What do you mean my goat is going to cost me more money ?
The Taliban are going to be pissed off this weekend, they may have to share.
Dawn.com
ISLAMABAD: Most of Pakistan’s Muslims will be unable to join in Eid celebrations with the traditional animal sacrifice this week as cattle prices have more than doubled in the wake of the country’s fatal floods.
After two months of catastrophic late summer flooding swept hundreds of thousands of animals away, livestock traders say supply is so short that they have had to hike prices beyond the means of lower and middle class families.
The annual Islamic holiday, which falls from November 17 to 19 in Pakistan, is marked by the ritual sacrifice after morning prayers of sheep, goats, cows and other livestock whose meat is then shared with the poor.
But the average price of a goat has climbed to 21,000 rupees (250 dollars), according to an AFP survey of markets in five cities across Pakistan – a sum far too high for most families in the impoverished and largely rural nation.
Sheep were fetching the equivalent of between 175 and 300 US dollars and the price of an average cow was 400 dollars, while the more highly-prized bulls were being sold for up to 1,100 dollars.
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Oh No, Goat prices soar !
Friday, January 29, 2010
Taliban say no decision yet on Karzai offer of talks
Due to the recent " Coming out " of the Taliban , they will not make a Decision yet if they will Attend " Peace " talks with the Afghan Government .
Come on, you can't expect a decision Right away , it's the weekend ! , there has been a fresh herd of Goats recently moved into the area , And the Taliban leadership has not seen a fresh young goat herder boy in Awhile !
KABUL/LASHKAR GAH (Reuters) - Taliban leaders will decide soon whether to join talks with the Afghan government, a militant spokesman said on Friday, after President Hamid Karzai invited them to a peace council aimed at ending the Afghan war.
In the country's south, suicide attackers launched an assault in the capital of Helmand, Afghanistan's most violent province, with gunmen holed up in three buildings battling government and NATO troops who returned fire with helicopter strikes.
On Thursday, at a major conference on Afghanistan, Karzai set the framework for dialogue with Taliban leaders when he called on the Islamist group's leadership to take part in a "loya jirga" -- or large assembly of elders -- to initiate peace talks.
The call came amidst a diplomatic push from Western powers involved in the Afghanistan conflict to make hard plans that would pave the way for them to begin withdrawing their troops.
Under Karzai's proposal, the West would not be directly involved in peace talks. A separate plan backed by Washington and its allies would set up a fund to reintegrate Taliban fighters by luring them away from the insurgency with jobs and cash.
A Taliban spokesman in Afghanistan declined to talk in detail about Karzai's plans and only said the militants would make a decision "soon" about his offer.
Monday, October 26, 2009
Aide for Swat Taliban chief captured
Maybe with Ali Shah Khan's capture the goat and sheep population will be O.K. for now , But if they don't replace him soon , the four legged fury guys are sure to be pimped all over Pakistan Again !
....Dawn.com
MINGORA: Security forces captured a close aide of Swat Taliban chief Maulana Fazlullah on Monday.
Sources said Ali Shah Khan, who was in charge of collecting donations for the Tehrik Taliban Swat, was arrested during a search operation.
Troops arrested 11 suspects, including Afghans, during raids in Kalam, Bahrain, Nawakali and Manglor. One militant surrendered in Matta.
Meanwhile, five bodies were found in Miandam, Chamtali and Charbagh areas.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Report: Al Qaeda in Weak Financial State
Maybe Al Qaida is starting to fall out of favor in the terrorist community ?
But then again maybe they are laying back and waiting for the perfect moment to strike !
Either way , sounds like no better time to hunt them down and Help them get there prize of 72 Male goat virgins !
The tough economic times are being felt across the globe — even by some terror groups, according to a new report that Al Qaeda is struggling with weak finances. The Taliban, on the other hand, has seen funding soar through the roof, according to a report by BBC News.
Al Qaeda has lobbied its network for financial support, U.S. Treasury Official David Cohen told BBC News. Cohen told the news organization that the drop in funding has affected Al-Qaeda’s training and recruitment.
“We assess that Al Qaeda is in its weakest financial condition in several years and that, as a result, its influence is waning,” said Cohen, according to BBC News.
While Al Qaeda’s influence wanes, the Taliban’s financial portfolio is strengthening, due in part to the flourishing drug trade in Afghanistan.
It is more challenging for the U.S. to stop cash from entering the hands of the Taliban because the terror group’s network is so widespread and diverse, according to BBC News.
Cohen stressed to BBC News that despite its current situation, Al Qaeda does continue to have solid benefactors who are "ready, willing and able to contribute" and could quickly improve Al Qaeda’s financial state.
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Saturday, January 24, 2009
Goat detained over armed robbery
Uh O.K. They are obviously smoking some wild stuff in Nigeria !
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LAGOS (Reuters) - Police in Nigeria are holding a goat on suspicion of attempted armed robbery.
Vigilantes took the black and white beast to the police saying it was an armed robber who had used black magic to transform himself into a goat to escape arrest after trying to steal a Mazda 323.
"The group of vigilante men came to report that while they were on patrol they saw some hoodlums attempting to rob a car. They pursued them. However one of them escaped while the other turned into a goat," Kwara state police spokesman Tunde Mohammed told Reuters by telephone.
"We cannot confirm the story, but the goat is in our custody. We cannot base our information on something mystical. It is something that has to be proved scientifically, that a human being turned into a goat," he said.
Belief in witchcraft is widespread in parts of Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation. Residents came to the police station to see the goat, photographed in one national newspaper on its knees next to a pile of straw.
