Would Releasing The Dead Photographs Of Osama Bin Laden Have Made Any Difference?

The Obama administration has decided as many must know by now, not to show photographs showing the body of Osama bin Laden. The White House claiming among their many reasons that the photographs are "gruesome" and "disturbing", well I do not really think many were expecting to see pleasant photographs of a man who was killed by being shot in the head. Of course we can also ask why wasn't the body made shall we say more presentably before these photographs or perhaps photograph was taken? It being the case that many have been killed in a similar fashion yet their bodies were made less bloody when they were presented in their funeral in open coffin.

As for the photographs themselves. There are believed to be two of them. The first one being bloodier than the second though it supposedly makes it easier to identify the man in the photograph as being Osama bin Laden. The second photograph is said to be less graphic though it does make it less apparent that the man in question was Osama bin Laden.

Another reason the Obama administration has stated that they do not wish to release these photographs is because of the possibility of offending the Islamic world. This making me wonder, why they did not show such considerations toward Islamic law when they buried Osama bin Laden's body out at sea which clearly goes against Islamic law. Naturally, the argument that Osama bin Laden was not a trophy to be presented as a symbol of triumph was also made. All of which giving the appearance or at least as far as I am concerned that a lot of people are simply hiding behind words.

For my part, I would like to state that contrary to what some might have thought from what I have already written in this article that I agree with the White House's decision not to release these photographs of Osama bin Laden or at least not for the time being. My reasons for agreeing with the White House's decision however being that in today's world of modern technology in which a photograph can easily be faked or mounted or whatever; these photographs would not really have served as proof of anything.

It being a case that a fake photograph of Osama bin Laden has already been published in some newspaper which at first did appear to be real though was shortly dismissed as a fraud. This making it ever clearer that photographs of Osama bin Laden's body would not have really served the purpose of proving anything to anybody. Specially since most people by now are aware that photographs along with videos can easily be faked by almost anybody as the technology to do so is readily available. All of which leaving us with the same option which is that we must simply trust the White House and take their word for what happened. Specially since Osama bin Laden's body was not presented to the media and to try to do so now would be just about impossible given what was done with it.

I however in all this, see these photographs along with the decision not to publish them as a tactic to draw attention away from the real issue which again I will repeat is "why wasn't Osama bin Laden's body show to the media?". Of course, in all this we could also ask why Osama bin Laden's body was buried at sea so quickly after his death yet I along with many other people believe; the real issue to be the one I have already pointed out in this article.

Regarding the now famous photographs of Osama bin Laden. All I can add to what I have already stated is that I can only imagine that in today's world of internet and Wikileaks; these photographs will eventually be seen by the public. Of course when and not if this eventually happens, the White House can always claim that such actions were not officially authorized.

My name is Gianni Truvianni, author of many an article to be found on the internet along with the book "New York's Opera Society". My works also include the books "What Should Not Matter", "Love Your Sister" and several others which still remain unpublished though I am presently looking to change this.

The Osama Kill: A New Era of Hi-Tech Death Squads

Em uma operação de noite espetacular U.S. helicópteros de caça voaram para matar Osama Bin Laden de Abottabad, Paquistão: Esta foi a maior história na semana passada e se você não está ciente de você provavelmente viver em uma caverna. Eu tenho não hesita em morte de Osama: ele era um assassino em massa de pessoas inocentes e morreu da mesma natureza da violência que ele próprio idealizado e perpetuado.

O que me pergunta aqui é a nova era de esquadrões da morte. Anteriormente, dois Estados-nação têm usado com sucesso esquadrões da morte para eliminar aqueles que eles considerados como pessoas que tinham prejudicado a seus cidadãos, representados uma ameaça à sua segurança, ou foram declaradas "killable" devido a seus pontos de vista sobre estas duas nações. Esta homenagem ao envio de esquadrões da morte em países estrangeiros, ironicamente, foi anteriormente compartilhada por Israel e a República Islâmica do Irão.

Enquanto não há muito escrito ou dito sobre esquadrões da morte israelitas, os esquadrões da morte Irani dos meados dos anos setenta levantaram algumas penugens no Ocidente. Treinados e enviaram para tirar os líderes fugitivos do regime do Xá, os esquadrões de morte iraniana especializados em matar todos aqueles considerados responsáveis pelo assassinato de iranianos durante o regime do Xá. As pessoas gostam de Daniel Pipes, um dos queridinhos do Neoconservadorismo americano, achei isso muito errado: tubos realmente torna o ponto principal de seu livro sobre Salamn Rushdie. Tubos, evidentemente, é silêncio sobre os esquadrões da morte israelitas.

Com a morte de Osama, entrámos agora numa fase altamente technologized de táticas de esquadrão da morte. Aqui está o que aconteceu: Estados Unidos implantado suas forças especiais para tirar um homem procurado durante o vôo ilegalmente do território de um seus Aliados mais próximos da região. A operação envolveu também a invasão de uma casa e, em seguida, é claro, a execução desta queria homem.

Como eu disse anteriormente, eu não me importo muito sobre a morte do Osam, mas este nova precedência de uma nação enviando um esquadrão da morte no território da outra conjuntos uma precedência perigosa. E uma vez que a ação foi tomada pelo governo dos EUA, é ainda mais perigoso como ele certamente vai ser emulado por outras nações. Assim, enquanto a maioria dos americanos alegrar-se sobre esta vitória, eles devem também ter em mente que, se este tipo de tática é normalizado, o mundo vai se tornar, pelo menos, um lugar interessante.

Existe agora uma possibilidade de que as empresas de segurança mercenário que fornecem esquadrões da morte para as corporações na África e na América do Sul poderiam também iniciar a licitação para os contratos com tais empreendimentos globais. A questão também é profundamente filosófica, especialmente sobre a própria natureza do moderno estado de exceção. Como nos ensinou Agamben, "o estado de exceção é a norma," assim esta nova fase da mata technologized agora tornaria uma norma. Não vejo nenhuma razão para que não se tornando assim: há imenso apoio popular para ele nos Estados Unidos. Como seria essa mudança no papel de Justiça reestruturar nossos desejos e expectativas de justiça própria? Esta instância torna conveniente para enviar nosso esquadrões da morte para tirar todos os declarou "killable" por um Estado-nação específico? Será privado dos cidadãos ou agentes não estatais, também usam os mesmos métodos para tirar suas "killable" outros?

Como um paquistanês, naturalmente, a minha preocupação é principalmente sobre o Paquistão. Parece que o exército do Paquistão e as agências de inteligência paquistanês precisam responder algumas questões muito sérias. E eles não são responsáveis perante o povo dos Estados Unidos e seu governo, mas seu próprio povo.

Uma pergunta simples: como poderia ter Osama vivido lo perto para a Academia militar de Paquistão, em uma casa fortemente protegida sem o ISI ou MI saber sobre ele? Há cinco anos?

Uma questão mais grave que o latão militar deve responder, preferencialmente em uma audiência pública da Assembleia nacional, é sobre o fracasso de seus sistemas de defesa aérea convencional em detectar o vôo de helicópteros de caça-nos sobre seu território? Eu não estou sugerindo que eles deveriam ter impedido uma greve em Osama, mas que devem ter, pelo menos, o detectou.

Dizemos em Punjabi, que se traduz muito crua em inglês, "não alegrar com a morte de seu inimigo,." para aqueles que você ama também vão morrer um dia Assim, não tenho qualquer razão para gritar de alegria com a morte de Osama: ele foi, como eu disse anteriormente, um terrorista desbotado responsável por assassinatos de milhares de seres humanos, muçulmanos e não muçulmanos. Eu poderia ter oferecido se ele havia morrido na obscuridade de insuficiência renal.

Também não estou preocupado muito sobre a morte de Osama, de alguma forma, mobilizando mais terroristas fundamentalistas no Paquistão: parece que os mulás e seus seguidores fanáticos estavam fazendo muito bem já e isso não é provável efeito muito suas taxas de "inscrição". A forma da morte de Osama, no entanto, deu-lhe o tipo de credencial póstumo que uma morte natural seria negou-lhe: para todos os efeitos práticos, aos olhos dos seus seguidores e simpatizantes, ele é um Shaheed. A longo prazo, isso seria criar e sustentar a mitologia de Bin Laden para os fundamentalistas muçulmanos. O techologized, Hi-Tech eliminação de Osama bin Laden, ao que parece, vai se tornar, na lógica das narrativas míticas, uma ferramenta didática muito bem para o Alqaeda e outros grupos terroristas.

Então, vamos começar a trabalhar em uma counternarrative de esperança e de vida ou esta narrativa mythologized da morte virá a assombrar-nos com o seu imenso poder simbólico e material.

(Fonte: http://www.freshwrites.net/2011/05/05/the-osama-kill-a-new-era-of-hi-tech-death-squads/)

Autor de construir Paquistão (Oxford UP), Dr. Masood Ashraf Raja é um Professor Assistente de literatura pós-colonial e editor do Pakistaniaat: A Journal of Pakistan Studies. Ele é também o editor fundador de fresco escreve (http://freshwrites.net), um site de Comunidade-temático por escrito.

Nokia 600 silently cancelled

Nokia 600 is set as the loudest smartphone market with a SPK phone 106, built-in FM radio and FM transmitter. It was announced in August, when other unique Smartphone of Nokia as a 700-701 (smallest smartphone) and Nokia (lightest smartphone screen). In addition, all these phones run Symbian Belle, this expectation a mobile operating system. Unfortunately, we have a sad news for all consumers wait for Nokia 600; Nokia has abandoned his plans of the phone.

Nokia's official announcement reads as follows:

"After careful consideration we have decided not to ship 600 Nokia to markets, we are constantly improving our offer for consumers the best possible equipment to their diverse needs."

This sounds really odd to me, because with the Symbian Belle people to change their attitudes to the Nokia started. I would even say they take as independent from Nokia, the Nokia 600 and 700 701. They were warmly welcomed. Nokia 600 there are many people waiting for a powerful smartphone with such possibilities of music, so Nokia undoubtedly had serious reasons to cancel on the phone.

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Nokia aims for the first time Smartphone users

We already talked about the future plans of Nokia, which is also very much based on the United States. Although it is very difficult to reach the peak of glory, Nokia does its best; The Finnish company are already there and felt his taste. This is the reason why these days, we will all our attention on what Nokia advanced it acquisition and how many of its partners invest. Another thing that we are very curious with Nokia meet its strategy will aim to win.

Nokia's estate market promoted and there is the sole leader, there is no doubt. However, the medium and high end smartphone market is niegoscinnych the direction of Nokia. But things seem to change; If you previously Symbian ^ 3 was the main cause of such an attitude, now the company has switched to Windows phone, so it's not a valid reason.

Well we all know Nokia's work is difficult to cover American Airlines; the most important task is at this time. But that's not to say that Nokia will make a bid, that air carriers refuse their existing relationships with other manufacturers. On The Contrary. Nokia Executive Chris Weber has said that the company is directed to the customer for the first time. I think that is a good decision, because regardless of the fact that Android is to complicated for smartphone users, those users, both platform as Android and lovers of iOS will hardly ever give it up and go to a different operating system, which is less common, but more effective (with Windows phone offers easier ways to a level of functionality).

If you are a fan of Nokia (or neutral user smartphones) let are determine whether Nokia a right decision on whether there is still something.

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Nokia 701 with Symbian Belle practical video

Recently, when Nokia update Symbian Anna for his older phones pushed a, nobody could dream of, we can hear about the next version of the Symbian ^ 3 so quickly. But last week the company announced Symbian Belle. In addition, unveiled the Nokia also several facilities great with this platform 600, 700 and 701. Each of them differs by special feature so that unique worldwide. Nokia 701 is the lightest smartphone in the world. Wants to see it?

It is that the lightest smartphone does not have the largest display. Nokia was driven by this claim and packaged device with a 3.5-inch display ClearBlack. This is not the only attractive feature phone, as well as the sporting a 1 GHz processor, 8MPcamera with the dual LED Flash and 8 GB of internal storage.

How do you know that all three NFC phones support, which is one of the main advantages of Belle. Belle also allows users to change the size of widgets, and has six homescreens instead of 3, which we saw in Anna.

The phone will be launched in the coming months, but for him, we have a chance to look at a practical video Nokia Symbian 701 with Belle.

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Nokia N9 to Australia in October

Is buttonless, this is beautiful, is unique and is thereafter. I'm sure you've already guessed that I am talking about Nokia N9, who will soon head to Australia.

All three versions (black, blue and pink) Nokia smartphones based on the then new are probably will be sold in Australia by Telstra, Optus, Vodafone and some big retailers and prices recommended for unlocked version of the device is $ 799.
Andrew Volard, Managing Director of Telstra mobile, said that the N9 is a special phone geeks, we expect many, Australian. "It's fast, easy way to navigate and features a beautiful design that distinguishes it from a crowded N9 perfect smartphone market," he said.

What we already know this smartphone? A good many things. In the first place with INCH AMOLED (480 x 854) 3.9-inch display with secure Gorilla glass, 1 GHz CPU Cortex A8 chipset PowerVR SGX530 GPU and TI OMAP 3630, 8MP camera with Carl Zeiss Optics, auto focus and dual LED flash … But I think it's not really interesting, just read about the specifications of the phone. For more information about the look better to our preview of Nokia N9. And don't miss the opportunity to learn how this smartphone comes "dispensers" in the fight against the Samsung Galaxy Ace, Nokia N8 and even iPhone 4 managing.

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Nokia 703 Pics leaked

Photo of fuzzy upcoming Windows device Nokia has been leaked on the Web. Some geeks think is the same Ray sea Nokia, because the data are similar, but this new device has a different name, tailored to the new system of naming companies — Nokia 703. Maybe this is the same Nokia 800, which was announced in a recently admitted to another region-Asia or the United States.

Handset equipped with a 3.7-INCH AMOLED WVGA ClearRBlack again, while the internal storage capacity is also not bad — 8 GB. Only disappointing specification leading device is a camera. Nokia 703 comes from a 5MP camera, which is even worse than the camcorder 8MP Nokia N9.

And most surprising facts about the name of the device. Nokia has announced that the new name of their mobile phones will also vary the price of an entry, so the higher the number, the more expensive devices. This means that Nokia 703 rather expensive with his starting number 7 will be, but the headphone specs that are impressive.

If this device is intended matches the high quality of the series, then it will turn into a serious problem in the case of Nokia, and I bet no one will pay more than $ 300 for such equipment.

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