Thursday, April 9, 2009
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
War Story
A Sobering Lesson: The Battle of Karansebes 1788
by Gary Lyon
The Austrian army of the late eighteenth century was a shambles. A polyglot mixture of nationalities led by officers who often did not speak the same tongue as their troops; the Hungarians fought with the Croatians, the Lombards hated the Slovenes and none of the troops liked or respected their Austrian officers. The senior army commanders were chosen by social connection rather than ability and the supreme commander, the Emperor Joseph II, was a legend in only his own imagination. In the 1788 campaign against their old enemy, the Turks, inspired leadership led to the army camping in a swamp where disease killed 33,000 in a short time.
To stop a Turkish army marching on the fortress of Vidin, the Austrian army left Belgrade to take up a blocking position on the river Timisul. On the night of 17th September 1788 a vanguard of Imperial Hussars crossed the Timis bridge at Karansebes. Once across the river they found no Turks, but a wagon camp of Wallachian gypsies who entertained them with schnapps and women.
The next troops to cross the river were infantry but the Hussars had bought all the booze already and had no intention of sharing. In fact they fortified the wagons and chased away the infantry. In the darkness a fight broke out and shots were fired. To scare away the Hussars some of the infantry pretended to be Turkish but this only panicked other infantry of differing nationality. An Austrian officer kept shouting "Halt, Halt" but some soldiers thought he was calling "Allah, Allah" and intensified their shooting. Fenced off in the camp were the carthorses which panicked in the noise and stampeded. A corps commander thought this was a cavalry charge and opened up with artillery.
In the darkness with shouts all around, many in a strange language, and with shots crashing out troops began to panic. As regiments fled troops behind them thought that the escapees were Turks charging them and opened fire. The Emperor was caught up in the rout and was thrown from his horse into a river. Artillery gunners cut their traces and fled on the draught horses. Any officers that tried to stop the rout were trampled underfoot. Houses were plundered, women raped, villages torched. Equipment was scattered everywhere.
Two days later the Turks turned up at Karansebes to find that the Austrians had left - all bar the 10,000 dead and wounded ones.
http://www.geocities.com/gobcommand/history/karansebes.htm
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
True Evil
This man is horrid incarnate.
"In the week when Mugabe is expected to spend £350,000 on his 85th birthday celebrations, the public health system has effectively collapsed for lack of funding. There is little money for medical supplies. Major hospitals in Harare closed for months because health workers were not paid."
Green Stimulation
There is much debate as to the merits of Obama's recently passed 'Economic Recovery Act'. What ever part of the plan you disagree with, I think we can all agree that this aspect is long overdue.
CNNMoney
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
No more eel porn?
Japan Pledges To Halt Production Of Weirdo Porn That Makes People Puke
Japanese officials apologize for releasing erotica that causes viewers to question all that is good and true.
TOKYO—Acknowledging its embarrassment over worldwide outbreaks of violent, uncontrolled regurgitation, the Japanese government apologized Wednesday to the millions of viewers who have been sickened over the past three decades by the revolting depravity of the nation's pornographic exports.
The response came after leaders of the world's 20 largest economies signed an accord threatening sanctions against Japan if international distribution of the nauseating materials did not immediately cease.
The Japanese government has banned all 1,500 hours of film seized from this one-room studio in Kobe.
"We honestly had no idea people did not enjoy this stuff," said Cultural Affairs Minister Kazuhiro Nakai, expressing regret for the thousands of hours of bondage porn, rape porn, utensil-rape porn, food-rape porn, frozen-food-rape porn, vomit-enema porn, elder-care-coma-patient-rape porn, and the kind of a porn in which a nubile youth is kidnapped, stripped, tied down in a wading pool and raped. "We are deeply ashamed for whatever it is about these films that has made people around the world vomit so vigorously. Please know that the content was only intended to entertain and arouse."
Sources inside the Ministry of Cultural Affairs said Nakai, shocked by the recent development, is seeking to recall many of the products, including an estimated 27 million copies of select bukkake (splash), gokkun (gulp), and tamakeri (testicle-kicking) videos.
Officials have already met with leaders of Japan's $5.5 billion adult entertainment industry in an attempt to develop regulations that conform to some small standard of basic human decency. Attending the talks were the heads of several major studios, including WoundSexerCo, Maid Molest Universal, Innocent Schoolgirl Despoil Youngest Daughter Lips Plunder Incest Distribution, and Sunrise-Rape-Rape-Nihon.
The proposed new measures include a 50 percent reduction in live-eel anal insertions, and a requirement that portrayals of group sex involving seven or more individuals feature at least four human participants. Also under consideration is a zero-tolerance policy covering all "prurient uses" of colostomy bags.
In what may signal a chastening within the industry, leading film producer Golden Dawn Global issued a press release this week voicing its "humility and bewilderment" and offering to cease international distribution of its blockbuster series Pregnant Ladyboy Sodomized Facedown In The Rice Bowl, a 23-part epic that has reportedly left thousands of viewers feeling repulsed, defiled, and forever doubtful about the inherent goodness of mankind.
"I've seen about a million of these films, and each one is worse than the next," Portugal's José Randulfo told reporters after receiving treatment for dehydration, caustic chemical burns, and fractured ribs—the result of a 45-minute vomiting spell he suffered after renting Naughty Ginza Maids Drink Cocktail Of Refuse And Bile. "The doctors say it may take months before I remember what normal genitals look like, and even longer before I remember how they are intended to function."
"An apology from the government is fine, but how will they address the trauma I've already suffered?" asked Dallas resident Carter Landismann, citing the film Let's Underwear Shop In Chinbo-Sho Medical District. "This stuff is disgusting. Like this scene here, with the latex-covered girl and the wolf and—oh, God, I'm gonna be sick again!"
Although none of the studios would discuss paying reparations to those violated and debased by their offerings, they were eager to hear feedback from viewers.
"I feel just awful that our work was received in this fashion," said Takuya Ishiyama, creative director of Shonen Young Forcible Jump. "But I know we can generate content more suitable for an international audience, perhaps by removing some of the characters who get off by choking on vomit they've drunk from a rubber tube inserted into their partner's stomach."
Culture minister Nakai told members of the press Wednesday that his office would continue working to understand what other nations find objectionable about his country's pornography.
"So just to be clear: even the cartoon tentacle-rape stuff?" Nakai asked. "Even though it's only animated and the probing tentacles are clearly not real?"
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Vlad 'Tiger Bane' Putin
He is the swiss army knife of Russian politics. He can now add artist to the list.
BBC
Friday, January 30, 2009
Mansinthe?
What does Switzerland, Marilyn Manson, and absinthe have in common? A lot it seems. Check it.
NYtimes
The business side of modern piracy.
We have all been hearing about the increases of piracy around the world. The picture on this post is a UN compiled map showing the details of both acts of piracy and the global responses, its pretty well made. The article I would like to highlight is from the BBC news magazine. It focuses on the 'legitimate' side of dealing with these issues. Its a great article, check it out.
BBC
Afghan-erection!
This story struck me as very interesting. I think the headline says it all. Gotta love the CIA, they are a creative bunch.
"Viagra lure for Afghan warlords"
BBCnews
Minneapolis Jihad?
20 Minnesotan Somalis are under suspicion of fleeing their family's in the states to return to their homeland to fight for Islamic groups. The FBI has gotten involved and there is alot of concern at the state and local governments. I for one don't think this is a precursor to Al Qaeda style attacks in Minneapolis, it looks more like people who are nationalists intending to fighting for their homeland, but what do I know. Here is an article from Newsweek that highlights this under the radar issue.
Newsweek
Smokers bane. Well, the newest bane.
How many of you smokers out there have noticed the change that occurred last December? Well that is when Minnesota changed laws to mandate the new 'fire-safe cig's'. As a smoker I can say that not only do they taste like shit but also are very frustrating. I for one don't enjoy lighting my cig 2 or 3 times per smoke. These laws have been spreading around the country and, like public smoking, will move like wild fire. This article talks about the ins and outs of these laws, focus on the lack of data that supports the idea that these things will save lives and stop fires.
MSNBC
I also find some issue with the government putting MORE chemicals in cigs. STOP THE SMOKER HATE! Please. If this bothers you as much as it does me then consider this meaningless petition below.
Repeal Fire Safe Cigarette Laws
Monday, January 12, 2009
Posting Shall Resume Shortly
Many apologies, as life and such has impeded my time I have not been able to give this blog the attention it deserves. But Fear not, starting this week the love will once again pour forth.
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