Lost in translation 1

President Obama says that his meetings with the leaders of both Afghanistan and Pakistan were 'extraordinarily productive.'

Translation: a waste of time, back to square one. This is not working, don’t know what to do now…

US President Barack Obama has said after meeting his Afghan and Pakistani counterparts that they are united in the goal of defeating al-Qaeda.

Translation: they couldn’t agree on the time of day. Finally, and it was hard work, they found something they could share: the Earth is round (most of the time).

Getting your priorities right

Afghanistan's only known pig has been locked in a room, away from visitors to Kabul zoo where it normally grazes beside deer and goats, because people are worried it could infect them with the virus popularly known as swine flu.

I don’t know why but this is the saddest, most depressing thing I have read this week…I feel a fatwa coming…(h/t bravelittlememe)