General Petraeus’ Thirty Years War By Spengler Memo to heads of state: beware the clever general who turns up at a tough moment, and says “Leave it to me: I can fix it for you.” Two examples come to mind. The great field marshal of the Thirty Years War of 1618-1648, Albrecht von Wallenstein, taught armies to live off the land, and succeeded so well that nearly half the people of Central Europe starved to death during the conflict. General David Petraeus, who heads America’s Central Command (CENTCOM), taught the land to live off him. Petraeus’ putative success in the … Continue reading Petraeus’ and the Thirty Years War!

PopJolly Burglars have twice in the past six weeks broken into a Dutch prison and stole television sets from cells whilst inmates were furloughs, a spokesperson for the justice ministry said on Wednesday. The prison is located in the town of Hoorn, about 26 miles north-east of Amsterdam which houses inmates nearing their sentences. The Dutch government calls the facility a “very modestly protected environment,” which helps prisoners transition back into society. The thefts happened on two separate weekends between March and April.  The ministry has still not been able to confirm how the burglars breached the prisons security twice. … Continue reading Burglars break into prison to steal inmates TVs

A pilot has been accused of a hit and run after his airplane a Beehcraft Bonanza crashed into a car. Ken and Carol Marcoux said they were watching planes land at the Boulder, Colorado municipal airport on Wednesday morning when they saw a plane suddenly dive down directly at them, the Colorado Daily reported. “He seemed to have real trouble controlling the plane,” Ken Marcoux said. It is believed that strong crosswinds were blowing at the time. The plane skidded off the runway as it attempted to landing, brushing into the Toyota Prius, smashing a window before taking out a … Continue reading Pilot accused of Hit and run with an airplane

Right-wing protesters in stand-off with riot police over plans for £18m ‘mega mosque’ Riot police were in a stand-off today with ring-wing protesters who stormed the site of a planned ‘super mosque’. Two members of the far-right English Defence League scaled the roof of a derelict building in Dudley, West Midlands, yesterday waving anti-Muslim banners. They climbed to the rooftop on Sunday evening as dozens of protesters gathered at the site after an internet campaign by the EDL. Protest: Two members of the English Defence League wave banners and flags from the roof of a derelict building in Dudley Town … Continue reading Extremist Drunken Chavs in Dudley help the BNP in its election campaign

Goose with 26-inch arrow in chest lands in vet’s garden A Canada goose with a hunter’s 26-inch arrow sticking out of its chest landed in the garden of a vet. telegraph.co.uk The Canada goose near Kettlecreek in Toms River, New Jersey, with a hunting arrow stuck in its body Photo: AP A Raptor Trust worker Kristi Ward releases the Canada goose into a stream in Millington, New Jersey Photo: AP Bernard Levine, a retired veterinarian from Toms River, New Jersey, helped capture the goose, perform life-saving surgery and then transport it to the state’s largest bird rehabilitation facility. “This is … Continue reading Goose with 26-inch arrow visits vet’s by himself

Beautiful women can be bad for your health, according to scientists Meeting a beautiful woman can be bad for your health, scientists have found. telegraph.co.uk Actress Angelina Jolie is regularly voted world’s most beautiful woman. Photo: EPA Just five minutes alone with an attractive female raise the levels of cortisol, the body’s stress hormone Photo: CORBIS Just five minutes alone with an attractive female raise the levels of cortisol, the body’s stress hormone, according to a study from the University of Valencia. The effects are heightened in men who believe that the woman in question is “out of their league”. … Continue reading PROOF: Meeting a beautiful woman can be bad for your health!

Pakistani Taliban chief ruthless and theatrical dawn.com This image released by the SITE Intelligence Group on May 2, 2010 shows Hakimullah Mehsud in a new video from the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan. — AFP Pakistan Suicide bomb attack claims six lives in Swat Suicide bomb attack claims six lives in Swat PESHAWAR: Hakimullah Mehsud, Pakistan’s Taliban chief who is seemingly back from the dead, has wielded a ruthless ambition to oversee a dramatic escalation in bloodshed and ally with Al-Qaeda. After months of silence since his reported killing by a US missile on January 14 in North Waziristan near the Afghan border, … Continue reading Revenge of the Zombie Mullahs?

Dawn Editorial There is little doubt that there still exist, across Pakistan, mosques, schools of religious learning and other religious centres that continue to spew hate. Unless that infrastructure of hate is shut down, and clearly some in attendance at the Lahore conference would oppose such a move, Pakistan will never win its struggle for internal peace. – Photo by AP. Metropolitan Religious party behind Lahore blasts in April Religious party behind Lahore blasts in April An extraordinary gathering of top Deobandi leaders was arranged in Lahore in the hope of getting religious leaders, scholars and politicians to speak with … Continue reading No condemnation is basically Yes to terrorism!

Khwaja’s murder points to home truths By Zaffar Abbas dawn.com Ex-ISI man and pro-Islamist campaigner Khalid Khwaja. — AFP Photo Pakistan Khalid Khawaja’s body sent to Islamabad for funeral Khalid Khawaja’s body sent to Islamabad for funeral ISLAMABAD: Horrific as it was, the brutal killing of an ex-ISI man and pro-Islamist campaigner Khalid Khwaja by members of an Islamist group is also a stark reminder of how the sudden intensification of militancy over the last couple of years, especially by the so-called Punjabi Taliban, is to a large extent a direct reaction to the events of Lal Masjid. It’s been … Continue reading Khwaja’s murder – playing games with Mullahs gets you shafted!