Bin Laden's Successor Named

We could have guessed bin Laden was only one of Hydra's heads. And already in Pakistan, India, and the Middle East they are predicting his replacement to be Ayman al-Zawahiri. Here are some headlines from around the world:

From Lebanon - Al-Qaeda’s No. 2 Zawahri likely to succeed bin Laden

From Pakistan - Dr Ayman Al-Zawahiri to fit into Osama’s shoes?

From the US - Egypt's Al-Zawahri Likely To Succeed Bin Laden

We Have One Dead Sand Nigger and Very Little Else

Bin Laden's death won't

stop the war in Afghanistan

Hillary Clinton said, "This has been a broad, deep, very impressive operation. We must redouble our efforts. In Afghanistan we will continue taking the fight to al-Qaeda, the Taliban and their allies ... In Pakistan we are committed to supporting the people and government"

finish al-Qaeda

An Indonesian Jihadi - "if it's true Osama bin Laden is dead, then he died a martyr. He fought for Islam and he fought for the lands colonised by America. Al-Qaeda didn't die with him. Jihad will not be dampened just because he's dead because jihad is a command of the religion, not of individuals".

or end terrorism.

Mark Kimmit, a US military analyst, said bin Laden's death "was not the end of terrorism, but an end of a chapter."

The war in Afghanistan cost billions

Between FY2009 and FY2010, average monthly DOD spending for Afghanistan grew from $4.4 billion to $6.7 billion a month, a 50% increase while average troop strength almost doubled from 44,000 to 84,000 as part of the troop surge announced by the President last year. Troop strength in Afghanistan is expected to average 102,000 in FY2011. DOD’s plans call for troop levels to fall by less than 4,000 in FY2012 unless the President decides otherwise as part of his decision to “begin transition to Afghan security lead in early 2011. . . [to a ] a responsible, conditions-based U.S. troop reduction in July 2011.”

At the same time, the President announced a long-term U.S. commitment to a NATO summit goal of “a path to complete transition by the end of 2014.” It is currently unclear how quickly or slowly troop levels will fall this summer or in later years to meet these goals.

And more than 2000 coalition soldiers are dead

WE SUPPORT OUR SAS

Our guys are the good guys. The Taleban are the bad guys. The Taleban killed some of the good guys and they happen to have killed one of our best guys.

So our guys hunt and kill the bad guys so they dont kill any more of our best guys.

Its what our grandfathers and their fathers before us did to protect our nation and the oppressed in other lands. Its why, in increasing numbers, we commemorate ANZAC day.

We will remain ever proud of our army.

SAS BACK TO AFGHANISTAN

This is a good decision. Willy Apiata gave the reason for the country to be proud of its crack troops and an understanding of the type of combat they were involved in.

We are proud we have a government who understands how good these men are and acknowledges that they have a part to play in this ugly ugly war on terrorism in one of the more complex battelfields in the world.

AFGHANS A BUNCH OF SOFT COCKS

This is amazing we have got all precious about the marriage mores of Afghans - and we are sorry but we have an alternate view. Under the statute required by the Afghans women are " obliged to fulfil the sexual desires of her husband."

Well yes - we agree - that's one of the reasons that women and men do the marriage thing - but we also think that Afghans women are getting a raw deal because under this law "a wife is obliged to fulfil the sexual desires of her husband". It also states that a husband should spend one night in every four with his wife, have sexual contact with her at least once every four months and that a woman has to wear make-up if her husband demands it.

So you see we reckon that obviously the Afghans are a bunch of soft cocks.

If Afghan women are pissed off about this law it is probably because it means they will get less nooky than they would like.

Seriously - these guys want us to believe that they are the big swinging dick masculine shoot at shit types but they can only guarantee to get it up once every four months and then only if their wives wear make up? Lordy we wouldn't stand for that . And it is hardly exploitation of women. They are at best getting exploited once every four months.

That's probably a hell of a lot better deal than most women in the Western World get.

The fact that marriage is a contract and implicit in that is the requirement to have sex with your spouse seems to be overlooked here.

While we understand that the Afghan law looks to be oppressive, we think that its not.
It gives women far more freedom than you think. And shows that Afghan men are not all that sure of their sexual prowess.

So John Key is going to have a yarn to Hamid Kharzai. Kharzai reckons that the translation might be a bit off.
Anyway for what it is worth , we think that there are much more important things for our Government to concern itself with.