Dancing Cops The streets of Malmö, Sweden, will never be the same after this unknown copper decided to cut a few metaphorical rugs all over the cobbled streets of Sweden’s third city. The Backstreet Boy in blue has become an internet sensation after throwing shapes that left onlookers staring in awe at his sheer funkiness, grooving to Swedish electronica outfit The Knife’s track ‘Girls’ Night Out’. But, alas, we’ve been informed that he isn’t, in fact, a real policeman, but a member of an exhibition called ‘Polis polis potatismos’ (Literally: ‘Police Police mashed potatoes’) that was taking place in the town, … Continue reading Dancing Cops (Not British)

ANCIENT ATLANTIS OR ANOTHER? Report #189 July 12, 2010 Joseph P. Skipper J.P. Skipper can be contacted at: jskipper@marsanomalyresearch.com The report is about an Earth based scenario, a combination of the possibilities inherent in a background Earth story, some possible hypotheses by me, and then some visual evidence to add into the mix. It will be up to you to decide if there is any merit. First we’ll start with the background story. In more modern times, the story of ancient Atlantis has fascinated generations and some to obsession as a real place. As many of you may know, it … Continue reading What is this?

North Korean football team shamed in six-hour public inquiry over World Cup North Korea’s football team has been shamed in a six-hour public inquisition and the team’s coach has been accused of “betraying” the reclusive leader’s heir apparent following their failure at the World Cup, according to reports. By Barney Henderson telegraph.co.uk The team’s coach, Kim Jong-hun, was reportedly forced to become a builder and has been expelled from the Workers’ Party of Korea. Photo: REUTERS The country, in its first World Cup since 1966, lost all three group games ? including a 7-0 defeat to Portugal. Photo: AFP The … Continue reading North Korean football team shamed

It’s no secret what Pakistan’s been doing with the Taliban All sides know what’s been going on since Afghanistan was first occupied. It’s also clear that this war can’t be won Tariq Ali The Guardian, Friday 30 July 2010 Article history David Cameron’s post-WikiLeaks remarks on Pakistan helping the enemy in the Hindu Kush shouldn’t be taken too seriously. The carefully orchestrated “outburst” in India was designed to please his hosts and seal a few business deals (Cameron and Cable are fagging for the British arms industry). It’s all part of the schmoozing. Pakistan’s official response was equally disingenuous. Since it’s … Continue reading No secret – Pakistan and the Taliban, but…..

Point of rupture by Nadeem F. Paracha If one is to pick a year from where Pakistan’s political and cultural slide towards a curious faith-based neurosis (and ultimately a socio-political nervous breakdown) began, that year is bound to be 1979. The lead up to this decisive year was 1977’s military coup against the Zulfikar Ali Bhutto government by his own handpicked General (Zia-ul-Haq). In one of his initial addresses to the nation on PTV, General Zia-ul-Haq suddenly cut away from his written speech, looked up into the camera and claimed that he knew why most people had stopped watching Pakistan … Continue reading Pimps of Pakistan

by Ali K.Chishti – Karachi The present war in Afghanistan has many dimensions, many shades and many players, known as well as hidden. Most of the analysis fails to assess this subtle war and thus arrive at conclusions which are superficial. Salient aspects of this war are as follows: – A Proxy War – A combination of State and non State Actors – Known and hidden actors – A case of hunting with the hounds and running with the foxes – Ethnic Factors – The Great Myth of 80,000 Troops – A case of large spaces and insufficient force ratios … Continue reading Af-Pak Policy – a Strategic Analysis

Religion and sexuality From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search For other uses, see Religion and sexuality (disambiguation). This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding reliable references. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (June 2009) Most world religions have sought to address the moral issues that arise from people’s sexuality in society and in human interactions. Each major religion has developed moral codes covering issues of sexuality, morality, ethics etc. Though these moral codes do not address issues of sexuality directly, they seek to regulate the situations which can give … Continue reading Sex & Religion

Patrick Coburn: ‘We need to talk to the Taliban’ David Cameron’s controversial attack on the links between the Taliban and the Pakistani military misses the point. Those links are our only hope of solving this conflict, argues Patrick Cockburn David Cameron’s denunciation this week of Pakistan for “promoting terror” misses the point that there will be no peace in Afghanistan without Pakistani involvement. Finger-wagging by Mr Cameron is not going to change the interdependence between the insurgency in Afghanistan and the Pakistani army which has existed since the Soviet invasion in 1979. But the link between the Taliban and the … Continue reading Talk to the Taliban