Muslims that smuggled out families thru ISIL lines to safety. If they were caught their families would have been slaughtered.
This type of threat needs to be attacked. Not only by Western countries but by those countries in the ME, and that also means a change in looking upon, Shia or Sunni as heretics and stopping the discrimination, mock trials and all that goes with that. A come to Allah moment that if not acted upon will only assist ISIL in gaining more recruits.
If ISIS was to take control of all of Iraq the US and usual suspects would totally accept that as being just fine if it lasted 40 years without an election. The model for the locals, all locals under the NATO flag, is Saudi and Bahrain in their present form, no matter what the brochure says. If that was such a decent rule the University students in Iran would not have revolted in '79.
