What good is a news story without a follow-up?
Global Warming
Further signs of this problem: the snows of Kilimanjaro have disappeared! Take that, Hemingway.
About a month ago, another study came out claiming that humans are causing this rapid, unexpected rise in world temperatures. I think that brings the total number of scientific inquiries blaming pollution up to about 290.
But all is not lost; if we’d simply phase out the older, dirtier polluters (coal factories, inefficient cars, etc.) and replace them with their cleaner, more modern equivalents, we’d be in good shape. After all, the average car in 2004 produces 1/10 as much pollution as the average car in 1970, and maybe less.
Sgrena
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi announced today that Italy would begin to withdraw its 3,000-strong force in Iraq. This certainly wasn’t Berlusconi’s idea; he’s a firm supporter of the war and a friend of President Bush. The Italian public, however, is strongly anti-war, and the business with Sgrena was just too much for them to take. I guess some aspects of democracy aren't totally dead in Italy. Yet.
P.S. Does Eason Jordan get his job back?
Saddam’s (Faked?) Capture
No more news yet; the US media is ignoring this thing entirely. The only references I’ve been able to find are Arabic publications repeating the original article and neocons calling the marine a liar. Of course, no one actually wants to have an investigation; the truth has a way of embarrassing everybody. Maybe we’ll find out in 50 years when the CIA files are unsealed.
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