Month September 2006

Ice cores show co2 buildup

Ice core samples from Antarctica show a massive rise in trapped co2. Historical levels have been 180 to 300 ppm. Current levels are 380 ppm. At 440 ppm there could be a tipping point at which climate change really takes…

Screw the whistle-blowers

Emperor Dubya proclaims he’s above the law (yet again), saying mere laws do not apply to his and his cohorts. He’s like a demented tin-pot dictator, isn’t he? Which would almost be almost comical until you realize thousands have died…

20,000 spam comments

Sometime today, this blog will pass the 20,000 mark for spam comments that Askimet has blocked. Akismet is a free add-on for WordPress that blocks the flood of spam comments so you never see them. It traps them, so the…

European nations ban Israeli arms flight stopovers

Planes from the US to Israel filled with weapons and munitions are not being allowed to land or refuel in several European countries, including Britain, Germany, and Italy. The head of the El-Al pilots union complained about this, calling it…

Photo of arrested al-Qaida member

Original reports said he was the second ranking al-Qaida leader in Iraq, however the resistance is saying he wasn’t. What’s odd is the sole photo of him that has been released. It’s blanked out from his chin down, implying there…