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The Atlas For 9/21/10: Another Day, Another Painful US Drone Strike In Afghanistan

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Photo from EPA Another day, another insane drone strike in Pakistan by the US : Three strikes by US drones have killed at least 28 people in the tribal region in South Waziristan. Reporting for Al Jazeera from Islamabad, Kamal Hyder said that the first attack took place near Angor Adda along the Pakistan Afghan border. "We have reports that at least seven people, who were killed in that strike, were moved to another location in the Azam Warsak region, where a funeral was arranged and that funeral also came under attack," said Hyder. It's UN "Peace Day" apparently. But this Peace Day won't make Israel sign onto the Non-Proliferation Treaty that Arab states want them to do at the International Atomic Energy Agency Annual Agency Conference in Vienna. Not thinking about peace however are extremist groups, who have seen their website traffic receive a sharp growth . Over the last two years, Cuba has been trying to grow its own food after rallying ...

The 2010 FIFA World Cup Thread #3/Sports Thread #3 For 6/14/10: Villar Mistake Saves Italy From A Defeat To Paraguay

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Photo from Getty Images The Final Analysis: Well, Italy's Man of the Match for the day is quiet clear............Paraguay's goalkeeper Justo Villar. The stop stopper at now relegated Valladolid of Liga Adelante (from La Liga BBVA) showed one of the reasons why his team are now in the second division in Spain. A terrible goalkeeping error of coming out and not even coming close to getting a punch on the corner kick. That latest goalkeeping gaffe in this tournament saved Marcelo Lippi from facing a lot of heat tonight, although he still may get that from the Italian press. Paraguay were very sound defensively despite Italy's presence in the first 10 minutes, as well as their surge after getting that fortuitous effort. Both Paul da Silva and new Wigan man Antolin Alcaraz were strong in the middle today for the South Americans, and they deserved nothing less than a point. Though Simon Pepe showed good work with desire to break down, and they got a positive substitution...