Day August 8, 2007

Don’t lose them, junk them

As Bob noted, the U. S. military lost 190,000 weapons in Iraq.  But that’s not all.  Last month, surplus F-14 parts were intercepted on their way to Malaysia, after which they would have been headed for Iran. But don’t worry,…

Subprime Quote of the Day

Jim Kunstler, writing on Monday. One can only imagine the number of cell phone minutes racked up this weekend out in the Hamptons by players trying desperately to finagle their way out of the brutal fact that their firms and…

Russian youth hostile to US

A survey of Russian youth found them to be strongly anti-American, a view encouraged and exploited by the government. A primary reason for the anti-Americanism the study concludes, is “Bush administration counterterrorism policies.”

Missing weapons and dead Iraqis

(Above graphic from JustForeignPolicy) Craig Murray on the “missing” 190,000 weapons. The US seems much more concerned at having lost 190,000 weapons than at a multiple of that number in dead people losing their lives. Those weapons are probably everywhere…

Yet another way to make ethanol

Citrus peels On another ethanol front, SusHI (Sustainability in Hawaii) asks, if ethanol starts getting produced in Hawaii in massive quantities, will there continue to be enough water for all?