Iranian Pinocchio

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Carbon Dioxide Highest in 650,000 Years !

“Analysis of carbon dioxide in the ancient Antarctic ice showed that at no point in the past 650,000 years did levels approach today’s carbon dioxide concentrations of around 380 parts per million (ppm). The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) projects that atmospheric carbon dioxide levels could reach 450-550 ppm by 2050, possibly resulting in higher temperatures and rising sea levels (see ‘Ocean levels rising twice as fast’). There is fear that climate change could create a class of environmental refugees displaced from their homes by rising oceans, increasingly catastrophic weather, and expanding deserts.

Carbon dioxide is the principal “greenhouse” gas thought to be driving global warming. Humans boost carbon dioxide levels primarily by the combustion of fossils fuels and deforestation, and accordingly, atmospheric concentrations have risen sharply since the industrial revolution. Today the United States, the world’s largest economy and consumer of energy, produces about 24% of global carbon dioxide emissions. More…

Just remember this while you are pumping your favorite hydrocarbon fuel into your gas guzzling hyrdrocarbon converter this winter. Oh and let’s not forget to burn another few million acres of forest globally while we are at it this spring. We need to ensure the expansion of more urban pavement to support — what else — more gas guzzling hydrocarbon converters in the so called “backward”, “ignorant” and “un-developed” corners of the globe. We are so screwed! Look at this graph and then try to convince yourself that the so called most intelligent life form on this planet, has not out smarted itself in more ways than one!

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Happy Thanksgiving !

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White House Doubts Zarqawi Among Dead

We now see in less that 6 hours Main Stream Media (MSM) backpeddling from the original story as the following statement was released from the White House…

Trent Duffy, a White House spokesman, said reports of al-Zarqawi’s death were “highly unlikely and not credible.” — AP Update

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Al-Zarqawi May Be Among Dead in Iraq Fight

(BAGHDAD) Iraq – U.S. forces sealed off a house in the northern city of Mosul where eight suspected al-Qaida members died in a gunfight — some by their own hand to avoid capture. A U.S. official said Sunday that efforts were under way to determine if terror leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was among the dead.

Insurgents, meanwhile, killed an American soldier and a Marine in separate attacks over the weekend, while a British soldier was killed by a roadside bomb in the south.

In Washington, a U.S. official said the identities of the terror suspects killed in the Saturday raid was unknown. Asked if they could include al-Zarqawi, the official replied: ‘There are efforts under way to determine if he was killed.’

The official spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the information.

On Saturday, police Brig. Gen. Said Ahmed al-Jubouri said the raid was launched after a tip that top al-Qaida operatives, possibly including al-Zarqawi, were in the house in the northeastern part of the city.” – More…

This is breaking news as of this posting. One can only hope that U.S. Troops have finally nailed this bastard.

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The Lighter Side of Bush

President Bush was visiting a primary school and he visited one of the classes. They were in the middle of a discussion related to words and their meanings. The teacher asked the President if he would like to lead the discussion on the word “tragedy”. So the illustrious leader asked the class for an example of a “tragedy”.

Tne little boy stood up and offered: “If my best friend, who lives on a farm, is playing in the field and a tractor runs over him and kills him, that would be a tragedy.”

“No,” said Bush, “that would be an accident.”

A little girl raised her hand: “If a school bus carrying 50 children drove over a cliff, killing everyone inside, that would be a tragedy.”

“I’m afraid not,” explained the president. “That’s what we would call a great loss.”

The room went silent. No other children volunteered. Bush searched the room. “Isn’t there someone here who can give me an example of a tragedy!?”

Finally at the back of the room a small boy (Lil Johnny) raised his hand. In a quiet voice he said: “If Air Force One carrying you and Mrs. Bush was struck by a “friendly fire” missile and blown to smithereens, that would be a tragedy.”

Fantastic!” exclaimed Bush. “That’s right. And can you tell me why that would be tragedy?”

“Well,” says Lil Johnny, “It has to be a tragedy, because it sure as hell wouldn’t be a great loss and it probably wouldn’t be an accident either.” – Unknown Source

I had an OpenWeb member eMail me this one today. It was good enough to add here and share with you… (Hat Tip: – theBaptist)

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Iran Resumes Uranium Processing

(London) Iran has begun to process a new batch of uranium to convert it to a gas that can be enriched into the material for nuclear bombs, diplomats say.

‘Conversion has resumed,’ a diplomat close to the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna said.

The move comes despite heavy pressure from the US and Europe for Iran to cease all nuclear activity.

Iran denies Western claims that it has a secret nuclear weapons programme, saying it just wants nuclear power..

IRAN’S NUCLEAR STANDOFF
September 2002: Work begins on Iran’s first nuclear reactor at Bushehr
December 2002: Satellite photographs broadcast on US television reveal the existence of nuclear sites at Arak and Natanz. Iran agrees to an IAEA inspection
September 2003: IAEA gives Iran weeks to prove it is not pursuing atomic weapons
November 2003: Iran suspends uranium enrichment and allows tougher inspections; IAEA says no proof of any weapons programme
June 2004: Iran rebuked by IAEA for not fully co-operating with inquiry into nuclear activities
November 2004: Iran suspends uranium enrichment as part of deal for negotiations with EU
August 2005: Iran rejects EU proposals and resumes work at Isfahan nuclear plant

Uranium enriched to a low level is used to produce nuclear fuel, while further enrichment makes it suitable for use in atomic weapons.” More… — BBC

Brought to you by the country that vows to remove Israel from the map. Will the fact that no WMD was ever found in Iraq, and the pretext for invasion ironically give Iran an edge in it’s quest for the holy grail of mass extermination?

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Japan: Tsunami Alert

Bloomberg.com: Asia: “Japan Issues Tsunami Warning After Quake Off Hokkaido (Update1)

Nov. 15 (Bloomberg) — Japan issued a tsunami warning for waves up to 50 centimeters high for the Pacific Ocean side of the Hokkaido and Tohoku regions after a magnitude 6.9 earthquake off the east coast of Japan at 6:39 a.m., the Japan Meteorological Agency said on its website.”

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