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One Piece Pirate Warriors Game PS3
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One Piece: Pirate Warriors is an exhilarating action game in which players control the Straw Hat crew to defeat surrounding pirates and navy. Players can experience the story of the grand One Piece through refreshing action.
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- Collect over 100 types of character coins! When the coins are assembled in tribute to the original story, you can gain special skills to power up your character.
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Nordic Naturals, Ultimate Omega, Lemon, 1000 mg, 120 Soft Gels
- You earn loyalty credit for every order you place at iHerb!
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Perishable items (such as flax oils or certain probiotics) generally have shorter expiration dates. Although our warehouse is fully air-conditioned, these more fragile items are put in cold storage (freezer or refrigeration unit) for maximum freshness.
Our receiving department does its best to verify and then enter the correct expiration dates for all incoming products. However, discrepancies do occur from time to time. This being said, the exceptionally high turnover at iHerb ensures that our inventory is among the freshest in the industry.
Shipping Weight:?0.53 lbsSwitch to Metric units
- Product Code: NOR-02790
- UPC Code: 768990027901
- Package Quantity: 120 Soft Gels
5 x 2.6 x 2.6 in, 0.45 lbsSwitch to Metric units
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- 1280 mg Omega-3
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- Fish Oil Processed in Norway
High-intensity omega-3-clinically shown to support a healthy heart.
The #1-selling omega-3 in the U.S^., Ultimate Omega offers concentrated levels of omega-3s for high-intensity essential fatty acid support. Ultimate Omega helps optimize immune function, supports brain health, and has been clinically shown to support a healthy heart.
Wild caught. Pure. No fishy aftertaste.
Every batch of Nordic Naturals fish oils is tested by a certified lab for environmental toxins, including heavy metals. All fish oils are in the triglyceride form and surpass the strictest international standards for purity and freshness.
^Based on SPINS scan data.
Suggested Use
Two soft gels daily, with food, or as directed by your health care professional or pharmacist. For ultimate support, take two soft gels with food twice daily.
Other Ingredients
Purified deep sea fish oil (from anchovies and sardines), soft gel capsule (gelatin, water, glycerin, natural lemon flavor), natural lemon flavor, d-alpha tocopherol, rosemary extract (a natural preservative).
No gluten, milk derivatives, or artificial colors or flavors.
Store in a cool, dry place, away from sunlight
Do not take if tamper-evident seal is broken or missing
Keep out of the reach of children.
Consult with your physician before using this product if you are allergic to iodine, use blood thinners, or anticipate surgery.
Supplement Facts | ||
Serving Size: 2 Soft Gels | ||
Servings per container: 60 | ||
Amount Per Serving | % Daily Value* | |
Calories | 20 | |
Calories from fat | 20 | |
Total Fat | 2.0 g | 3% |
Saturated Fat | 0.1 g | 1% |
Trans fat | 0 g | † |
Total Omega-3s | 1280 mg | † |
EPA (Eicosapentaenoic Acid) | 650 mg | † |
DHA (Docosahexaenoic Acid) | 450 mg | † |
Other Omega-3s | 180 mg | † |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. † Daily Value not established. Less than 5 mg of Cholesterol per serving. |
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My cardiologist prescribed fish oil. After much research I couldn't find anything that came close to the concentrations of the right kind of oil like Nordic Naturals, Ultimate Omega.Tryglycerides in the 500's!!!!before are now at 140!!! after 3000 units (3 caps) daily. Minimal after taste. Great product. Thanks
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So glad a good amount of omega-3
Posted by Reviewer1142540 on Mar 18, 2017
I am so glad this has a good amount of omega-3. It helps me to even see somewhat clearly without glasses! No fishy aftertaste, easy to swallow 2 at once. I heard though that omega-3 is very volatile, so not sure how much stays when they have to extract it, but it is affecting my eyes positively. I also eat walnuts and cashews and chia seeds(powdered by Navitas-has omega-3 and omega-6 oils) which all have omega-3. Our bodies need omega-3 more than omega-6 oils, a certain balance of both, so that inflammation is prevented. Omega-6 is in more foods. God bless you all.
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Posted by 5708343392728801394 on Mar 08, 2017
These are my favourite fish oil capsules. I did so much research to find the best quality and i believe these are it. I like that they are third party tested so you can be sure they have no nasties or heavy metals in them. I also love the high amounts of EPA and DHA. Just one capsule a day would give you much more than many other brands. They are easy to take and i never get any fishy aftertaste or burps as i have with other brands. I will continue buying these.
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Product helps our daughter's ADHD
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My daughter has ADHD. Her holistic doctor recommended this product. My husband and I were skeptical of it helping her, but wanted to try it. My daughter's teacher called me two weeks after we had been giving this product to her and said she saw a very noticeable difference with our daughter. The teacher wanted to know if there was a change at home. She was able to focus much better and was less impulsive. The teacher was unaware of us giving our daughter the Ultimate Omega prior to the phone call. This really works!
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My parents and I take this every morning. Nordic Naturals is slightly more expensive in Singapore but thanks to iHerb, we can get the same goodness at a lower price. In fact, I came to know about their product through iHerb first. I can't remember when was the last time I stepped into Guardian / Watsons here.
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Tuesday, May 17th Keynote Speaker: Cherry Smiley
Cherry Smiley, from the Nlaka'pamux (Thompson) and Diné (Navajo) Nations, is an artist and feminist activist. She has worked as a front line anti-violence worker in a rape crisis centre and transition house for battered women and their children, and is a founding member of the unfunded activist group, Indigenous Women Against the Sex Industry (IWASI). She speaks locally, nationally, and internationally on the issue of sexualized colonial male violence against Indigenous women and girls. She was won numerous awards for her work toward women's liberation including the Governor General's Award in Commemoration of the Person's Case (youth) in 2013. She is currently in the Communications PhD program at Concordia University in Montréal, Québec, Canada where her research focuses on ending male violence against Indigenous women and girls.
Wednesday, May 18th Keynote Speaker: Barb MacQuarrie
Barb MacQuarrie is the Community Director of the Centre for Research and Education on Violence against Women & Children in the Faculty of Education at the Western University. She develops and promotes evidence based education and prevention initiatives involving both community-based and university-based partners.
Barb has presented to a wide variety of audiences locally, nationally and internationally about gendered violence and strategies to address it. She has co-authored publications and produced films and online trainings on gendered workplace violence and harassment, domestic violence risk assessment and management, violence in the lives of girls, and violence on college and university campuses.
Barb coordinated the first national Canadian study on the impacts of domestic violence on workers and the workplace and she holds a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council grant to study the impact of violence on workers and the workplace internationally.
Barb is a recipient of the Order of Ontario, the province's highest official honour, recognizing individual excellence and achievement.
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- The Impacts of Intimate Partner Stalking for Women Targets: A Narrative Inquiry Analysis—Kim Zorn, M.A.
- The Development of a Trauma-Informed Group for Women with Complex PTSD—Lynn Thera (Manager- YWCA My Aunt's Place & Kikinaw Residence and MSW Candidate, Faulty of Social Work, University of Regina)
- Working with High Risk Domestic Violence Victims : A Community Response—Jen Renwick (Family Service Regina Domestic Violence Unit)
- Canadian Domestic Violence Homicide Prevention Initiative with Vulnerable Populations— Jordan Fairbairn, PhD (Postdoctoral Fellow, Centre for Research & Education on Violence Against Women & Children , Faculty of Education, Western University)
- When the Inconceivable Becomes Undeniable: Sexual Violence in Intimate Relationships—Stephanie Langley, RN, BSN and Stephanie Carlson, RN, CFN, SANE-A
- The Link: Interpersonal Violence and Abuse and Animal Safekeeping—Tracy Knutson (Coordinator, STOPS to Violence); Frances Wach (Executive Director, Saskatchewan SPCA); Crystal Giesbrecht (PATHS)
- Current Best Practices in Saskatchewan Shelters & Services—Staff of Saskatchewan Domestic Violence Shelters & Services
- The Impact of Intimate Partner Violence in the Workplace—Barb MacQuarrie
- Working with Immigrant and Refugee Women—Kelsey Waldo, Neelu Sachdev, & Julia Hardy (Regina Immigrant Women's Centre)
- Treatment for Intimate Partner Violence Offenders and Recidivism—Dawn Rain, MSW, RSW (SK), Coordinator, Response to Violence and Problem Gambling Program, Mental Health and Addiction Services
- Supporting Healthy Diversity—Joe Wickenhauser (Executive Director, Moose Jaw Pride Inc.)
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The 831 Cabernet Sauvignon is produced from a selection of vineyards in the warmer San Antonio Valley and Hames Valley AVA's of Monterey County. Jammy and fruit forward in style, the 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon opens with aromas of mocha, leather, violets and vanilla. Flavors of black cherry, currants, and red licorice come alive on the palate, while medium tannins, a soft texture, and notes of toasty oak linger on the finish. Try pairing this rich Cabernet Sauvignon with wine braised beef short ribs or Osso Bucco.
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Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger says Mesut Özil is still kicking himself over missing a penalty in the Gunners' Champions League first leg match with Bayern Munich. Wenger says the German apologised for missing the penalty after the game, but is certain that Özil will fully recover. Arsenal will face Bayern Munich again on 11 March


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Fri Apr 27, 2012, 10:36 PM
Amerigo Vespucci (30,885 posts)
Man dies after woman squeezed his testicles until he collapsed during a fight over a parking spaceA Chinese man was reportedly killed last week when a woman squeezed his testicles until he collapsed during a fight over a parking space.
An unidentified 41-year-old woman in China's Haiku City in the Hainan Province rode into town on her scooter to pick her child up from school. The woman tried to park in front of a local store, but the store owner, the 42-year-old victim, refused to allow it, China News 24 reported. The resulting fight escalated, leading the woman to call her husband and brother, who in turn got into a more violent fist fight with the shopkeeper, according to the website. At some point in the fracas, the woman grabbed the man's testicles and squeezed them until he collapsed. He was taken to a hospital for treatment and later died. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/26/woman-squeezed-mans-testicles-kills-parking-china_n_1457487.html
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Amerigo Vespucci | Apr 2012 | OP |
MADem | Apr 2012 | #1 | |
drm604 | Apr 2012 | #2 | |
MADem | Apr 2012 | #3 | |
Initech | Apr 2012 | #4 |
Response to Amerigo Vespucci (Original post)
Fri Apr 27, 2012, 10:47 PM
MADem (135,108 posts)
1. OMG this reads like a horrible scene from an unfunny film full of overblown
The original source has pictures (not salacious) but I can't help but note that no one says what happened to the squeezer in this scenario--no comment about arrest or anything like that: http://chinanews24.net/2012/04/woman-kills-man-by-squeezing-his-testicles-over-parking-dispute/ |
Response to MADem (Reply #1)
Sat Apr 28, 2012, 07:27 AM
drm604 (16,187 posts)
2. That looks like the Chinese version of the National Enquirer.
Look at the headlines of some of the stories that page links to.
Hong Kongs racist toothpaste Gan Lulus boobs biggest draw at the Beijing Auto Show WATCH: GIRL SWALLOWED UP BY SIDEWALK SINKHOLE IN XIAN MONKEYS STRIP TAIWANESE GIRL AT LOCAL ZOO |
Response to drm604 (Reply #2)
Sat Apr 28, 2012, 08:30 AM
MADem (135,108 posts)
3. I think you're right about that! Even a bit "sexier" than NE!! nt
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Sat Apr 28, 2012, 09:07 PM
Initech (58,693 posts)
4. Sounds like a scene from Wes Craven's next movie.


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Located within the Sagehen Experimental Forest on the eastern slope of the northern Sierra Nevada approximately 20 miles north of Lake Tahoe, Sagehen Creek Field Station has been dedicated to research and teaching since 1951. The University of California operates the station under a long-term special-use permit from the U.S. Forest Service. The surrounding watershed is also available to researchers and classes through an agreement with the Forest Service and includes extensive stands of yellow pine, mixed conifer, and red fir forests, as well as brush fields, scattered mountain meadows, and fens. Sagehen serves as the hub of a broader network of research areas known as the Central Sierra Field Research Stations, comprised of Sagehen Creek Field Station, Central Sierra Snow Laboratory, Onion Creek Experimental Watershed, Chickering American River Reserve, and North Fork Association Lands.
Graduate research at Sagehen has provided the basis for 80+ master's and doctoral theses such as behavioral studies of dark-eyed juncos, stream runoff modeling, bees/butterflies in mountain montane meadows, and GIS as a tool for reserve master planning.
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UC Davis offers a five-week entomology field course and a two-week botany field course.
Community GIS Center provides advanced GIS support for researchers; established in collaboration with Truckee River Watershed Council, U.S. Forest Service, CA Fish and Game, Desert Research Institute.
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Adventure, Risk & Challenge (ARC), an intensive six-week course for motivated English language learner students with leadership potential, is based at Sagehen. Local schools regularly bring students for outdoor education classes. UC Berkeley's Lawrence Hall of Science offers a one-week summer science camp for high school students.
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National pilot project applying spatially placed area fuel treatments (SPLATs), a new approach to managing forest fire risk, to a real-world landscape.
Keck HydroWatch Center is developing sensor networks and a data collection infrastructure to model the entire hydrologic system.
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Jeff Brown, Reserve Manager
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P. O. Box 939 (11616 Sagehen Road)
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Phone: 530-587-4830
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Nevada County, 8.4 miles north of Truckee on Highway 89.
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Historic/current aerial photos; natural resource geographic information system (GIS); air and ground-based LIDAR mapping; detailed inventories of tree cover, understory vegetation and soils; various historic research datasets; stream-flow and chemistry records; precipitation chemistry records. Daily weather data (1953 to present) from National Climate Data Center; climate data (1961 to present) from Western Regional Climate Center. Streamflow/water quality data from U.S. Geological Survey; precipitation (2001 to present) from National Atmospheric Deposition Program. Online biological inventories of amphibians, birds, bony fishes, insects, mammals, plants, and reptiles. Onsite teaching collections of birds, insects, plants, and mammals.
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- On floor 1
- 600 sq. ft.
House Rules
- Max. occupancy 2
- Non Smoking Only
- Pets Not Allowed
Accommodation Type
- Vacation Rental
- Guests Provide Their Own Meals
Other Amenities
- Maui Vista is very centrally located and is within easy walking distance to the main ocean side park, miles of gorgeous beaches with amazing snorkeling, many wonderful restaurants, bars, shops and grocery stores. There is a pool located directly in front of our lanai, and the BBQ area and tennis courts are situated behind our condo. Charlie Young Beach is just a 2 minute walk away and we have beach chairs, mats, boogie boards, umbrellas, towels and coolers for our guests to enjoy. Here is a live webcam link to Charlie Young beach for your viewing pleasure: http://www.mauirealestate.net/video.php?Size=Medium ...moreless
- DVD Player
- Satellite / Cable
- Television
- Botanical Garden
- Cinemas
- Live Theater
- Museums
- Playground
- Restaurants
Local Services & Businesses
- ATM/Bank
- Fitness Center
- Groceries
- Hospital
- Laundromat
- Massage Therapist
- Medical Services
Leisure Activities
- Beachcombing
- Bird Watching
- Boating
- Luaus
- Outlet Shopping
- Paddle Boating
- Photography
- Scenic Drives
- Shopping
- Sight Seeing
- Walking
- Whale Watching
Sports & Adventure Activities
- Cycling
- Deepsea Fishing
- Fishing
- Golf
- Hiking
- Jet Skiing
- Kayaking
- Mountain Biking
- Paragliding
- Parasailing
- Rock Climbing
- Sailing
- Scuba Diving Or Snorkeling
- Snorkeling
- Snorkeling/Diving
- Surf Fishing
- Surfing
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Wind-Surfing
- Dining Area
- Seating for 2 people
- Air Conditioning
- Clothes Dryer
- Elevator
- Free Long Distance
- Iron & Board
- Linens Provided
- Parking Off Street
- Telephone
- Towels Provided
- Washing Machine
- Wireless Internet
- Dishwasher:
- Kitchen:
- Microwave:
- Lanai / Gazebo
- Outdoor Grill
- Tennis
- Water Sports Gear
Pool / Spa
- Communal Pool
Building Type
- Building
Currency ConversionDates | Nightly | Weekend Night | Weekly | Monthly * | Event |
Winter Dec 16 - Apr 15, 2017 5 night min stay |
$139 | $950 | $3,600 | ||
Spring/Summer/Fall Apr 16 - Dec 15, 2017 5 night min stay |
$119 | $775 | $3,100 | ||
Winter Dec 16 - Apr 15, 2018 5 night min stay |
$165 | $1,230 | $4,950 | ||
Spring/Summer/Fall Apr 16 - Dec 15, 2018 5 night min stay |
$124 | $805 | $3,220 | ||
Additional information about rental rates
- Refundable Damage Deposit $200
- Cleaning Fee $100
- Tax Rate 13.42%
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If you choose to cancel and we can resell the space we will give you back your deposit. If you decide to cancel within the 30 day period after paying the final payment the same rules for return of your final payment apply as they do for the deposit. If we can resell the space or a portion of it we will return to you what we are able to resell.
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Maui Ocean Center
- Attraction
- 9.1 miles to rental
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Pacific Whale Foundation
- Attraction
- 9.2 miles to rental
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Ma'alaea Bay
- Attraction
- 2.8 miles to rental
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- Attraction
- 7.6 miles to rental
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Maui Dive Shop
- Attraction
- 0.9 miles to rental
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Mama's Fish House
- Restaurant
- 19 miles to rental
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Haleakala National Park (Kula)
- Attraction
- 48 miles to rental
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Old Lahaina Luau
- Attraction
- 24 miles to rental
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Car: Not Necessary
Ground floor unit steps to the pool off lanai and Charley Young beach is right across the street. Downtown and shopping are walking distance away.
Manager info
Year Purchased: 2014
About: We have been coming to Maui for about 20 years and staying at a friends condo in the Kihei area. A few years ago we decided to get our own unit.
Why Kihei, HI, USA:
Having spent all those years in Maui and seeing all of Maui we felt most comfortable with what Kihei has to offer. We looked at all the major condo complexes in Kihei. Maui Vista offered an affordable, central and close to beach location that fit our needs.
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Welcome to our little piece of paradise.
New Bath
Spacious Lanai
Palms, and pool steps from Lanai
Free Parking
Charley Young Beach (Kamaole I) looking South
All new kitchen including appliances and cabinets
New Queen Bed
Garden View
BBQ a few steps from the door
One minute walk to Charlie Young Beach (Kamaole I)
Haleakala Sunrise
This listing was first published here in 2012.
Date last modified - Saturday, March 11, 2017
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> > anyone showing an exclusive use of non-lexical vowels. Not one. It's
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> >
> > I'm being very generous in calling it a "rare" situation in order to
> > leave possibility for such a language to exist. So far it actually
> > doesn't appear to even exist.
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. . . a wider regional conflict
... the blood of fallen Americans does not desecrate; it consecrates
Eric LaMont Gregory
While the attempted Times Square, Christmas Day, and Fort Hood tragedies are still fresh in the American psyche, the visit by the Afghan leader Hamid Karzai to Washington affords an opportunity to reflect upon our reasoning and policies towards Afghanistan and, the wider regional conflicts in Central and South Asia as well as the conduct of the campaign to counter global jihadist terror.
I spent two months in Afghanistan in the late spring and early summer of 2002 in discussions with the Executive Branch of the Afghan government including talks in the presidential palace. Air Force Intel and the Political Section of the American Embassy, London, were instrumental in elevating my trip to 'mission' status.
The Karzai government wanted to ascertain the relevance to Afghanistan of a plan that I had submitted to the State
Department concerning a reconciliation and reconstruction effort for Angola at the end of the 35 year-old war there in early 2002, the 'Matenga Brief'.
After meeting scores of Afghans representing the last five regimes in that war-torn part of the world, I entered the presidential palace with messages from many of those with whom I had spoken; many of these individuals and groups including warlords, Taliban and foreign fighters, Afghan civic and religious leaders, and significant others; were either unable or unwilling to speak to Karzai or his officials directly.
The Karzai government also had messages for President Bush and Secretary of State Colin Powell, and to their British counterparts Prime Minister Tony Blair, and Foreign Secretary Jack Straw, respectively.
First, Karzai was concerned that there were groups all over the developed world collecting money for Afghan relief but none of these groups were in contact with the Afghan government. The Afghan people had no contact with these groups and are still unaware or how much money they collected in their name.
Second, these same charities dispatched thousands of individuals to Afghanistan, mostly Kabul, and yet there was no registry of the skills or expertise of these individuals available to the Afghan Government. The need for such a registry came to light in meetings with an individual who had run the Kabul water supply works for some thirty-five years. He was concerned that shallow wells were being drilled in the vicinity of deep wells; a recipe for contaminated drinking water. A review of the current relief effort in Haiti is much the same.
Third, once settled in Kabul these groups while advocating capacity building, in reality operate without coordinating their activities with the relevant agencies within the albeit fledgling Afghan government. They work in competition to but not in coordination with those Afghan agencies trying to build an adequate social and technical infrastructure.
And, the UN headquarters also ran a government within Afghanistan, with little meaningful operational contact with the Afghan government.
The Karzai government had the responsibility to undertake the role of governing but only the charities and the UN had the funds and personnel to do so. But, without at least a liaison function with the legitimate representatives of the Afghan people their efforts proved costly but not very beneficial.
This state of affairs, as many American, British and UN officials explained to President Karzai, was how the 'international system' operates. That is, when one reads that America or Britain is giving so many millions of dollars, pounds or Euros to Afghanistan, what they mean is they are giving that money to American and British groups who will carry out operations in Afghanistan. There are implications of the 'international system' for the American taxpayer, and raises the issue of direct government support to religious organizations.
The monies made available to the Afghan government directly were in the form of loans.
The fourth message Karzai sent to Washington and London was that it would be in the best interests of Afghanistan, if the thousand (1000) or so groups that had come to Afghanistan were reduced to no more than four or five. This was in keeping with the single agency approach that the former head of the Overseas Development Agency (ODA) in Britain, Baroness Chalker, employed in response to both the Kurdish Uprising and the Hurricane in Honduras.
Needless to say, the lobby interests of the international system's management bureaucracy held sway and Karzai's wish was not granted. This placed significant limitations on Allied forces in Afghanistan, that is, with so many well placed sons and daughters of American and British officials in the area representing American and British charities, the armed forces were kept in Kabul to guard them at the expense of venturing outside of Kabul to stabilize the territory that had recently been vacated by the Taliban.
The current 'surge' is to do in 2010, what we should have done in 2002.
What Karzai's government needed (needs) is access to the same technocrats that American administrations, whether federal, state, or local; rely upon to run the major departments of government. Importantly, the new Afghan government needed mundane things like an efficient Motors Vehicles Bureau, as well as, a banking system, hospitals, schools, police and fire services, among other pressing requirements.
What the new Afghan government did not need was the influx of so many uncoordinated groups that do not cooperate with the relevant departments in government to build their capacity to provide services.
As part of my mission to access the likelihood of the aforementioned brief to the circumstances of Afghanistan, I met with many Afghans and others who although not Afghan exert a significant influence on the Afghan people and state e.g., business owners, tribal leaders, foreign information gatherers, and so on and so forth.
During my stay in Afghanistan Allied forces were in charge during daylight hours and other forces were in control from dusk to dawn. To meet some stakeholders it was necessary that my team venture out during the curfew, which was established to begin at sunset.
Some of these discussions were fascinating, others chilling. One of the later came after a lot of cloak and dagger moving around until both sides were satisfied that at the end of the discussions we would be allowed to leave our meeting in relative safety. Relative safety under such circumstances is the best that can be achieved since a party or parties not involved in the direct talks might want to intervene.
In one such meeting which included Taliban and foreign fighters, a Mullah said to me in no uncertain terms, that the soil of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan was being desecrated by the blood of American and other infidel soldiers.
Sir, I countered, 'the blood of fallen American soldiers does not desecrate; it consecrates'.
Although he was clearly English speaking, nevertheless he waited for my translator to repeat what I had said in his native language. Some ten minutes or more passed before the Mullah spoke to me again, this time and for the duration of our discussions he would speak only through my translator.
The Mullah then said to me that Islam was the fastest growing religion in the world. My translator said that he had emphasized that 'true' Islam was the fastest growing religion in the world. The Mullah went on to say that Islam will one day, and in the foreseeable future dominate the world.
Judging from the look on their faces they thought that the 'dominate the world' statement had silenced me, that they had delivered a knock out punch.
I allowed them a period of time to prepare for my response. And, in a slow and clear voice, I said that one of our presidents had once remarked 'that noone has a monopoly in the marketplace of morals'.
It took a considerable time for my translator to get the right words to them in their native tongue. The Mullah asked my translator if I had said morals or religion.
My translator turned and asked me whether in the sense of my response to the Mullah if morals and religion were not the same thing. I told him no. Morals, I wanted him to convey in his translation, as coming form an inner sense of right and wrong which may be understood as conscience. Whereas, religion on the other hand is an outwardly derived set of rules more akin to the rules of law, or even what a Mullah might suggest ought to be done.
The meeting place fell silent as the Mullah began to understand my response clearly. The Mullah's group withdrew to more private discussions among themselves for more than half of an hour.
He returned to where we were standing and said that our discussions might continue on a Friday. On Friday in the Islamic faith a Muslim is obliged to think about how things ought to be and explore philosophical questions, as opposed to discussing things as they are. He repeated his offer for us to continue talking on Friday and then said that we could go in peace.
I had my translator ask the Mullah if he meant that we could go in peace or in safety. Peace being an inner derived sense of calm or a feeling of harmony with one's surroundings. Whereas, safety is an outwardly derived agreement between a Mullah and a guest, for example, that the guest would not be harmed nor cause harm to his host. The Mullah responded that he wished me inner peace, and that I could go, as agreed, in safety. In any discussion, or negotiation, words are very important.
During the curfew breaking trip back to our compound in the University area of Kabul, I wondered why the Bush administration and others who had been at the receiving end of jihadist terror had not countered the tendentious propaganda these groups use to promote their cause and viewpoints. I said to my translator that if the administration was not up to the challenge, I welcomed it.
Afghanistan under the Taliban was a 'Narco State'. A drug cartel is a drug cartel, and these organizations operate pretty much the same in Afghanistan, Columbia or Mexico. In essence, like state sponsored terrorism, drug cartels cannot exist without the active participation of governments, militaries, and their respective intelligence services.
I met poppy growers, landowners, and other participants in the Helmand Province narcotics trade to discuss the possibility of a crop substitution programme. In any such negotiation there is always the question 'if we give up growing the poppy by which means we derive an income, will we be able to derive an income by cultivating another cash crop'.
Afghanistan is a landlocked country. In the late 1950's Americans established a system of irrigation canals throughout Helmand Province. Years and years of neglect have rendered these channels inoperative, and therefore the abundant water that cascades from the Uruzgan Mountains into Helmand Province is lost to agriculture.
There is another problem, the poppy growers in Helmand Province by in large do not own the land - they are mostly tenant farmers. The land is owned by Pakistanis.
We were able to negotiate an understanding whereby the tenant farmers would grow other crops if they could be given access to the sea, therefore access to world markets. We would also have to clean out the irrigation channels.
With direct access to world markets and proper irrigation Southern Afghanistan could be as productive as Southern California or Florida.
We began with negotiations with the Pakistani government towards the end of providing Afghanistan with access to the sea by means of an Hong Kong style 99 year lease of a 99 kilometer strip of land along the border that exists between Iran and Pakistan at the southwestern tip of Afghanistan.
We would also have to deal with the absentee landlords that owned the land where the poppies were grown. I will not say much about that here but this problem was to become an administrative matter, along the lines of eminent domain.
When an adherent to the Islamic faith swears or makes a promise before a Mullah in a Mosque, it is an oath to be kept at the risk of one's eternal salvation. The tenant farmers in this case were willing to swear not to grow the poppy before their Mullah in a Mosque. It was the responsibility of the allies to keep our end of the bargain, i.e., renegotiate their obligations to the land owners, irrigation and access to the sea – world markets.
Discussions with the current as well as the previous regime's administrators of Helmand Province continue to this day, but not with the urgency we had brought to this set of discussions, and without the violent confrontation that now consumes our military forces there.
The 'poppy substitution' proposal was delivered to the 'Charges d'Affaires' (a military person who is in charge of an embassy until a civilian ambassador is appointed) who stated that the Americans had given control over the poppy negotiations to the British.
A meeting with the British ambassador revealed that there were no negotiations of substance on the poppy or narcotics trade at that time. And, more importantly, in terms and in words that the phrase 'British understatement' is meant to describe, an opinion was expressed that Washington's attention was perhaps shifting to another theatre of war.
We are engaged in a regional conflict in Central Asia. And, often a conflict or even success in one part of a region will have unforeseen and often untoward consequences for other states in the area. For example our successes in the war against the drug cartels in Columbia forced the cartels to find other areas of operation and the drug cartel wars in Mexico are in part a result of American 'success' in Columbia.
The regional implications of a war on drugs have rarely been analyzed properly by successive American administrations. The slow but stready influx of Islamic narcotics traffickers into Central and South America is a case in fact. With the traffickers come intelligence operatives for the terrorist groups, and with them the highly dispendable believers who actually carry out attacks.
It is with great pride that Al Qaeda declares to their new recruits how they financed the 9/11 attacks through a multi-million dollar coupon redemption scheme run by infiltrators based mostly in Texas and Michigan. It remains their goal to raise money for their Western Hemispheric operations in the Western Hemisphere. In other words, to raise the money to destroy America from the American people. And, in this regard they have had and continue to have much success. The number of non-Western Hemishperic nationals caught at our southern border in just the last year, should send a chill up the spine of the American people.
The rather rapid fall of the Taliban regime between October and December of 2001 seemed to be definitive, but in reality we had just pushed them into Northwestern Pakistan. The equally rapid decline in the security situation in Pakistan is a direct consequence of our successful Afghanistan campaign.
Although, no comparative description is ever wholly adequate, in terms of the size of the economy, Pakistan is the United States and Afghanistan is Mexico. The tensions that arise on our southern border are no less problematic than on Afghanistan's border with Pakistan or looking westward the frontier with Iran.
As long as American policy remains largely country specific, and until American policy reflects an awareness of the regional implications of its policies, we will not have much success in countering, no less getting ahead of the terrorist.
' ... noone has a monopoly in the marketplace of morals'
This article is an excerpt from the upcoming book 'An End to War' by the author and Ohio US Senatorial candidate Eric LaMont Gregory.
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Please forgive me if I have been a bit quiet of late... Thinking I could ease myself gently in to the new year..I realised.. in my usual..' last minute' style, that there was much to be done in the world of greeting cards designs.. Valentine's Day, Mother's Day and Easter.. follow each other in quick succession and there is no time afforded for chewing my pencil and wondering what to do...
It is certainly the weather for snuggling up to a loved one.. and will soon be the season for blue-birds, doves, hearts and roses..
Cowboys & Custard productions has been beavering away at the old kitchen table.. and would like to present to you the latest Valentine cards...
Ta da!
On the wings of a Dove.. original love poem from a Victorian album.. printed dove on linen badge...Kiss me quick.. with a kitschy comic book kiss ..embellished with rhinestone heart..Don't beat about the bush... say it how it is...with I Love You, Crazy About You, Whole Lotta Love
Heart printed on linen badge....And finally... this one's for the boys..All of these cards can be found at my web shop at Not on the High Street....
Milly and I have also been rather preoccupied in the stockroom and new department at Milly & Dottie's Emporium..
The Dovecote is our latest collection of floral finds, love tokens and all things close to our hearts.. a little romance..Please drop in for a visit when you are passing..you never know what you may find!
Wednesday, 20 January 2010
Love in a cold climate ..
Posted by Cowboys and Custard at 8:57 am 30 comments
Friday, 8 January 2010
On the Piste..
My mother taught me never to laugh at other's misfortune..
I am sorry... I just can't help myself... this is hilarious
If you are fed up with all this white stuff underfoot.. just watch this film clip and thank your lucky stars you are not on the piste...in true Kevin style.
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Cruise entertainment
What is your favorite form of entertainment on a cruise ship ?
We cruised with friends earlier this year .There preference is 50's music . I normally only listen to classic rock but when on a cruise I like to listen to jazz . |
I thought you said the bands you listen to would never play on a cruise ship, have you not been reading my articles about the rock legends cruise? |
My favorite bands would never appear on a cruise ship or on network TV : 1)The Fugs 2)David Peel and the Lower East Side 3)Mandrill |
I love the big band era...just love on formal night listening to the bands play in the show room.
Who are your favorites ,Buttons ? For me its Glenn Miller and the Dorsey Brothers.
Henry, This is my all time favorite...hope you enjoy the video.:D |
and how classy is this....
Glenn Miller LIVE - "In The Mood" - '41 - HQ - YouTube |
Thanks ,buttons .There will never be another Glenn Miller. My mother had a cousin who was in the Glenn Miller orchestra .He and Junior Collins ,another band member left to form their own band .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHANNkKBSNU:D |
There are times that I wish I was around in the 30's but then I might not be here now . |
On cruise trip you will find yourself spending more time eating than doing anything else. Food is one of the main stars of any cruise trip.
***Edited to remove commercial reference*** |
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