Blast at Refinery as Ahmadinejad Visits: Missed; Better Luck Next Time

News from The Associated Press.

Despite what Obama says, Iran was the beginning of this wave  of protests and potentially pro-democratic movements in the Middle East.  Not Since Lebanon had there been such a sight as the protests after Ahmadinejad blatantly stole the election in 2009.  Wherever this administration comes up with its lofty rhetoric is a recent find, and they sided unambiguously with the murderous Iranian regime when they were killing students in the street.

The people of Iran will not forget our betrayal.  What was once a stance against that tyrannic government will become a true hostility between peoples.  And that;s a shame.  It appears they are trying to take care of their dictator problem.

Practice, practice, practice.

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All Cow, No Milk

According to this BBC story, British women are flocking to Denmark for artificial insemination.

And Denmark, where men can still donate without fear of being traced by their off-spring, is becoming a magnet for women who want a baby – but not the baby’s father.
In two years, the number of foreign women being inseminated there has nearly doubled.

I wonder what the welfare load is for this, in straight cash as well as benefits. One way or another, these women are married to the State.

So Sorry Japan

Look, this has some sauce on it, so allow me to start by expressing my admiration for the resolve of the Japanese people, my aghast sorrow at what many here have had to endure, and especially my agnostic little prayers for those who spend (as in quickly) their lives working on the dying reactors to keep the rest of us as safe as possible.

From an article in the Japan Times on the ordered evacuation of Iitate village; downwind of Fukushima:

“We’ve been told to quit our jobs and move out by the end of the month,” said Miyoko Nakamura, 59, a clerk in the village office. She is near retirement and says she’ll manage. “A lot of people have no idea what to do. They’re just … Continue reading