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Pakistan Archives
October 11, 2012Protests Throughout Pakistan Condemning Taliban Attack
Hundreds gathered in Pakistan's major cities to express their outrage over the Taliban's attack on a teenage girl, an act many described as "cowardly."
August 30, 2012SEAL Book Raises Questions on bin Laden Death
A Navy SEAL who participated in the raid that killed Osama bin Laden says the terrorist apparently was shot in the head as he looked out his bedroom door, contradicting previous official accounts
August 30, 2012Pakistani Police Endorse a Different Kind of 'Regime'
It may appear that these exercise drills are a compulsory part of police training routine for these officers in Pakistan.
August 27, 2012
Pakistani PM Appears Before Supreme Court
Pakistani Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf appears before the Supreme Court for failing to pursue corruption cases against the president.
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August 2012
Should Obama Release Photos of bin Laden's Dead Body? Killing in the Name of 'Honor'
Panetta: Pakistan Plans New Combat Operation
July 2012
Pakistan to Lose U.S. Foreign Aid?Pakistan: Ally, Adversary or Conditional Partner?
Zarate: Apology to Pakistan Will Help but Won't Heal the Distrust
Pakistan Satisfied with Clinton's Sorry
U.S., Pakistan's Uneasy Interdependence
June 2012
Manhunt: The Ten-Year Search for bin Laden Pakistan PM Out, Now What?
Deadly Bus Blast in Pakistan
Did Pakistan Know bin Laden's Location?
McCain Slams Administration's 'In Your Face Attitude' Toward Pakistan
The Afridi Conviction
Panetta Says U.S. Losing Patience With Pakistan
Poliical Violence in Karachi
Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda
Musharraf: 'I Will Go Back'
May 2012
Pakistani Drivers Want NATO Routes ReopenedDoctor Who Turned in bin Laden Sentenced to Jail
Haqqani: We Want to Blame Our Neighbors
Pakistani Analysts Reflect On Bin Laden's Legacy
Top Terrorism Adviser Defends Drone Use In Pakistan
April 2012
Pakistan And The Terror Threat: Al Qaeda's Core DevastatedBin Laden's Family Deported To Saudi Arabia
Gilani Guilty, No Jail Time
Pakistani Women Struggle To Push Work Boundaries
Pakistan Test-fires Nuclear Missile
One Year Later: The Impact Of Bin Laden's Death On Al-Qaeda
Pakistan: Pushed To Safety
Bin Laden Family 'To Leave Pakistan Wednesday'
Deadly Blast Hits Karachi
Gunmen Kill Three Policemen In Karachi
U.S. Puts $10 Million Bounty On Pakistani Militant
U.S. Puts $10 Million Bounty On Pakistani Militant
Hafiz Bounty Viewed As Pressure Tactic On Pakistan
Bin Laden's Relatives Get Short Sentences
March 2012
Motorbike Gunmen Kill Five In PakistanAt Least 5 Dead As Violence Erupts In Karachi
Obama Concedes Strains Between U.S., Pakistan
Pakistan Bus Crash Kills 20
Are Pakistan Havens A Danger To U.S. Troops?
Did Biden Misspeak On Bin Laden Mission?
Tweeting The Bin Laden Raid
February 2012
U.S.-Pakistan Relations: The Year Past, The Year AheadDeadly Blast Hits Peshawar
Campaign 2012: There's Still Hope In Pakistan
Lahore Factory Collapse Kills Three
Pakistan PM's Contempt Case
Pakistan FM Meets Karzai
January 2012
Panetta: Jailed Pakistani Informant Not TreasonousContempt Hearing Against Pakistan PM
Pakistan Bomb May Have Targeted Pro-Government Militia
Balochistan: Pakistan's Other War
Dozens Killed In Pakistan Blast
Musharraf Unveils Comeback Plan
December 2011
The Cost Of Supplying NATOPakistani Media And Anti-Americanism
U.S. Admits To Pakistan Friendly Fire Incident
Is Lashkar-e-Taiba The Next Al-Qaeda?
U.S. Vacates Pakistan Airbase.
Increased U.S. Drone Strikes Questioned
Missing U.S. Man Pleas For Help
Military Reform In Pakistan
Pakistan's Future In Question
Fareed Zakaria's Take On Pakistan
At Odds With Pakistan
Pakistan Calls On U.S. To Vacate Air Base
November 2011
The Middle East, North Africa, And U.S. PolicyAnti-American Sentiment Grows In Pakistan
The Truth Behind The NATO Strikes
Pakistan, The Eurozone And Presidential Travel
Hassan: U.S. Must Apologize To Pakistan
Cain Discusses Pakistan Strategy
NATO Air Strikes Prompt Pakistani Demonstrations
McCain: Hoping Relations Improve With Pakistan
NATO Air Strike Strains U.S., Pakistani Ties
Pakistan And America: An Alliance At The Breaking Point?
Bachmann, Perry Clash Over Pakistan Aid
Campaign 2012: Pakistan
Priorities In U.S.-Pakistan Relations
Pervez Musharraf On Pakistan
10 Questions For Imran Khan
Collateral Damage Of U.S. Drone Attacks
U.S. Seeking Pakistan's Help
October 2011
President of Pakistan On Economic GrowthSwiss Couple Plea For Their Lives
Clinton To Pakistan: Step Up Anti-terror Effort
Clinton: Pakistan Must Boost Anti-terror Fight
John Schmidt: U.S.-Pakistan Relations
The Haqqani Factor In U.S.-Pakistan-Taliban Negotiations
U.S. Skeptical Of Recent Pakistani Cooperation
Bus Attacked In Quetta
September 2011
Rosiland Jordan On The U.S. Haqqani Sanctions Gen. Keane: America's 'Soft Approach' Yo Pakistan Has Failed
Pakistani Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar
Gunmen Strike Pilgrims In Pakistan
Aid Drops To Pakistan Flood Victims
Bomber Targets Top Pakistani Policeman, 8 Killed
Raw Video: Flooding Misery In Pakistan
Disease Fears Rise In Flooded Pakistan
Pakistan Fights Dengue Outbreak
School Bus Shooting In Pakistan
Raw Video: Suicide Bombers Kill 23 In Pakistan
Pakistan And The U.S.
August 2011
Al-Qaeda's No. 2 Reported Killed In PakistanBomb Blast In Pakistan Market
Raw Video: Pakistan Mosque Blast Kills 40
Al Qaeda Leader Zawahiri Posts New Video
NATO Tankers Wrecked In Pakistan
Pakistan's 'Meltdown'
Female Bombers Hit Pakistan Police At Blast Site
Ethnic Violence Flares In Karachi
July 2011
Musharraf: 'Gov't Wasn't Hiding Osama'Military Aid in Pakistan
Why Pakistan is a Terrorist Attraction
Dr. Brzezinski: 'On Our Way to Losing Pakistan'
U.S.-Pakistan Relations
U.S. Curbs Aid to Pakistan
How Pakistan Fell Out of Love With Its Army
Ending Impunity for Pakistan's Security Forces
Pakistan Must Repeal Blasphemy Law
June 2011
Did Pakistan Aid Osama bin Laden?Bomb Blast In Pakistan
New Suspicions Strain U.S., Pakistan Relations
Gates On Pakistan: All Governments Lie
U.S. On 'Collision Course' With Pakistan
U.S. Relationship with Pakistan Degrades
Many Pakistanis Feel 'Deeply Insecure' Over Future
Suicide Bombing Retaliation?
Shooting Caught On Tape In Pakistan Sparks Probe
Pakistan Taliban: New Life From bin Laden's Death
Bernstein: Pakistan, Not Afghanistan is the Problem
Doctor Treated Kids From bin Laden Compound
Pakistan Forms Panel To Probe bin Laden Raid
May 2011
Pakistan OKs CIA Inspection of bin Laden CompoundHow Secure Are Pakistani Nukes?
Khan Rejects U.S. Aid For Pakistan
Taliban Claims Navy Base Raid
Suicide Bomber Hits U.S. Embassy Car In Peshawar
Boehner: Relations With Pakistan Must Be Strengthened
Kerry: U.S.-Pakistan Alliance at 'Critical Moment'
Taliban Claims Pakistan Bombing
How bin Laden Emailed Without Being Detected
Put Pakistan on Notice
Why the U.S. is 'Stuck' with Pakistan
U.S.-Pakistan Relations After bin Laden
Gen. Musharraf Denies Deal For U.S. Raid In Pakistan
Bin Laden's Wives and the U.S.
U.S. and Pakistan: Will a Strategic Partnership Falter After bin Laden Raid?
U.S. Should Focus on Pakistan
Who Seriously Didn't Know bin Laden was in Pakistan?
Pakistan Army Admits 'Shortcomings,' Warns U.S.
What Will Change in Pakistan?
Is Pakistan Playing It Straight?
Bin Laden Death Heightens U.S.-Pakistan Tensions
More Seen Of Osama Compound, Pakistan Complains
Raw Video: Karachi Protest Over bin Laden Raid
CIA Director On Capturing bin Laden
Osama bin Laden Dead: Condoleezza Rice Weighs In
Joyous Americans Gather to Mark Bin Laden Death
President Obama on Death of Osama bin Laden
Raw Video: Fire, Aftermath Bin Laden Compound
World Leaders React To Osama's Death
Oil Falls After Bin Laden's Death
Inside the Kill Site
Will U.S. Face Terror Retaliation From Bin Laden's Death?
Ignatius: Day for Celebrating Defeat of Adversary
Bin Laden Death Not End of War on Terror
April 2011
U.S. and EU Need to Cooperate More Effectively on PakistanU.S.-Pakistan Relations Strained?
Pakistan Update
Pakistan: A Hard Country
Bombing At Pakistan Shrine Kills 42, Wounds 100
March 2011
Outrage Over Davis Release In PakistanPakistan Waves American Immunity
Pakistan Tests Nuclear-capable Missile
Taliban Say Pakistan Spy Agency Was Blast Target
Mosque Blast Kills 9 In Pakistan
Pakistani Minister Shot Dead
February 2011
U.S. Vows To Probe Pakistan KillingsSen. Kerry Says Resolution Near In Pakistan Spat
Turmoil Over Detained Diplomat Jeopardizes U.S.-Pakistan Dialogue
January 2011
Quake Hits PakistanQuake Hits Pakistan
Pope Targets Pakistan Blasphemy Law
Support For Killing Of Punjab Governor
Assassination, Political Turbulence Compound Pakistan's Woes
Governor of Pakistan's Punjab Province Assassinated
Pakistan: Nuclear Power in Chaos
December 2010
Pakistan Tests Nuclear MissileU.S. Pushing More Raids in Pakistan?
Pakistan's Extremist Havens
Major Void in War Strategy
Dozens Dead In Pakistan Blasts
November 2010
Christian Faces Blasphemy Death SentenceSentenced to Death for Blasphemy
Deadly Blast Rocks Pakistan
Musharraf on Drone Strikes in Pakistan
Dual Mosque Attacks In Pakistan
October 2010
Karachi Grapples with Taliban RecruitmentPakistan Resists Push to Expand Terror Fight
Deadly Bomb at Sufi Shrine in Pakistan
US To Give Pakistan Military $2bn
Closing in on Osama bin Laden?
Pakistani Flood Victims Face Malnutrition, Disease
Civilian Casualties in Pakistan
Taliban May Be Considering New Talks
Malaria Threatens Pakistan Flood Survivors
Clinton Tells Pakistan to Raise Taxes
A Fresh NATO Incursion into Pakistan
U.S. Drone Strikes on Pakistani Soil
Whose Side Is Pakistan On?
Suicide Bombering at Sufi Shrine in Pakistan
EU's Pakistan Trade Deal 'Courageous'
The Status of U.S.-Pakistan Tensions
Dozens More NATO Fuel Tankers Burn in Pakistan
NATO Oil Tankers Attacked By Taliban
Holbrooke on U.S.-Pakistan Relationship
Nato Tankers Alight in Pakistan
September 2010
Times Square Bomb: What If It Went Off?Remote Valley Devastated By Floods
Pakistanis Protest Koran Burning
Pakistan Flood Victims Return Home
August 2010
Insurgent Threats Complicate Pakistan Flood ReliefDesperation Grows in Pakistan
Pakistani Villages Continue to Suffer
First NATO Aid Flight Pakistan-Bound
Pakistan Flood Waters Still Rising
Pakistani Towns Cut Off From Aid
U.N.'s Ban Ki-moon Visits Pakistan
Floods Continue To Torment Pakistan
Pakistan Flood Victims Find Shelter
Shoe Thrower Defends Action
Pakistan's Fertile Land Threatened
Pakistan Floods Hit Millions
Pakistan Flood Survivors Struggling
July 2010
Floods Wreak Havoc In PakistanDeadly Plane Crash In Pakistan
U.S.-Pakistani Relations
Clinton Offers Aid To Pakistan
Bomb Tears Through Pakistani Bazaar
Video of Times Square Bomb Suspect Appears
Suspected Suicide Attack In Pakistan
Suicide Bomb Blast in Pakistan Tribal Area
35 Killed in Bomb Blasts at Pakistan Shrine
June 2010
Chemical Truck Explodes In PakistanU.N. Condemns U.S. Drone Strikes
Shahzad, "The Hybrid Terrorist"
Gunmen Attack Hospital in Pakistan
Al-Qaeda Third-in-Command 'Killed'
May 2010
Mosques Attacked In PakistanPakistanis Protest Against Facebook
U.S.-Pakistanis Ashamed Of Bomb Suspect
Pakistani Ambassador On Shahzad
Faisial Shahzad Linked To Pakistan Taliban
Man Arrested Over Failed NY Bombing
Taliban Leader Vows Attacks on the U.S.
April 2010
Pakistan Power Shifts To PMPakistan Shows Off Military Might
Bhutto Assassination Could Have Been Prevented
Indus Water Treaty Meeting Ends
March 2010
U.S. Panel Debates Drone LegalityPakistan Thwarts Bomb Plot
U.S. Students Charged In Pakistan
Sahil Kidnap Suspects Seized in Raid
Deadly Checkpoint Attack In Peshawar
Adam Gadahn Calls for Attacks on America
February 2010
Taliban Deny Capture Of Their LeaderWho is Mullah Baradar?
Taliban's Military Commander Reportedly Arrested
Karachi Vents Anger Over Lawlessness
Pakistan: Gang "Plotted To Bomb Americans"
Pakistan Bombing Caught on Tape
Solution on Kashmir Faces New Threat
Pakistan Hunts Bomber Who Killed US Soldiers
Bomb Kills Three US Soldiers in Pakistan
Bomb Attack Near Pakistan School
Americans Held in Pakistan Allege FBI Abuse
January 2010
Gates' Surprise Visit To PakistanU.S. Suspects Claim Pakistan Torture
Ex-CIA Official Talks on U.S. Wars Abroad
Pakistan: Heading to Civil War?
Karachi Blast Kills 8
U.S. Urged to Bring Home Suspects in Pakistan
New Threats in Karachi After Attack
December 2009
Deady Bomb Attack in Pakistan5 American Students Detained in Pakistan
Pakistan Foreign Minister on India
November 2009
Deadly Bomb Strikes PeshawarPakistan's Taliban Issues Video
Security Concerns for 9/11 Trial
Pakistan Spy Agency Hit in Peshawar
Pakistanis Bury Bomb Victims
Suicide Bombing in Pakistan
Pakistan 'Bombs' Taliban Targets
Interview with Maj. Gen. Athar Abbas
Interview with Al Qaeda Militant in Pakistan
Pakistan Blast Kills Dozens
October 2009
Clinton Takes on PakistanClinton: Fighting Extremism Can't Be Avoided
Female Taliban Suicide Bombers in Pakistan
Pakistan on Edge After Taliban Attacks
Pakistan Blasts Kill 24
Refugees Flee Heavy Fighting in South Waziristan
Pakistan Forces Under Attack
Interview with Sharifuddin Pirzada
Dozens Killed in Pakistan Bombing
Bomber Hits Pakistan UN Office
September 2009
Urban Air Pollution in PakistanPresident Zardari's Foreign Tours
Pakistan's New Winged Weapon
August 2009
Progress in Afghanistan and PakistanSwat, Pakistan: Return to Ruins
Pakistan Sees U.S. as Biggest Threat
Deadly Power Struggle in Wake of Mehsud's Death
Pakistan Says Taliban Leader Baitullah Mehsud is Dead
Gretchen Peters on the Significance of Mehsud
Pakistan Taliban Leader Killed
July 2009
Child Soldiers in Swat in PakistanDisplaced People Return to Swat Valley
Riaz Muhammad Khan on American Foreign Policy
India-Pakistan Meeting
UN Says Lashkar Plans to Attack India
Obama Interview on Pakistan
Displaced Pakistanis Fear Returning Home
Pakistani Refugees Return Home
Pakistan Taking Back Swat Valley
Taliban Funds its Illegal Activities
June 2009
Al Qaeda Fleeing PakistanPakistani Activist Imran Khan on Defeating the Taliban
India, Pakistan Leaders Meet
Pakistan: Attack On Luxury Hotel
May 2009
Suicide Bomb Blast in PakistanPakistan Battles Taliban in Swat
Hillary Clinton on Pakistan
Fareed Zakaria with Pervez Musharraf


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I have no idea who produces these crappy "public interest" programs on PBS TV, but I just watched one on organically grown foods which was filled with utter nonsense. They made the claim that if you ate organically grown foods you would feel better and be healthier. That's crap, pure and simple. Your body can't tell the difference between a protein from an "organically" grown food from one that comes from a big farm that uses commercial fertilizers. The plants themselves can't determine the origin of their NPK (nitrogen, phosphorous, and potassium), whether it be from cow manure or commercial fertilizer (which has a huge percentage of human waste in it these days). Didn't any of the present day people take chemistry? Do they think about what they hear on TV?
What is the purpose of this kind of "green" garbage info anyway? Do the greenies really believe we can feed America with only "organically" grown foodstuffs? If they do, they are dumber than dirt. By the way, it is all organically grown, unless one knows another way to do it - like "poof"!
By the way, did you know that a McDonald's Big Mac meal comes primarily from corn? A soft drink has more corn in it than anything else but water - by far. The bun is made from corn, the meat is grown on corn (and antibiotics to compensate for the high corn content of the feed), and the French fires are cooked in corn oil (source of most of the calories in FF's). The sauce is mostly corn products. So, enjoy your corn at McDonalds.
By the way, do you now understand why making ethanol from corn drives up the price of food? Stupid is as stupid does.

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GIZ and BRAC organize training for media representatives
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Dhaka, 14 November 2013: German Ambassador to Bangladesh Dr. Albrecht Conze met with Nobel laureate and Grameen Bank founder Dr Muhammad Yunus this morning to transmit an invitation by the President ...
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As promised in an earlier post here are some shots from the Western Stampede Rodeo held in West Jordan, Utah July 4-6th 2013 This series of shots are from Saturday the 6th and the rain that started on Friday night had continued unabated the entire day…
Remember that there's more than just mud in all that muck…
This next series is of a horse that went nuts in the chute and they let him out where he proceeded to go even crazier, they roped him and he walked out of the arena just fine.
See how vertical he was? Watch as he eats it!
This was one of the most dynamic rides of the night. Ok so the Sunset actually did make an appearance…
No doubt by now you'll have noticed that I had a ton more images from Saturday then I did Friday, this was because I shot on manual all night to ensure a high enough shutter speed and trusted Noiseware to clean up the noise at 3200 ISO. It wasn't perfect but it worked well enough.
All my shots were with a Nikon 70-300mm or a Rokinon 8mm fisheye.
I had such a great time even with all the mud and rain splatters, if you ever get a chance to photograph a rodeo I highly recommend it!
Thanks again to West Jordan City, Doug Sims and the Photographix Club and Cervi Rodeo for allowing me to shoot such a great show.


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Tag Archives: Double Dragon: Neon
Wed, May 22, 2013 | 12:00 BST
PSN Europe gets massive PS3 fighting game sale, full price list here
Sony has published details of a huge fighting game sale on PSN, fierce dragon-punching money off the price of many PS3 brawlers from now until June 5.
Wed, Sep 12, 2012 | 14:01 BST
Double Dragon Neon, Red Johnson's Chronicles now available on XBL Marketplace
Double Dragon Neon and Red Johnson's Chronicles – One Against All are now available through the Xbox Live Marketplace. Each will run you 800 MS Points, and both have demos available if you'd rather try before you buy first. To check for availability in your region, click the links.
Tue, Sep 11, 2012 | 02:50 BST
PS Plus update offers Scott Pilgrim, Double Dragon Neon
The US PS Blog has released its usual update on what's headed to PS Plus members this week, with the answer being "quite a lot". Members will receive Scott Pilgrim vs the World and Double Dragon Neon at no additional cost, plus early access to Jet Set Radio, and a discount on a Max Payne 3 and all DLC bundle. The US Plus section should update along side the general Store refresh on Tuesday.
Tue, Sep 04, 2012 | 15:19 BST
Red Dead Redemption, Machinarium, Scott Pilgrim, more head up PS Plus September
Red Dead Redemption kicks of the PS Plus offerings this month starting today. You can nab the awesome western game for free until October 2. However, there are other goodies in store for subscribers this month such as Scott Pilgrim vs. The World and Double Dragon Neon from September 12 through December 4. The lovely point and click puzzler Machinarium is also available from tomorrow, September 5 through October 23. More updates will be announced during the month, so head on over to the PS Blog to remain in-the-know.
Wed, Jul 18, 2012 | 20:01 BST
Double Dragon Neon lands on PSN, XBLA in September
WayForward Technologies has announced Double Dragon Neon, its 80s style reboot for PSN and XBLA, will release on September 11 and September 12, respectively, for $10 or 800 Microsoft Points. The game contains local and online co-op play, and stars Billy and Jimmy Lee who are fighting many a brute in order to rescue Marian from the clutches of the evil villain Skullmageddon. Gameplay consists of the original's classic, 2D side-scrolling action with a bit of an "80s flair."
Wed, Apr 04, 2012 | 20:45 BST
Double Dragon: Neon goes all out 80s on PSN and XBL in July
Wayforward has announced it's working with Majesco on a Double Dragon update for PSN and Xbox Live titled Double Dragon: Neon. The 80s style reboot is scheduled for a July release. According to IGN, the game stars the Billy and Jimmy Lee who are fighting many a brute in order to rescue Marian from the clutches of the evil villain Skullmageddon. The gameplay consists of the original's classic, 2D side-scrolling action with a bit of an "80s flair." Sounds fun. Hit up the link for more information.


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NBA Elite 11
EA returns to the court with another installment in its long-running basketball series.
EA returns to the court with another installment in its long-running basketball series.
Red Blood is an epic online action game inspired by one of the most popular Korean comic books.
Shinseiki GPX Cyber Formula is a 3D racing game from Sunrise Interactive.
Sunrise Interactive brings its Sunrise Eiyuutan series to the PS3.
This game mixes platforms and puzzle games with the goal of sorting the squared mind of Von Sottendorff to discover the reason for his madness.
Handball Challenge is a sports action game for PC and current game consoles, which gives users the opportunity to experience the sport of handball.
Inspired by the film and television series, this game follows a 2,000-year-old swordsman as he fights rival immortals in modern-day New York City.
The Outsider is a high-tech thriller for next-gen consoles, and will feature changing storylines based on the player's actions.
The popular Mexican wrestling league steps into the gaming ring along with a roster of such stars as Konnan and La Parka.
Schwarzenberg is an action stealth game, set in 1945 WWII Europe. As a scientist, you must uncover the truth about a mysterious Nazi stronghold and its secret weapon projects.
Play as Sarah and takes X-rays, diagnoses patients, administers treatments, and assist in the operating room in Sarah's Emergency Room.
The forthcoming video game will be derived from the rich assortment of characters and storylines from Robert Jordan's beloved fantasy book series, The Wheel of Time.
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A brilliant and charismatic, yet psychotic serial killer communicates with other active serial killers and activates a cult of believers following his every command. Video courtesy of Fox.
The Following
Mondays, 9 p.m. on Fox
You've seen the slasher movies. Now get ready for slasher network TV.
Fox's new series "The Following" is both better and worse than those movies where a procession of young people get killed so reliably and gorily that the audience laughs after it screams. For one thing, there's no comic relief in "The Following"—and most of its young people are not victims but instead are the perpetrators of horrific crimes, mainly carried out with knives and after prolonged mental or physical torture of their victims. Another difference is that mainstream slasher movies don't generally deal with the cutting up of puppies or depict the dying yelps of blood-soaked German shepherds.
Make no mistake, it's pretty clear that this series was designed to reel in the prized youth demographic. Why else would a news release from the producers—creator Kevin Williamson and director Marcos Siega —stoop to describe star Kevin Bacon as, (sic) "f-ing awesome"?
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True, "The Following" does have a solid cast. Mr. Bacon plays a former FBI agent who sacrificed his career and health in order to catch a serial killer of 14 women. Now the killer—played to chillingly charming perfection by the British actor James Purefoy —is in prison. From there, though, he has collected a small army of devotees on the outside who are prepared to keep on murdering for him. As the followers go into action with their ice picks and glittering blades and gasoline and matches, Mr. Bacon's character and an FBI cult expert played by Annie Parisse begin a race against time while the body count mounts.
There is some suspense here, even if it is mainly because the violence when it comes is so swift and sickening. But the show still feels slack. Is it a case of a serial-killer cliché too far?
Underneath the blood, this is meant to be a psychological drama in which the imprisoned murderer Joe Carroll (Mr. Purefoy) is masterminding bloodshed above all to engage and mentally torture the man who caught him, Ryan Hardy (Mr. Bacon). Hardy does look really down most of the time, but this may be less due to acting than to the fact that Mr. Bacon's face is so skinny now that weariness may be all that registers there. Tired too are the themes of psychos toying with cops and recruiting proxies. Ever see the movie "Copycat"? Clint Eastwood's ex-FBI agent in the movie "Blood Work" has a transplanted heart for a metaphor. Mr. Bacon's ex-FBI agent has a pacemaker as his. And so on.
What is more exclusive to "The Following" is the plot device involving Edgar Allan Poe, whose works and romantic view of death are depicted as a religion for the psychotic misfits who flock to do the serial killer's bidding. The Poe theme is a pretty much a dud, though. Painting the word Nevermore in blood? Please. The FBI cult expert Debra Parker (Ms. Parisse) says it all when she describes the cult's Poe mantra as "The only way to truly live is to kill—or some crap like that." Exactly.
"The Following" has been criticized in some quarters for bad timing—as if TV violence is tasteless only in the wake of Sandy Hook—or for not being as tautly written as graphic cable fare like "Dexter." Yet once again, the words of Agent Parker are the ultimate guide to what's really going on here, when she says that the people who flock to a serial killer reflect "the pathology of today's Internet-techno-bred minds" and "a new vacancy in our humanity."
"The Following" is itself an example of that, where numbed souls seeking a gore-porn fix can come to be further desensitized. And ye shall known them as "The Viewers."
Paul Williams Still Alive
Thursday 7:30 p.m. Showtime
Thank goodness for Paul Williams. The quintessential songwriter of the 1970-80s is 72 now, and the documentary about him, "Paul Williams Still Alive," was made by a man who had assumed his childhood idol was long dead. But even if he were, many of the ballads Mr. Williams composed in his heyday are so lovely or evocative—"We've only just begun . . . ," now try to stop humming it—that hearing them again in this film is balm for the serial-killed senses.
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Even better, and possibly because it happened partly by accident, director Stephen Kessler has created a Portrait of the Artist like no other in the genre. Much of the footage shows nothing more eventful than Mr. Williams savoring plates of his beloved squid, practicing his golf swing or giving an interview in a dim hallway to someone from Channel 99 after performing his old hits in a nowhere town. And yet the gems, when they come, begin to form the chain of such a tender story.
It is rooted, as so many are, in sorrows. Born small and then stunted, he believes, by growth hormones, Mr. Williams was first urged to perform—Mr. Kessler tells us—when "Dad would drink and make his son sing 'Danny Boy.'" Separated from both parents at age 13, Mr. Williams grew up to write many songs reflecting his own defining sense of isolation. At the pinnacle of his fame and acclaim—including an Academy Award for Barbra Streisand's hit "Evergreen," some 50 appearances on Johnny Carson and guest roles on top TV series—Mr. Williams tumbled into the vortex of drugs and booze that was the 1980s.
When Mr. Kessler caught up with him a few years ago, Mr. Williams had been sober for more than two decades, and was not the exposure hound he once was—hence the deceptively mundane surface of the film, where the theft of underwear and Splenda from Mr. Williams's luggage constitutes an event. More lively is the touring gig in the Philippines, where there's a cover band on every corner and Mr. Williams is bigger than a rock god. But he doesn't seem to need the adoration, and in the end it is Mr. Kessler who has the revelation. "When Paul had everything he was miserable, and now he had a lot less and he was kinda happy." The golf, his wife, that squid.
Although there is much that is painful, funny and touching in this film (first seen in 2011 at the Toronto International Film Festival), a burning question is left unasked: After the outpouring of the '70s—"Rainbow Connection," "Rainy Days and Mondays," "Just an Old Fashioned Love Song"—what happened to the music?
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Regional officials were scrambling for information Tuesday about the Department of Defense's apparent decision to not add a fifth brigade to Fort Stewart's 3rd Infantry Division.
BAGHDAD (AP) - A U.S. soldier opened fire at a counseling center on a U.S. base Monday, killing five fellow soldiers before being taken into custody, the U.S. command and Pentagon officials said.
For many on Fort Stewart, Col. Terry Ferrell is best known for his smile and his relentless love for soldiers.
FORT STEWART, Ga. (AP) - An Army sergeant, his face lit by the muzzle flash of his rifle, chased a superior officer at their base in Iraq until he fell, then stood over the man and fired two shots into him, a soldier in their unit testified Tuesday.
FORT STEWART, Ga. (AP) - An Army sergeant charged with murder shouted "My career's over, just kill me," as soldiers pinned him to the ground after he shot and killed two fellow U.S. soldiers in Iraq, members of their unit told a military judge Monday.
Fort Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield invite community members to join the semi-annual Fort Stewart Cemetery Council cemetery and historical site visit 9 a.m., April 28.
MIAMI (AP) - Derek Graner can scan a crowd of veterans and pick out those needing help.
For the Bryan County News FORT STEWART - Soldiers from 3rd Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, received the unique opportunity of practicing 'lift operations' with the UH-60 Black Hawk during shotgun breach training at a shoot-house, Jan. 19 on Fort Stewart. All Soldiers from the squadron that could possibly be assigned a shotgun during combat operations took part in the training. For many of the Soldiers ...
Seaman Jason Lane Ernst has graduated from basic Coast Guard training at Cape May, New Jersey. Seaman Ernst is currently attending Operations Specialist training at the Coast Guard training center in Petaluma, Calif. Ernst graduated in 2005 from Bryan County High School. He is the son of Teresa Cook-Ernst of Pembroke and the late Larry E. Ernst.
Air Force Airman Devin B. Sikes has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.During the six weeks of training, the airman studied the Air Force mission, organization, core values, and military customs and courtesies; performed drill and ceremony marches, and received physical training, rifle marksmanship, field training exercises, and special training in human relations.
The Department of Defense released today the 2009 Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) rates. Military members will receive an average housing allowance increase of 6.9 percent when the new rates take effect, Jan. 1, 2009. For members with dependents, average increases in the BAH are approximately $95 per month. A typical junior enlisted member with dependents, for example, will find his/her BAH about $68 per month higher ...
The sun glistened and the winter breeze blew as several hundred family and friends of the 3rd Infantry Division's fallen soldiers filed into the bleachers Saturday at Fort Stewart's Cottrell Field. Among those gathered to pay respects to the fallen was the family of 23-year-old Steve McCoy, a sergeant from Moultrie who lost his life last June while serving in Iraq. Members ...
WASHINGTON -- The Army's Wounded Warrior Program will support those it was created to serve for as long as it is needed and for the rest of their lives, the sergeant major of the program told listeners of a blog talk radio show Dec. 4. Army Sgt. Maj. Brent Jurgersen reflected on the importance of the Defense Department's designation of November as Warrior Care Month, which he said allowed the program to inform soldiers and ...
Former Fort Stewart commander Lt. Gen. James Vaught died Sept. 20. According to an obituary in the Grand Strand Daily in Conway, S.C., Vaught was a South Carolina native. He was commander of the 24th Infantry Division from 1977-79, but previously served with the 24th ID during the Korean War, long before the 24th ID was reactivated at Fort Stewart in 1975.
LOGAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan - As U.S. forces prepare to leave Afghanistan, the Afghan air force and the Afghan national army are integrating air and ground forces to conduct combat-fire support and logistics missions as they continue to grow and lead operations.
LOGAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan - The Afghan national army completed construction of the first helicopter landing zone, or HLZ, on Sept. 16 in Camp Maiwand in Logar province.
Maj. Gen. Mike Murray, commander of the 3rd Infantry Division and Fort Stewart-Hunter Army Airfield, shared his thoughts and feelings Monday about a report of another 3rd ID casualty.
Five soldiers assigned to the 3rd Infantry Division's 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team were honored Thursday morning with a tree-dedication ceremony at Fort Stewart's Warriors Walk.
Five soldiers assigned to the 3rd Infantry Division's 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team were honored Thursday morning with a tree-dedication ceremony at Fort Stewart's Warriors Walk.
Soldiers, military retirees, first responders, Department of Defense civilians and military family members gathered Wednesday morning at Fort Stewart's main post chapel to remember the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
Fort Stewart soldiers and family members learned about family adventures, hotel accommodations, dining, entertainment, education and recreation opportunities from Savannah and Hilton Head to Orlando, Fla., at Tuesday's Fall Community Showcase and Travel Show.
Retired Army Lt. Gen. Roger Thompson on Tuesday told members of the Coastal Empire Chapter of the Association of the United States Army that budget cuts already are negatively affecting Army training.
The newly established Georgia Military Veterans' Hall of Fame is accepting nominations of Georgia military veterans for induction into the 2013 inaugural class.
The newly established Georgia Military Veterans' Hall of Fame is accepting nominations of Georgia military veterans for induction into the 2013 inaugural class.
The 3rd Infantry Division's 2nd Brigade likely will be deactivated up to two years earlier than previously announced.


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The botnet is reportedly behind the compromise of more than 20,000 payment cards in recent months.
Two suspects were arrested in Germany this week after allegedly hacking computers and remotely controlling them to mine more than $954,000 in bitcoins.
Microsoft announced on Wednesday that it would be improving and expanding its security to protect customer data amid growing concerns of government surveillance.


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ORANGE,� Carlos Gamez:� While I agree with parts of your editorial, "Legacy for Sandy Hook" [Opinion, April 1], I disagree with the point made on "easing the standards for involuntary commitment for the truly dangerous." This is just as dangerous as banning certain weapons outright as it gives more power to the group responsible for these mass murders. A group that is at the core of the issue and that continues to act with impunity – the psychiatric community.
There have been mentally ill people since time immemorial and there have been guns and automatic weapons for many decades. But the new factor is the proliferation of extremely dangerous psychotropic drugs that push the mentally weak into full-blown psychotic breaks ending with bloodbaths.
The psychiatrist knows as we all do, the danger of these drugs and they know as well the undeniable connection between mass shootings and these psychotropic killers, yet these drugs are poured into our society by the truckload.
We cannot give psychiatry more power, we need to take power from them. They must be held accountable when prescribing killer drugs to those suffering from mental illness, which puts them and the rest of our society in danger.
A bartender that serves too many drinks can be liable for his actions, medical doctors are liable for their mistakes and errors, so are policeman, attorneys and government officials. Why not psychiatrists?
The psychiatrist must be held accountable.
LAKE FOREST,� Clif Miller:� Although the editorial writer correctly points out that Americans can use guns and violent videos without developing homicidal tendencies and that the frequency of mass shootings are committed by those so-called "mentally disturbed," let's look at the fact that at least 31 school shootings are linked with these "mentally disturbed," who are on psychiatric drugs that have side effects including aggression, mania, violence, psychosis, suicidal and homicidal ideation.
If we want true reform, don't give it to the government to regulate us further with more taxes. And having a dialogue between doctors (psychiatrists in this case) and the family is like having a criminal discuss with the family the merits of robbing them.
Why is it so difficult to find what psychiatric drugs Sandy Hook massacre shooter Adam Lanza was on and petitions to disclose his toxicology report have to be circulated? Perhaps if the public sees the connection, his doctor might be liable for prescribing such mind-altering and violence-causing drugs.
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SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO,� Steven Rad:� Three letters appearing criticizing Republican State Senator Mimi Walters' bill to exempt cap-and-trade (Assembly Bill 32) from the university system exhibit political naiveté ["Greenhouse-gas law gores state businesses," March 30].
There is nothing Republicans can do about Sacramento's folly until they can garner more support from the youth vote because they are outgunned by the supermajorities California's Democrats enjoy in the Senate and Assembly.
Any attempt to overturn the entire cap-and-trade bill would only solidify the liberal support for it. Sen. Walters' bill is brilliant in that it begins to erode support for environmental extremism by putting the liberal legislators between the proverbial "rock and hard place." Do they support affordable education or do they support environmental recklessness?
This could well be a first step in overturning AB32. It will be fascinating to watch how the Legislature deals with Walters' proposal.
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BUENA PARK,� Daniel A. Thurber:� Three years into the housing recovery and we are still giving away dollars from the taxpayer store ["U.S. to ease modifcations on loans by Fannie and Freddie," Business, April 1]. The Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac overseer will try a new program that does not require the borrower to show proof of income. Is this not one of those programs that got us in the mess in the first place? What? You didn't learn a lesson from the first time around that so far has cost the taxpayer over $150 billion.
Now we have this program and we all know it won't work, but I guess these programs are OK since they have the taxpayer dollars to bail them out.
You know it's time to fish or cut bait and in this case after three years cut the bait on these borrowers. Foreclose and sell the property to somebody who will make payments on a timely basis.
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Sri Lanka: MSF Provides Urgent Medical Care to Civilians From Conflict ZoneJune 3, 2009In the last several weeks, as tens of thousands emerged from the Vanni, the former conflict zone in northern Sri Lanka, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams have worked alongside Sri Lankan Ministry of Health staff to provide surgical and medical care to people injured in the fighting. The situation remains extremely serious inside the hospitals and for the 269,000 displaced people in Vavuniya District. Related:
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Ross Brawn believes the race-day woes Mercedes have struggled with for most of the season is related to the ban on tyre-swopping.
After appearing to make a breakthrough with the way the Mercedes cars managed their tyres with a victory at the British Grand Prix, drivers Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg struggled at the Nurburgring this past weekend.
Hamilton started on pole but struggled with grip throughout the race, while Rosberg was unable to mount a challenge at any point in the race after a poor qualifying session left saw him start from 11th.
The Mercedes Team Principal believes the high track temperatures as well as the inability to swop rear tyres exposed the weakness within the W04.
"The construction of the tyre has changed and I think the ability to swap tyres before was a good way of offsetting the stress of the tyre," Brawn explained.
"You cannot do it with these tyres, and I think we were back into going over the limit of the temperature of the tyres and suffering from it.
"The first half of the race was pretty horrible. In the second half, the fuel weight went down, it got a touch cooler and we got back in the window again.
"The times were respectable, so it shows how critical we are.
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Brawn admitted that he was unconvinced about the apparent Mercedes revival following strong performances in Monaco, Montreal and Silverstone.
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New England's three northern states – Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine – are justly noted for their outdoor activities, but that doesn't mean that Connecticut can't compete. Northwest Connecticut's Housatonic River is particularly good for canoeing, kayaking, rafting and tubing. With the spring floods, the white water can reach Class III.
Northwest Connecticut's Housatonic River is particularly good for canoeing, kayaking, rafting and tubing. With the spring floods, the white water can reach Class III. The northwest is also home to many ski resorts, one of the best being Mohawk Mountain , with a 650ft vertical drop.
Producers of a free, detailed road and attractions map and camping guide, this organization also maintains a fabulous Welcome Center on I-91 near the Massachusetts (MA) state line, another on VT 4A near the New York state line and another on I-89 near the Canadian border.
A gourmet bakery-café, Alléchante makes everything from scratch, including organic artisanal breads, delectable pastries and a free-range chicken pot pie to die for. The best place in Woodstock for breakfast, bar none.
Vermont's major airport is in Burlington , but there is also a small commercial airport in Rutland . Rutland receives flights from Cape Air, a small regional carrier.
Helpful information for planning ski trips. For daily ski condition reports (in winter only), call 802-229-0531.
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Grab a booth in this old-fashioned diner and feast on fresh Vermont-grown delights like maple syrup-laden pancakes, creamy organic milk shakes and juicy burgers. This cornerstone of the buy-local, eat-local movement is well worth seeking out.
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To get the scoop on traditional maple sugaring and cheese-making, and sample both, head to the family-run Sugarbush Farm . The sugaring season is from March to April, but you can tour the sugarhouse year-round. To get there take US 4 to Taftsville, 3.5 miles east of Woodstock, cross the Taftsville covered bridge and follow the signs.
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On the north side of the Dartmouth College Green is the college's central library, Baker Berry Library. The reserve corridor on the lower level houses an impressive mural called Epic of American Civilization, painted by José Clemente Orozco (1883-1949). The renowned Mexican muralist taught and painted at Dartmouth from 1932 to 1934.
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The 'Hop' is Dartmouth's refined venue for string quartets, modern dance and plays.
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The Dartmouth Cross Country Ski Center maintains over 15 miles of groomed trails in the immediate vicinity of Dartmouth campus for wintertime fun. Head northeast on Lyme Rd to reach the center. Trails are on the golf course and at Storrs Pond.
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With two challenging mountains, minimal crowds and reasonable prices, Dartmouth Skiway is one of New Hampshire's best skiing value areas. Take NH 10 north to Lyme. Fork right at the white church and continue 3 miles to the Skiway. You can also take a shuttle bus from campus to the Skiway ($4 one way).
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Set in a valley overlooking Mascoma Lake, the Enfield Shaker site dates back to the late 18th century and grew into a small but prosperous community of Shaker farmers and craftspeople in the early 1800s. At its peak, some 300 members (divided into several 'families') lived in Enfield, farming 3000 acres of land.
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This smart cafe does a fine job with grilled food – not just burgers and steaks, but also tasty treats like duck breast with fig port glaze. There's also live entertainment nightly – anything from acoustic to jazz.
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Just north of Dartmouth Row, Rollins Chapel is a fine example of Richardsonian architecture and a peaceful place to collect your thoughts.
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Wood-paneled walls, black-and-white photos and quirky decor form the backdrop to Molly's tasty bistro fare. Fish and chips, wood-fired mac and cheese, burgers and salads are some of the ample offerings. Menus hidden inside old LP covers – a nice touch.
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Welcome the the Lemont Outdoors meetup. We're hoping this group helps you to see all that the Lemont area has to offer for mountain biking, kayaking, canoeing, hiking, snow shoeing, x/c skiing, geocaching and general outdoors experiences… enjoy ! As our meetup evolves I'd like to have a variety of activities that range from Hard core Single track to Kayak lessons to Family Geocaching- if you have an idea, please feel free to post it. Here's a link to my Garmin Connect account : KeithMTB for …
We are an all inclusive group of paddlers. All ages! All ability levels All are Welcome! We LOVE BEGINNERS FAMILIES SINGLES....We welcome ALL Paddlers of all abilities. We help beginners get started by paddling right along with you and giving you some pointers. It's not hard! It's great fun! If you also share a love for the Illinois river, Mazon river, I & M Canal / Towpath then you have also landed in the right place. We will be putting together trips that involve either paddles, pedals, campin …
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Here are some of the sights and sounds from Puerto Rock Steady 2013. The event took place in Isabela, Puerto Rico.
The dream is to make this an international music and dance festival to serve as an alternative to other events that may be great, but are missing the soul that exist in many genre's of music.
The vibes, music, people and scenery at Puerto Rock steady were nothing less then AMAZING! Picturesque from morning to sun set. Puerto Rock Steady is only in it's infancy and and we expect to grow very fast. The resort that it was held on was sold out with out any promotion outside of Twitter and Facebook. The word of mouth after event is already putting us ahead of schedule for 2014 with bookings. Please stay tuned for the release of the rooms and keep checking www.crazylegsworkshop.com and the Puerto Rock Steady group page on Facebook for upcoming details.
An exquisite event for all Hip Hop lovers... bboys, bgirls, graff writers, djs, mcs... something for everyone :-)
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Theories of Islamization in Bengal
It was relatively late in their experience in Bengal that Englishmen became aware of the full extent of the province's Muslim population. With British activity centered on Calcutta, in the predominantly Hindu southwest, colonial officials through most of the nineteenth century perceived Bengal's eastern districts as a vast and rather remote hinterland, with whose cultural profile they were largely unfamiliar. They were consequently astonished when the first official census of the province, that of 1872, showed Muslims totaling 70 percent and more in the Chittagong, Noakhali, Pabna, and Rajshahi districts, and over 80 percent in Bogra (see map 3).[17] Writing in 1894, James Wise, a government official with considerable experience in the province, wrote that "the most interesting fact revealed by the census of 1872 was the enormous host of Muhammadans resident in Lower Bengal—not massed around the old capitals, but in the alluvial plains of the Delta." He went on to observe that "the history of the spread of the Muhammadan faith in Lower and Eastern Bengal is a subject of such vast importance at the present day as to merit a careful and minute examination."[18]
The subject certainly was examined. The census of 1872 touched off a heated debate that lasted the rest of the nineteenth century and well into the twentieth. Its opening salvo was fired by the compiler of the census report itself, Henry Beverley. Noting the apparent incongruity of masses of Muslims turning up in regions far from the ancient centers of Muslim domination, Beverley concluded that "the existence of Muhammadans in Bengal is not due so much to the introduction of Mughul blood into the country as to the conversion of the former inhabitants for whom a rigid system of caste discipline rendered Hinduism intolerable."[19] In short, he rejected the Immigration theory and instead sketched out an early version of the Social Liberation theory. Henceforth this theory would dominate British thinking about Islamization in the province, and eventually most Muslims would subscribe to it as well.
But Beverley's interpretation did not go unchallenged. Soon after the publication of the 1872 census findings, a respectable Muslim gentleman of Mymensingh District, Abu A. Ghuznavi, submitted a report to the Collector of his district strenuously opposing Beverley's argument that mass conversion had taken place. Ghuznavi proposed instead that "the majority of the modern Mahomedans are not the descendants of Chandals and Kaibartas but are of foreign extraction, though in many cases it may be of more or less remote degree."[20] In favor of his argument, Ghuznavi cited Arab migration before the Turkish conquest, land grants made by Sultan Husain Shah to foreigners, the dispersion of Afghans "in every hamlet" after the Mughal conquest, the greater fertility of Muslims owing to their practices of polygamy and widow remarriage, their greater longevity, and the absence among Muslims of a caste system or institutionalized celibacy.[21] Although he conceded that there had been "some" conversions, Ghuznavi insisted that they had not been among low-caste Hindus. "Why should we speak of conversion of low-caste Hindus only?" he asked, "Why should we forget the Musalman Rajput diwans of different districts and notably of Maimensing.…Similarly, there are Mozumdars of Sylhet, Raja Sahebs of Faridpore, Gangulies of Bikrampore, and a host of others."[22]
Ghuznavi was here outlining the Immigration theory of Islamization, the view favored by ashrāf classes throughout India. To the extent that local conversions took place at all, Ghuznavi argued, they came not from the despised low castes, but from the upper orders of Hindu society. At the turn of the twentieth century, claims were indeed made that in the Mughal period some members of Bengal's landed elite and even of the priestly caste had converted to Islam. The rajas of Kharagpur (in Midnapur District), defeated by one of Akbar's generals, were said to have accepted Islam as the condition for retaining their family estates; Raja Purdil Singh of Parsouni in Darbhanga, in northern Bihar, became a Muslim by way of expiation after having rebelled against the Mughal emperor; the Muslim dīwān families of pargana Sarail in Tippera, and of Haibatnagar and Jungalbari in Mymensingh, had formerly been Brahmans; and the Pathans of Majhouli in Darbhanga sprang from the family of the raja of Narhan.[23] These instances, however, could have accounted for only a tiny fraction of the total Muslim population and cannot explain the appearance of the millions of Muslim peasant cultivators recorded in the census figures.
Meanwhile, in the final decades of the nineteenth century, a consensus on the Islamization issue began to emerge in British official circles. Here we may examine the work of James Wise, a veteran official who had served ten years as civil surgeon in Dhaka, and who elaborated his views in an important article entitled "The Muhammadans of Eastern Bengal" (1894).[24] Wise opened by dismissing the Immigration theory favored by ashrāf spokesmen like Ghuznavi. "In Muhammadan histories," he noted, "no mention is made of any large Muhammadan immigration from Upper India, and we know that in the reign of Akbar the climate of Bengal was considered so uncongenial to the Mughal invaders, that an order to proceed thither was regarded as a sentence of banishment."[25] Wise then offered a number of arguments to explain how and why ethnic Bengalis became Muslims. First, he invoked the Religion of the Sword thesis, citing without evidence the "enthusiastic soldiers who, in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, spread the faith of Islam among the timid races of Bengal, made forcible conversions by the sword, and, penetrating the dense forests of the Eastern frontier, planted the crescent in the villages of Silhet." He also accepted the view that the Chittagong region had been colonized by Arab merchants. The latter, he argued, again without citing evidence, carried on an extensive trade along the Chittagong coast, where they "disseminated their religious ideas among the people." Furthermore, he suggested, captured slaves from the villages of eastern Bengal might have swelled the ranks of the Muslim population, since desperate and impoverished families would have been driven to sell their children to Muslims as slaves. He also suggested that Hindus might have converted "as the only means of escaping punishment for murder, or adultery, as this step was considered full atonement for either crime."[26] All of this was conjecture.
Wise's central argument, however, was the one that would achieve widest currency in government circles. "When the Muhammadan armies poured into Bengal," he wrote,
This is as vigorous a statement of the Social Liberation thesis as can be found anywhere, and contains all the essential elements of that theory: the a priori presence of a highly stratified Hindu social order, an exploited class of menial outcasts, an oppressive class of Brahmans, and an understanding of Islam as an ideology of social egalitarianism that would be "joyfully" embraced by the masses.it is hard to believe that they were not welcomed by the hewers of wood and drawers of water, and that many a despairing Chandal and Kaibartta joyfully embraced a religion that proclaimed the equality of all men, and which was the religion of the race keeping in subjection their former oppressors. Hinduism had prohibited the outcast from residing in the same village as the twice-born Brahman, had forced him to perform the most menial and repulsive occupations, and had virtually treated him as an animal undeserving of any pity; but Islam announced that the poor, as well as the rich, the slave and his master, the peasant and the prince, were of equal value in the eyes of God. Above all, the Brahman held out no hopes of a future world to the most virtuous helot, while the Mulla not only proffered assurances of felicity in this world, but of an indefeasible inheritance in the next.[27]
But Bengal's ashrāf Muslims did not accept such reasoning. Even if inclined to agree with Wise's characterization of Brahmans as cruel oppressors, they would not agree that the majority of the Muslims of Bengal were indigenous to the delta. So in 1895, the year after the publication of Wise's essay, Khondkar Fuzli Rubbee published his The Origin of the Musalmans of Bengal. Like his predecessor Abu Ghuznavi, Rubbee denied "that the natives of this country, either from compulsion or free will, were converted to Islam, in any appreciable number at a time."[28] Rather, he asserted, "the ancestors of the present Musalmans of this country were certainly those Musalmans who came here from foreign parts during the rule of the former sovereigns."[29] In fact, Rubbee viewed the delta's geographic isolation as evidence for this process, arguing that the region "always enjoyed immunity from foreign invasions, and consequently it formed a great asylum for the Musulmans."[30] Rubbee did not explain why the same natural frontiers that had protected Muslims from foreign invaders failed to protect Bengalis from Muslim invaders. Presumably he did not consider Muslims to have been invaders, but merely immigrant settlers.
Rubbee also cited numerous charitable grants (aima) to "venerable Muslims" in Bengal, suggesting that these became the bases of foreign settlement. "With regard to the three ancient divisions of Bengal," he wrote, "namely Rarh [the southwest], Barind [the north], and Bang [the east], Aimas are to be found mostly in Rarh, less in Barind, and rarely in Bang."[31] But the difficulty with this reasoning is that the majority of the Muslims were found in the very areas where, according to Rubbee, there were the fewest charitable grants. The author also had difficulty explaining how one of the largest peasant populations in the world could have been descended from high-born immigrants who refused to cultivate the soil. They took to agriculture, he speculated, when "their resources failed them," or when those among them who were soldiers failed to obtain military employment. Subsequently, when agricultural productivity improved and internal peace and security prevailed in Bengal, these classes of Muslim cultivators naturally multiplied.[32]
The publication of Rubbee's book was soon followed by the controversial 1901 Census of India, which restated the position to which Ghuznavi and Rubbee had reacted. In his report in this census, E. A. Gait concluded that probably nine-tenths of those returning themselves as "Shekhs"—the typical response of Muslim Bengali cultivators when asked their caste—were of local origin.[33] Gait doubted that any significant migration of Muslim settlers had taken place even within Bengal, much less from beyond the delta. Observing that Muslim settlers generally sought the higher levels of land near the old capitals, he reasoned that "they would never willingly have taken up their residence in the rice swamps of Noakhali, Bogra and Backergunge."[34]
Gait's most important contribution to the ongoing debate was his observation that in Bengal high Muslim populations correlated with the simplest social organization—that is, with the least elaboration of castes. Noting the affinities of the Muslims of the east with indigenous Pod and Chandal communities, and those of the north with indigenous Rajbansi and Kuch communities, Gait remarked that "the proportion of Hindus of other castes in these parts of the country is, and always has been, very small. The main castes are the Rajbansis (including Koches) in North Bengal, and the Chandals and other castes of non-Aryan origin in East Bengal."[35] This observation might have led to a breakthrough in the fuzzy and tendentious thinking that had theretofore characterized the debate. For it follows that where there was little caste elaboration, there was little Brahmanic dominance, and hence little oppression of outcasts. And without such oppression, the Social Liberation theory collapses, since the "lower orders" would not have had an entrenched, Brahman-ordered society against which to rebel.
But Gait did not follow up on the implications of his own observation; indeed, he offered no coherent theory of Islamization at all, apart from stating that the vast majority of Muslims were of local origin. But since they were published in the authoritative Census of India, even these views carried weight. Soon they were replicated in the Settlement Reports and the widely influential Bengal District Gazetteers that began appearing in the early twentieth century. For example, the gazetteer for Noakhali District (1911) stated that the "vast majority of the Shekhs [i.e., Muslim cultivators] and lower sections of the community are descended from the aboriginal races of the district," meaning, primarily, the Chandals.[36]Similarly, the Settlement Report of Bogra and Pabna districts (1930)traced the Muslim communities of those districts to "Hindus convertedat a comparatively recent date," and stated that the majority of thepopulation were "descendants of the aboriginals of North Bengal, theKoches."[37]
In the decade before 1947, three anthropological studies produced data corroborating the consensus view in official circles. Although differing in methodology, sampling techniques, and regions studied within the delta, they all agreed that the masses of Bengali Muslims were descended from indigenous communities and not from outsiders. In the first of them, conducted in the Twenty-four Parganas District in 1938, Eileen Macfarlane concluded that "the blood-group data of the Muhammadans of Budge Budge show clearly that these peoples are descended from lower caste Hindu converts, as held by local traditions, and the proportion remains almost the same as among their present-day Hindu neighbors."[38] Three years later, B. K. Chatterji and A. K. Mitra made another study of blood-group distributions comparing not only low-caste Bengali Hindus with rural Muslims, again in the Twenty-four Parganas District, but also the latter with both urban Muslims and non-Bengali Muslims. This study found an affinity between rural Muslims and their low-caste Hindu neighbors, the Mahisyas and Bagdis, and further concluded that urban Bengali Muslims were serologically closer to the distant Pathans of India's Northwest Frontier than they were to rural Bengali Muslims, lending substance to the urban Muslims' claims of their own descent from foreign immigrants to Bengal.[39]
Finally, in 1960, D. N. Majumdar and C. R. Rao published a study based on data collected in both East and West Bengal in 1945, just prior to the massive population shifts that followed partition of the province in 1947. Using stature, frontal breadth, and nasal height in defining group divergences, these investigators concluded that "we should look among the tribal and scheduled caste Non-Muslim groups of Bengal for a possible origin of the Muslim population in Bengal.…The serological data obtained from the Muslim population of Bengal (pre-Partition) tends to the same view, viz., the dissociation of the Bengali Muslims from those outside India, and even from the Shias and Sunnis of Uttar Pradesh. This indicates the local origin of the Muslims, if blood group evidence has any meaning at all."[40] The authors also found that in terms of the more important anthropometric indicators (head length and breadth, nasal length and breadth), East Bengal groups, both Muslim and non-Muslim, differed fundamentally from West Bengalis.[41] This last finding would diminish the historical significance even of internal migration from western to eastern Bengal.
In the early twentieth century, as the Indian nationalist movement gathered momentum, and especially after the founding of the Muslim League in 1906, when the drive for a separate Muslim "homeland" in British India began to gather strength, arguments for or against the various theories of Islamization became more heated. Indian nationalists tended to sidestep the issue altogether, since any recognition of foreign origin of a large segment of the Indian community, or of past Islamization among that community, would have weakened the nationalist position concerning the fundamental unity and homogeneity of all Indian peoples. Nor was it easy for Hindus to embrace the thesis favored by Muslim intellectuals, the Religion of Social Liberation argument, since it placed high-caste Hindus in the unsavory role of oppressors.[42]
For many Muslims, on the other hand, the issue of a separate Muslim community on the Indian subcontinent was fundamental, since it formed the historical justification for the future state of Pakistan. This made it difficult to relinquish the Immigration thesis entirely, even though, so far as Bengal is concerned, considerable ethnographic data had shown that the ancestors of the Muslim masses had been indigenous to the delta long before the thirteenth century. This led some to embrace a hybrid theory that combined elements of both the Immigration theory and the Religion of Social Liberation thesis. In this view, ashrāf immigrants had settled the land and become naturalized Bengalis, while at the same time masses of ethnic Bengalis were attracted to the egalitarian ethic of Islam. As this mutual accommodation was said to have obliterated social differences between the ashrāf and the masses, the theory became ideologically convenient for post–1947 Muslim governments, which naturally sought to stress the unity of all Muslims residing within their borders.[43]
Historiographically, the legacies of the colonial era and the independence movement were to polarize Hindus and Muslims into exclusive and even hostile categories, to project these categories into the past, and to read premodern Bengali history in terms of a struggle between them. Here is a lurid portrayal of the Turkish conquest penned in 1963 by the reputed linguist and historian of Bengali language S. K. Chatterji:
And here is how the well-known Indian Bengali historian R. C. Majumdar, writing in 1973, described the growth of Islam in premodern Bengal:The conquest of Bengal by these ruthless foreigners was like a terrible hurricane which swept over the country, when a peace-loving people were subjected to all imaginable terrors and torments—wholesale massacres, pillages, abduction and enslavement of men and women, destruction of temples, palaces, images and libraries, and forcible conversion. The Muslim Turks, like the Spanish Catholic conquistadores in Mexico and Peru and elsewhere in America, sought to destroy the culture and religion of the land as the handiwork of Satan.[44]
Implicit in Chatterji's overheated rhetoric, and explicit in Majumdar's military imagery of forts and gates, is the presumption that religions themselves are timeless essences—closed, self-contained, and mutually exclusive. Although such an ahistorical and normative conception is not confined to the modern age, it has become especially widespread in the twentieth century. From the Partition of Bengal (1905) down to the razing of the Babri Masjid at Ayodhya in nearby Uttar Pradesh (1992), colonial and post-colonial politicians have encouraged and effectively exploited the idea. Nor have historians been immune to this essentialist conception of religion, which Chatterji and Majumdar simply projected backward in time and displaced onto Bengal's premodern history.[46]The Hindu and Muslim communities resembled two strong walled forts, standing side by side, each of which had only one gate,—that of exit in the case of the Hindus, and that for entrance in the case of the Muslims. Even for the slightest deviation from the rules of touch and purity the Hindus were cast out of society, with no chance of re-entry, and once they entered the fort of Islam the door of exit for the new-comer was forever barred. This, together with forcible conversion, and voluntary acceptance of Islam by temptation of material gain or benefit, rarely by conviction, resulted in the steady flow of the Hindus to the fold of Islam, which constitutes the most important change in the Hindu society during the middle age.[45]