UFO files: Battle of the RAF versus the flying saucers RAF fighter jets were scrambled 200 times a year to intercept UFOs during cold war, National Archive documents reveal Alan Travis, home affairs editor The Guardian, Thursday 5 August 2010 Article history A surge of public reports of UFOs in the 1990s has been attributed to the popularity of programmes such as the X-Files. Photograph: GettyRAF fighters were scrambled 200 times a year to intercept unidentified targets on the radar of Britain’s air defence systems during the cold war right up until 1991, according to the latest batch of UFO … Continue reading RAF scrambled 200 times a year to intercept UFOs

UFO files from National Archive allow believers to revisit ‘Welsh Roswell’ Reports of 1974 ‘explosion’ from declassified papers show Ministry of Defence struggled to explain Llandrillo incident Alan Travis, home affairs editor The Guardian, Thursday 5 August 2010 Article history A stone circle near Llandrillo, Wales, close to where the 1974 sighting was reported. Photograph: John Warburton-Lee Photography/AlamyUFO enthusiasts called it the “Welsh Roswell” and insisted that one evening in 1974 an alien craft crashed in north Wales and the government secretly removed dead extraterrestrial bodies, the latest files from the National Archives reveal today. The documents describe how residents … Continue reading Welsh Roswell

Many wives of civil servants, security personnel, elected provincial officials and journalists began arming themselves in June 2009, when insurrectionists attacked the homes of notable residents or members of the police force Sporting a long blue dress and white headscarf, Umm Omar barely blinks as she whips out a pistol in her garden. For her, the gun is a necessary evil to protect her young family. “I hate the sound of gunfire, but it is the terrorists who have forced me to learn to handle a gun to protect my children and my home,” the 27-year-old mother of three says … Continue reading Women take up arms in Iraq’s wild west

Cross-court with Aisam by Aisam Qureshi dawn.com Apologies for the delay in writing this blog. It’s just that I was really busy being married… married to tennis, that is. It has been a very long and interesting summer and I will try and squeeze in as much as I can…from winning my first match in Paris to reaching the Wimbledon quarterfinals. This year I was finally able to break the deadlock of losing in first round at the French Open. I think the two months that I spent playing various tournaments on clay eventually paid off at Roland Garros. Rohan … Continue reading Indo-Pak Express?

Everyday intolerance By Rafia Zakaria dawn.com Hakimullah Mehsud, a major leader for Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, is seen here with a weapon. – Photo on file Judging from news accounts, the Pakistani military has been making significant inroads against the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in the tribal agencies and Swat valley. In a report published by the Critical Threats Project, army personnel described the victory of the security forces as “long-lasting, sustainable peace”. Operations in South Waziristan are also reported to have been largely successful in identifying and eliminating militant strongholds. Data culled from news reports shows that Pakistan’s military has made tremendous … Continue reading Everyday Mullahism

The new slave dynasty By Jawed Naqvi An idol of Hindu god Ganesha is left uncared at a Commonwealth Games practice stadium. New Delhi Commonwealth Games have been plagued by delays in the construction of infrastructure and venues. The venues which should have been finished months ago for test events are just starting to come on line now, cutting it fine with competition set to start on Oct. 3. The Muslim majority surrounding the homes have been forcibly evicted out of their homes to beautify the area surrounding the stadium. – AP Photo When Mohammad Ghauri died in 1206, the … Continue reading Uneducated Muslim women will make their children slaves!

Mind-boggling hard-heartedness By Kamran Shafi A general view shows destroyed buildings after a flash flood in Medain, a town of Swat valley on August 2, 2010. – Photo by AFP. Or is it just plain stupidity? The front pages of at least two national newspapers of Monday, Aug 2 tell the story. In one, the prime minister, attired in his usual flamboyant and over-the-top style is shown sitting on a dais, on an ornate chair, alongside Punjab senior minister Raja Riaz and some others. In the other, Mr Gilani is seen addressing a public meeting in connection with a coming … Continue reading Mian Iftikhar Hussain is a leader not Zardari

Swat school seeks to turn boys from Taliban Boys who were kidnapped by Taliban militants to be used as suicide attackers, informants and fighters, attend the rehabilitation school Sabaoon.—AP Home Pakistan farmers see livelihoods wiped out by floods SWEPT AWAY Pakistan farmers see livelihoods wiped out by floods SWAT: The painting is disturbing: raindrops shaped like bullets and branches intended to look like blood-soaked necks. The artist was a boy recruited by the Taliban to help kill Pakistani soldiers. He and more than 120 other boys, some as young as 12, now go to an army-run school designed to guide … Continue reading Swat school deprogramming brainwashed kids