Nik Richie’s (thedirty.com) son is fluent in over 35 languages. He is also capable of solving some of the worlds most challenging math puzzles. One day after grade 3 math, his son discovered the golden ratio. He was later disappointed to realize that he was not the first to discover the famous constant phi. What awaits us next is beyond imagination.
Monthly Archives: June 2008
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Photos of Record-Breaking Hashish Seizure In Afghanistan
DEA Releases Photos of Record-Breaking Seizure In Afghanistan
JUN 13 — (Washington, DC) – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is releasing photos today of the record-breaking hashish seizures in Afghanistan which occurred on June 9, 2008.
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Hashish located in underground bunkers.
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The 262-ton hashish seizure is the largest of any known drug seizure. Operation Albatross was a result of the joint effort between the Government Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and DEA’s Foreign-Deployed Advisory and Support Teams (FAST). Operation Albatross was also supported by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization International Security Assistance Force (NATO-ISAF), U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and the U.S. Department of State.
Search warrants were executed on five narcotics super-labs and numerous underground drug-bunkers in Spin Boldak, located in Kandahar Province. The search warrants were served in Taliban-controlled areas of the region. Twelve suspects were also arrested during Operation Albatross.
DEA re-established its office in Afghanistan in 2002. DEA is involved in; training and assisting Afghan law enforcement officials in interdiction techniques, law enforcement methodology and investigative practices. DEA’s joint operations assist the Afghanistan Government in stabilizing the rule of law and enhancing the operational capabilities of their law enforcement personnel.
| Operation Albatross – press release | ||
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Seized hashish outside of drug bunker.
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Afghan and DEA Special Agents destroying hashish bunkers. | Hashish being burned. |
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| Hashish located in underground bunkers. | More hashish in underground bunkers. | Hashish bunkers being destroyed. |
Town Destroyed by a Lake created by an Earthquake
China Lets Town’s Ruins Wash Away, in Effort to Avert Disaster Downriver
Soldiers blasted away debris holding back millions of gallons of water in one of the 30 so-called “quake lakes” created in the devastating earthquake last month.
June 11, 2008
China’s List of Olympic Don’ts
To win the right to host the Games, China promised to improve its human-rights record. It keeps moving mostly in the opposite direction.
June 11, 2008









