18. juli 2004

Those crazy Brazilians Hordes of Brazilians are apparently upsetting Americans on Google's Orkut. It is nice that Americans find out how it is to be a minority somewhere online, I think. 11:47:15 PM    comment []  trackback []

"Serial liar" Mark Steyn gives Joe Wilson a beating, as if he needed another one, then points out the bloody obvious: This isn't difficult. In 1999, a senior Iraqi "trade" delegation went to Niger. Uranium accounts for 75 percent of Niger's exports. The rest is goats, cowpeas and onions. So who sends senior trade missions to Niger? Maybe Saddam dispatched his Baathist big shots all the way to the dusty capital of Niamy because he had a sudden yen for goat and onion stew with a side order of black-eyed peas, and Major Wanke, the then-president, had offered him a great three-for-one deal. That is really all you need to know, isn't it? How on earth can those who deny that Saddam tried (not necessarily succeeded) to buy uranium in Niger possibly explain the visit in the first place? I haven't seen Joe Wilson, or his apologists, even try to answer this one. 2:49:36 PM    comment []  trackback []

Word of the day: Nepotism The word nepoitism, which means favouritism to relatives, comes from a Latin word meaning "nephew." Now, who do you think Yasser Arafat just announced as his new public security chief? Indeed. His nephew Musa. This is one of the reasons thousands have been marching in Gaza today, including members of Arafat's own Fatah movement, also protesting the total collapse of the Palestinian security system. It comes as an effort to resolve a political crisis within the Palestinian Authority caused by a spate of kidnappings in Gaza on Friday. Mr Arafat announced the overhaul after Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei described the security situation in Gaza as "a real disaster, a real catastrophe, and an unprecedented lawlessness". Mr Qurei tendered his resignation and that of his government, but Mr Arafat rejected the move. And Arafat & gang were just a few days ago outraged when UN special envoy Terje Rød-Larsen said that this was about to happen. 3:01:51 AM    comment []  trackback []

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