It seems as though Libya is effectively able to punch quite a bit above its weight: Wikileaks cables show that prior to the release of convicted Lockerbie Bomber, Al-Megrahi, they were able to level considerable threats against British interests.
Huh. Wikileaks is beginning to be nothing short of foreign policy porn...
The presidential runoff continues in Haiti. This is a terrible and insensitive thing to say but I do ponder it: Maybe Haiti should think about disbanding? Seriously, has there ever been a time in that sad nations history when being a Haitian has been a good thing? It's hard to ignore the fact that it's a Caribbean country that can't even manage to attract tourists. Just a thought...Please yell at me quietly.
You may by the way, be interested to know that the word 'Caribbean' comes from the Carib tribe that settled there prior to the arrival of Europeans. Their word 'karibna' is where we get our word 'cannibal'.
Here is a crappy Chinese knock-off. And no, it's not a fake purse.
I am shocked! Shocked! that there might be corruption on the federal bench in Louisiana! That said, I really don't think it holds water when compared to this NPR story about an astonishingly shady drug case. Please do follow that link. I tried writing about it as its own stand-alone post but realized I couldn't resist falling into hyperbole.
Let's see if they have the courage to do the right thing: The senate is scheduled to hold a procedural vote today on Don't Ask, Don't Tell. Unfortunately, I have to predict failure.
I wasn't sure what to say about this report on Columbia students being busted for drug dealing . And then I read:
The arrest culminated a five-month probe - dubbed "Operation Ivy League" - that relied on a youthful undercover officer posing as a drug middleman for another college outside the city.
And all I could think was 21 Jump Street!
The nerdy Doctor Who fan in me just squealed like a girl! Scientists are researching a functional sonic screwdriver!!!
That absolutely deserves three exclamation points. Absolutely.
Very sad, even if they are creepy: Bats may very well be extinct in North America within decades. I'd heard about this disease killing them off when some friends found that they could no longer arrange a spelunking trip. I'd no idea how bad it was.
I see that in England, people are still getting trapped in traffic because of the snow. Here's how we handle it Pittsburgh style:
Where's Charlton Heston when you need him? The damn, dirty apes are making a comeback!
And finally...
Signs of the times.
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