Six In The Morning

For Some Reason They Don’t Trust Or Believe You  

Egyptian government offers concessions as street protests continue

The Egyptian government yesterday began to offer possible political concessions in an effort to control the crisis still engulfing the country, as tens of thousands of determined protesters rallied for a 13th day to demand the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak.

The new promises of political reform were treated with caution by the opposition groups as they held the first of a series of meetings – including the first between the hitherto outlawed Muslim Brotherhood and the regime – to discuss their demands with Mr Mubarak’s deputy, Omar Suleiman.

Are The Guards Unhappy?

Iran’s opposition is targeting the powerful Revolutionary Guard to recruit a cadre of disgruntled officials to carry out a newly launched plan to cripple President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s regime from within its own ranks.

Iranian opposition recruits disgruntled Revolutionary Guard to cripple Ahmadinejad

A billionaire opposition leader who has pledged his fortune to the cause of removing the Iranian government and a former senior Guard commander told The Daily Telegraph that dissatisfaction with hardline tactics was rife in throughout the Guards

Amir Jahanchahi, the leader of the exiled opposition group, Green Wave, has teamed up with Gen Reza Madhi to target insiders to undermine the government and its grip on the powerful oil industry.

Unhappy The Money Isn’t Coming His Way

Afghan president critical of aid bypassing Kabul

AFGHAN PRESIDENT Hamid Karzai has said that western allies were compounding his country’s corruption problems with “parallel structures” of direct aid and private security firms.

Mr Karzai told the Munich Security Conference he would commence a three-year transition of power into Afghan hands on March 21st, the Afghan new year.

However, he complained that his efforts to “focus on the drivers of corruption” were being undermined by western dealings with regional leaders that bypass Kabul.

“The ultimate goal should be to enable Afghanistan to take all responsibility for the delivery of governance and services,” he said, suggesting that private security firms and reconstruction teams reporting to international forces frustrated his own government’s efforts.

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Human brains shrinking in size, say scientists  

Human brainshave shrunk over the past 30,000 years, puzzling scientists who say it is not a sign we are growing dumber but that evolution is making brains leaner and more efficient.

The average size brain of modern humans, homo sapiens, has decreased about 10 per cent, the size of a tennis ball, during that period, from 1500 to 1359 cubic centimetres. Women’s brains, which are smaller on average than those of men, have experienced an equivalent drop in size.

Literally Dieing For Political Advantage  

 

Thai-Cambodia border fighting enters fourth day



Artillery and machine gun fire was heard around the 11th-Century Preah Vihear temple, which Cambodia says has already been damaged in the fighting.

At least five people were killed in clashes over the weekend and thousands of civilians have fled the area.

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has called on both sides to “exercise maximum restraint”.

This is the worst fighting between the two neighbours in years. The clashes have claimed the lives of two soldiers and a civilian from Cambodia, one Thai soldier and a Thai civilian.

It’s Much Better To Be Afraid Than To Be Informed  



Al Jazeera Hopes Reports From Egypt Open Doors in U.S.

DOHA, Qatar – “Our bureau in Cairo has been attacked.”

Phone calls and e-mail on Friday spread that short message through the Doha headquarters of Al Jazeera, the satellite news network. It was an ominous start to the day, made worse by the fact that the day before, three of the network’s staff members had been arrested and others had been harassed amid the continuing protests in Cairo, the Egyptian capital.