Light News.....

Gurkha veteran, 84, trekked six hours, then took a 12-hour bus ride to meet 'goddess' Joanna Lumley. What a hero.

An Artery of Opium a Vein of Taliban by Michael Yon

Panther's Claw has ripped the Taliban's power by Col Tim Collins.

MPs ignore public anger and give themselves £9,000 expenses deal by stealth. Back at the trough.

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad faces hardline revolt in Iran. Iran is getting more hardline Islamoloony.

Dozens of Nigerian pro-Taliban Islamists killed after police station raid. We need to nip this in the bud before Nigeria goes the same way as Sudan and Somalia.

Britain 'will need more troops' for success in Afghanistan. No sh*t.

Ehud Barak warns Iran of possible Israeli strike on nuclear facilities. They have no choice.

India launches the Arihant, its first homegrown nuclear submarine. One way to piss off Pakistan.

MoD seeks to cut soldiers' payout. Disgusting. I am starting to think that the MoD hate the military.