The EU’s “Suicide by Reality Denial”, by the Saker.

As for the Europeans, they are now slowly coming to realize that they are in for a long and very painful war against [Saudi Arabian] Wahabi terrorism. The attacks in Paris and Brussels are just the opening shots of a war which will last many years. It took Russia over a decade to finally crush the Wahabi terrorists in the Caucasus, and that was with a man like Vladimir Putin at the helm of the country. One look at Francois Hollande or Angela Merkel and you can feel in your guts that these two sad clowns will never prevail. Just contrast the reaction of Vladimir Putin to the downing of the Russian airliner over the Sinai with Frederica Mogherini’s sobbing following the bombings in Brussels. Now imagine that you are a Wahabi terrorist leader, and a hardcore lifelong sexist, would I add, and that you are looking at these two photos [below]. Would this influence your selection of targets?

Of course it would.

By the way, Australia’s current Defence Minister is Marise Payne: