The UK Times reports on two letters seized in Iraq. The letters are written by an Al-Qaeda commander of a force of 600 AQI fighters that shrank to about 20.
Bottom line is that the US and the Iraqis have all but completely defeated AQI in that region of Iraq. It is just one region, not the whole country.
Note this is a UK newspaper (linked from Drudge). I wonder if the drive-by media in the US will report this?
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Global Warming
It's sunny and -13 degrees F this morning at 11:00 AM here in Minnesota.
I guess that's why they're calling it "climate change" now. You can't sell global warming fear when it's this cold. That is also how we know global warming is science -- because finding an effective sales pitch is part of the scientific method, right?
Update: It is mid-afternoon and it has warmed up to -4 degrees.
Cable Cut Conspiracy
The latest conspiracy theory is related to Internet disruptions caused by undersea cables being cut. The cuts are caused by accidents, but there have been 5 of them so far this year that have impacted communications in the Middle East.
CNN has a roundup of the news and debunks the conspiracy. Slashdot put up a poll about what's the true cause of the outages; they didn't include an accident option.
These conspiracy theories are another sign of the sad unseriousness of Americans and others around the world. People believe in conspiracy theories because it makes them feel better about themselves. Conspiracy theorists are all internally congratulating themselves for figuring out The Answer and entertaining themselves with the story they're imagining to explain events.
CNN has a roundup of the news and debunks the conspiracy. Slashdot put up a poll about what's the true cause of the outages; they didn't include an accident option.
These conspiracy theories are another sign of the sad unseriousness of Americans and others around the world. People believe in conspiracy theories because it makes them feel better about themselves. Conspiracy theorists are all internally congratulating themselves for figuring out The Answer and entertaining themselves with the story they're imagining to explain events.
Saturday, February 9, 2008
The Government We Deserve
The presidential race has ended for Conservatives. Our choices are Socialist #1, Socialist #2, and the quasi-Socialist Republican candidate.
The contest will be a test of who can best exploit the petty hatreds of a larger slice of our increasingly juvenile population. Do Americans hate the Clintons more, or do we hate "the rich" more?
Joseph de Maistre said "Every country has the government it deserves." Our choices show us as a nation in decline, without the seriousness, responsibility, or virtue to remain a free people.
We've come a long way since Ronald Reagan said we were a great nation with good people. Sadly, our politics reflect our collective character and Ronald Reagan's words describe only an America of the past.
The contest will be a test of who can best exploit the petty hatreds of a larger slice of our increasingly juvenile population. Do Americans hate the Clintons more, or do we hate "the rich" more?
Joseph de Maistre said "Every country has the government it deserves." Our choices show us as a nation in decline, without the seriousness, responsibility, or virtue to remain a free people.
We've come a long way since Ronald Reagan said we were a great nation with good people. Sadly, our politics reflect our collective character and Ronald Reagan's words describe only an America of the past.
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