John Moore | February 23, 2003
The cognitive disabilities of the left are once again displayed in all their embarrassing glory.
Remember the Human Shields?
Well, they’ve had some disagreements with their Iraqi hosts. It seems the Iraqi’s would like to station them around mllitary targets. But some of these Useless Tools are having none of it:
From BBC: Yesterday Iraqi officials gave way [...]
John Moore | February 23, 2003
Now let me get this straight… You have an airline pilot, who is authorized by the federal government to fly a weapon of mass destruction loaded with civilians. This pilot has had extensive training, is usually ex-military, and has to take regular physicals and other tests to assure his continued competence and responsibility.
Now he wants [...]
John Moore | February 22, 2003
Due to the warning of threats by lone terrorists, the Department of Homeland Security has added the following to the recomended “ready” kit:
John Moore | February 22, 2003
Like many anti-idiotarians, my family subscribes to several political magazines from the right.
Once they are have been enjoyed, we save them for opportunities to educate others. Physician waiting rooms are one choice… drop a National Review or an American Spectator on the table, and many may read it.
Public libraries are an even better target. [...]
John Moore | February 22, 2003
Mathematics is the same everywhere in the world. It is a true universal language.
But some folks are upset about it, because of its Western roots.
So now we get Ethnomathematics!
From the New York Times (free subscription required), we learn:
The only possibility of building up a planetary civilization depends on restoring the dignity of the losers.” Robert [...]
John Moore | February 21, 2003
Reuters reports:
“Congolese villagers have stoned and beaten to death four teachers accused of casting an evil spell to cause an outbreak of the deadly Ebola disease that has killed nearly 70 people, a local official said Friday.”
Perhaps we could have used some of these teachers to cast a spell on Saddam.
John Moore | February 20, 2003
[UPDATE:2/24/03 The H5N1 Influenza has no human influenza genes, and thus cannot spread from human to human.]
Reports of a mysterious pneumonia have been arriving from Guangdong Province of China since November 2002. At least five people have died and 305 hospitalized, including about 100 health care workers.
Recently two cases (one fatal) of “bird flu” (Influenza [...]
John Moore | February 20, 2003
What do Saddam Hussein, Fidel Castro and Glenn Reynolds all have in common?
John Moore | February 20, 2003
DEBKAfile, an odd Israeli web site that clearly has deep intelligence connections, reports:
“US State Department warns Japan to expect terror attacks on its soil, advises Tokyo that Iraq has passed bio-chemical weapons to terrorists groups.”
I have read Debka regularly for many months, and they are frequently the first to post important news. Often they beat [...]
John Moore | February 20, 2003
As war with Iraq approaches, there are reports circulating about whether Iraq has weaponized smallpox.
Today there exists no solid evidence for that proposition. However, the indirect evidence is very alarming…