Where’s Your God Now?

Wednesday, August 6th, 2008

In Paktika province, which adjoins Ghazni, two men were killed when a waistcoat they were packing with bombs for use in a suicide attack exploded, the government said.
“Two mullahs (prayer leaders) were killed when a suicide vest they were building went off prematurely,” said Zemarai Bashary, spokesman for the interior ministry, which handles police matters.
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Psycho Cults Series 1: Aum Shinrikyo

Saturday, August 2nd, 2008

Started by Chizuo Matsumoto, the Aum Shinrikyo was responsible for the infamous sarin attacks in a Tokyo subway in 1995.
Matsumoto’s career began as a bully in a school for the blind, he was only half-blind and was at a distinct advantage over the other children. After failing to enter college, he then opened an [...]

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