Kyrgyzstan’s decision to close the US “Manas” airbase is an interesting development in European security and the war in Afghanistan. It was the last remaining US base in Central Asia, after Americans were forced by Uzbekistan in 2005 to leave the Karshi-Khanabad airbase. In short, that means the infamous Khyber Pass in Pakistan has become a point of failure for US army transport. Although the bridge funded by the US for the Panj river in Tajikistan may be a new alternative, and other civil projects could also materialize, something else also comes to mind when looking at the Kyrgyz policy change.
Although the more urgent issue is related to troop and supply movements for Afghanistan, the US must acknowledge the significance of cyberwarfare as it relates to Russia’s current foreign policy strategy and influence in the region.
A swarm of buffer overflow and denial-of-service bugs makes versions 5.5, 5.6, and 5.7 of e-terrahabitat susceptible to tampering, the US Computer Emergency Readiness Team warns here. Customers using earlier versions need to upgrade as well.
“An unauthenticated attacker may be able to gain access with the
privileges of the e-terrahabitat account or an administrator account and execute arbitrary commands, or cause a vulnerable system to crash,” CERT’s advisory states. Users should apply the patch immediately, it adds.
Non, Rien De Rien, Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien
Ni Le Bien Qu’on M’a Fait, Ni Le Mal
Tout Ca M’est Bien Egal
Non, Rien De Rien, Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien
C’est Paye, Balaye, Oublie, Je Me Fous Du Passe
Avec Mes Souvenirs J’ai Allume Le Feu
Mes Shagrins, Mes Plaisirs,
Je N’ai Plus Besoin D’eux
Balaye Les Amours Avec Leurs Tremolos
Balaye Pour Toujours
Je Reparas A Zero
Non, Rien De Rien, Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien
Ni Le Bien Qu’on M’a Fait, Ni Le Mal
Tout Ca M’est Bien Egal
Non, Rien De Rien, Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien
Car Ma Vie, Car Me Joies
Aujourd’hui Ca Commence Avec Toi
Piaf dedicated her recording of the song to the French Foreign Legion. At the time of the recording, France was engaged in a military conflict, the Algerian War (1956–1962), and the 1st R E P (Premier Regiment Etranger de Parachutistes, First Regiment Foreign Paratroopers) — which backed a temporary putsch by the French military against the civilian leadership of Algeria — adopted the song when their resistance was broken in April 1961. The leadership of the Regiment was arrested and tried but the non-commissioned officers, corporals and Legionnaires were assigned to other Foreign Legion formations. They left the barracks singing the song, which has now become part of the French Foreign Legion heritage and is sung when they are on parade.
Rose-maiden, no, I do not quarrel
With these dear chains, they don’t demean.
The nightingale embushed in laurel,
The sylvan singers’ feathered queen,
Does she not bear the same sweet plight?
Near the proud rose’s beauty dwelling,
And with her tender anthems thrilling
The dusk of a voluptuous night.
О, дева-роза, я в оковах;
Но не стыжусь твоих оков:
Так соловей в кустах лавровых,
Пернатый царь лесных певцов,
Близ розы гордой и прекрасной
В неволе сладостной живет
И нежно песни ей поет
Во мраке ночи сладострастной.