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One of the Taliban's most senior commanders has admitted the insurgents cannot win the war in Afghanistan and that capturing Kabul is "a very distant prospect", obliging them to seek a settlement with other political forces in the country. In a startlingly frank interview in Thursday's New Statesman, the commander – described as a Taliban veteran, a confidant of the leadership, and a former Guantánamo inmate – also uses the strongest language yet from a senior figure to distance the Afghan rebels from al-Qaida.

They say every picture tells a story. A newly-unearthed photograph showing Mitt Romney demonstrating in favour of the Vietnam War draft might leave the presidential candidate feeling somewhat embarrassed. The veteran Republican, then 19, can be seen picketing an anti-war sit-in at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California, in 1966.

Canadian Air Force base Commander charged with 2 counts of rape and murder !!!

He's also charge with other home invasions and sexual assaults and because he's probably a serial killer - rapist their back tracking all his last posts.

A Denver police commander who used an official badge to access secure airport areas and board flights without going through TSA screening was slapped with a fine of 'two days pay'. This is insane considering what would happen to you or I if we pulled a stunt like this.

Local authorities in the UK are responsible for gritting and salting public roads and pavements, but what about your own path and the pavement in front of your home? Is it your civic duty to keep them clear for others?

The former commander of the Indiana State Police Toll Road post has been arrested on 17 felony charges, including 10 counts of theft, six counts of forgery and one count of official misconduct.

From Reason Magazine: Meet Your New Commander-in-Geek - U.S. Cyber Command has no idea why it exists.... "It's not clear that anyone, even four-star general and National Security Agency head Keith Alexander, knows what U.S. Cyber Command is supposed to do now that it exists."

Given the history of ACTA leaks, to no one's surprise, the latest version of the draft agreement was leaked last night on KEI's website. The new version - which reflects changes made during an intense week of negotiations last month in Washington - shows a draft agreement that is much closer to becoming reality. Square brackets have been removed from many sections, leaving the core issue of scope of the agreement as the biggest issue to be resolved when the next round of negotiations begins in a few weeks in Japan. [...]

Web designer is attacked & arrested after asking a police officer for payment owed to him.
'Commander Ali Dizaei, 47, bullied web designer Waad Al-Baghdadi when he asked for £600 for work on alidizaei.com [the commander's website], Southwark crown Court heard. '
The officer challenged the designer to a fight, and then proceeded to arrest him after he refused and attempted to call 999 (English equivalent of 911).

Police are out to protect us all? Obviously.