Daily Archives: December 16, 2006

Tearing Down

Posted on December 16, 2006 by Gaius

Some call it "setting the record straight". Some call it "telling the REAL TRUTH™". Some call it "Revisionist history". Some just ask, "Why?" MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A bomber pilot from World War II says he was shot down while being … Continue reading →

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I Surf, Therefore I Am

Posted on December 16, 2006 by Gaius

So sayeth Time Magazine in naming the Person of the Year for 2006. If you use a computer or create online content, you are one of the designated important people who really matter. The annual honor for 2006 went to … Continue reading →

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Junk Ornithology?

Posted on December 16, 2006 by Gaius

Things you learn while making fun of other things you learn. It seems that Junkscience.com named the "sightings" of Ivory Billed Woodpeckers one of its top ten junk science stories of 2006. I first got clued to this by a … Continue reading →

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If They Never Teach It, They Don’t Need To Deny It

Posted on December 16, 2006 by Gaius

Ayaan Hirsi Ali writes about the recent Holocaust denial festival that just concluded in Iran. She points out something that the West really needs to grasp here. To most Muslims in the Middle East, the Holocaust never happened. Because it … Continue reading →

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Party Like It’s 1968

Posted on December 16, 2006 by Gaius

All too often, history repeats itself. It seems to be repeating at a faster rate now, though. Those of us who remember 1968 the first time around can feel an eerie similarity to what is happening right now in a … Continue reading →

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Bigfoot Does Not Exist: Malaysia

Posted on December 16, 2006 by Gaius

Officials from Malaysia's environmental ministry have officially announced that Bigfoot does not exist. All of those stories, sightings, rumors and speculation add up to nothing whatsoever. The ministry's parliamentary secretary, Sazmi Miah, said Saturday that no firm evidence such as … Continue reading →

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Proliferation

Posted on December 16, 2006 by Gaius

Iran has announced it will cheerfully transfer nuclear technology to all takers in the Middle East. While such transfers are not illegal under the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty provided certain conditions are met. Since Iran is itself out of compliance with … Continue reading →

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Crabs Are Tough

Posted on December 16, 2006 by Gaius

Even if they are a funny color. It survived storms and a steep drop in temperature on its 5,000-mile journey across the Atlantic. The Columbus crab also managed to avoid predators such as gulls, sharks and cod on its voyage … Continue reading →

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Rare Bird Sighted!

Posted on December 16, 2006 by Gaius

Like the folks at Cornell University's Lab of Ornithology, we set out to prove with absolute certainty that a certain bird species long thought extinct was alive and well. We searched high and low, our rusty camera in hand (we … Continue reading →

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Paving The Path

Posted on December 16, 2006 by Gaius

Bret Stephens, writing in the Opinion Journal, points out some things that helped pave the way to the recently concluded Holocaust denial festival in Tehran. Moral denunciation is what reasonable people do–what they must do–when a regime that avows the future … Continue reading →

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Reality On The Ground

Posted on December 16, 2006 by Gaius

Even the Washington Post is forced to admit that the Iraq Study Group's recommendations bear no actual resemblance to conditions on the ground in the Middle East. They even realize that discussion with Iran and Syria right now is foolish. … Continue reading →

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Cup Of Tea?

Posted on December 16, 2006 by Gaius

Today is the 233rd anniversary of the Boston Tea Party.  In 1773, Britain's East India Company was sitting on large stocks of tea that it could not sell in England. It was on the verge of bankruptcy. In an effort to … Continue reading →

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Isn’t Nature Grand?

Posted on December 16, 2006 by Gaius

A herd of about 140 wild horses is literally eating itself out of house and home. Many people are aware of the Assateague Island wild horses because of the annual Chincoteague pony penning. Each year, the horses on the part … Continue reading →

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More Imaginary Sightings!

Posted on December 16, 2006 by Gaius

Thank heavens that the unsubstantiated reports keep filtering in. It keeps the press writing articles about Ivory-Billed Woodpeckers as if they actually existed! On the typical day, someone somewhere reports that they've seen the rare bird, believed extinct until a … Continue reading →

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Bad Idea

Posted on December 16, 2006 by Gaius

A group of US legislators has made a trip to Cuba with the stated intention of opening dialog with the police state Fidel Castro built.  HAVANA (Reuters) – The largest delegation from the U.S. Congress to visit Cuba since 1959 … Continue reading →

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