Daily Archives: July 31, 2007

UN Votes To Send Force To Darfur

Posted on July 31, 2007 by Gaius

The United Nations Security Council has approved a joint UN-African Union force to enter Darfur to stop the violence there. The 15-member body voted unanimously to approve Resolution 1769 mandating a 26,000-strong "hybrid" force, to be known as UNAMID, to … Continue reading →

Posted in War, World news | 3 Comments

Lock Picking Primate Takes A Powder

Posted on July 31, 2007 by Gaius

Tupelo, Mississippi is on the lookout for a sneaky simian safe-cracker from the Animal Uprising™ who managed to free himself from jail by picking the lock of his cell. Yes, Oliver "Capuchin" Monkey is on the lam in Mississippi. Authorities … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals | 4 Comments

Cracks, Part Two

Posted on July 31, 2007 by Gaius

National Review Online asked a number of conservative thinkers to comment on the meaning of the op-ed by Michael O’Hanlon and Kenneth Pollack yesterday in the New York Times. There are some interesting thoughts on it. Frank Gaffney: This assessment … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, War | 1 Comment

Giant Spiders Invade England

Posted on July 31, 2007 by Gaius

A British couple managed to capture one of the lead elements of a giant spider invasion. They spotter the monster climbing the garden wall and trapped it in a box. A stunned couple were horrified when they found a massive … Continue reading →

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If It Walks Like A Duch

Posted on July 31, 2007 by Gaius

Just a few days ago John Kerry stoutly denied that there had been a bloodbath in Southeast Asia when the Democrat-controlled Congress cut off funding for South Vietnam. Today the UN-sponsored Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia destroyed Kerry's … Continue reading →

Posted in Civilization, History, Personal Thoughts, War | 1 Comment

Cracks

Posted on July 31, 2007 by Gaius

A couple of very interesting articles this morning that are already getting a lot of attention from the blogosphere. First, House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.) has warned that if the progress report due from General Petraeus in September is … Continue reading →

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Who Needs Results When You Have Belief

Posted on July 31, 2007 by Gaius

Debra Saunders asks a simple question: do global warming supporters really believe in results? If you really believe that the planet is at the tipping point on global warming and the consequences will be fatal for people around the world, … Continue reading →

Posted in Environment, Junk Science | 1 Comment