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Namibia deports US citizens for Iraq recruitment

Namibia has ordered two Americans to leave the country for trying to recruit Namibians to work as security guards in Iraq and Afghanistan, the information minister said. Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah said the Namibian Security Council also ordered their company, Special Operations Consulting-Security Management Group (SOC-SMG), to shut down on the grounds that its operations violated Namibian laws.

In Rainbows

I am "In Rainbows" today. Radiohead returns and lashes a frozen rope out of the musical ballpark! Hyperbole aside it is a tremendous album. Read a review with Johnny here.

Why give people the option to pay whatever they want? It’s just interesting to make people pause for even a few seconds and think about what music is worth now. I thought it was an interesting thing to ask people to do and compare it to whatever else in their lives they value or don’t value.

Are you working out plans to tour in America at this point? We’re talking about touring somewhere in the world next year. Now that the album’s out that’s what we’re talking about. I hope you’ll get to see some good shows.

NPR what what about "In Rainbows."

Making fun of Bobby is _______

Apparently making fun of Bobby won't help things in Zimbabwe. I beg to differ.You, sir, are a maroon. Beeb story here.
"If Tanzania said, 'You are hopeless! A murderer! A violator of basic human rights!' does that remove Mugabe from office? It doesn't." - Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete.
Sounds like a cop out to me. I get his point but I think it fails to acknowledge that SADC leaders very much can accomplish things with diplomatic words. Petty insults, perhaps not, but at the same time saying 'You are hopeless! A murderer! A violator of basic human rights!' is not an insult when it's true.

Musica: Associated

Hello! New Radiohead. Order here. Pay what you want for the album download or order the sweet package deal.

In other news the Okkervil River show was awesome. Here is a review with some photos.
Concert slideshow from NPR and a link to concert audio from NPR.