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The video of some world leaders laughing at Trump behind his back enraged the president. For the rest of us, it’s pretty darn hilarious.
Things got heated when a NATO jet got mighty close to one belonging to Russia, and it doesn’t look like the tension is going to simmer down just yet.
You would expect the US nuclear launch code to be an impenetrable series of digits, numbers and symbols. It is, after all, the code that unleashes one of the most devastating weapons known to humankind.
Yesterday, the the crew of Dutch warship HNMLS Rotterdam spotted a suspected pirate boat close to the Somali shoreline. As they approached the boat, the pirates pulled out AK-47’s and opened fire.
Well, this is embarrassing. A US commander of NATO troops in Afghanistan has apologised after copies of the Koran (and other religious Islamic materials) were sent to be burned in a rubbish tip. The books were found by Afghan Muslims working on the dump. They told friends and this resulted in about 2 000 people rocking up at the US base to assault it with fire bombs and stones.
A US Military Intelligence Report, known as the “State of the Taliban 2012”, was leaked to the BBC and The Times recently. This report shows that the Taliban, backed by Pakistan, is set to take control of Afghanistan after the withdrawal of US and NATO forces. That’s pretty damn scary.
“Taliban: ‘On each floor of the hotel, our fighters have broken down the door to each room, taking out guests and killing them.'” This was one of the traumatic tweets circulating on Twitter last night, as Taliban militants stormed the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul, killing 21 people.
British filmmaker and photojournalist, Tim Hetherington, who co-directed the Oscar-nominated documentary on the Afghanistan War, Restrepo, was killed yesterday in Misrata, Libya, following the firing of an RPG at a group of journalists. He was 41 years old. Three other journalists were injured in the attack.
It’s tough fighting the powers that be, and it’s definitely not a job for all of us. But these legends in Libya deserve fat pats on the back and huge cubans (cigars – clean your mind). They’ve just returned from a battle in the eastern town of Brega. Check out their vehicle – or what’s left of it anyway – and drink a toast to these brave chaps tonight at the pub.