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Monday, November 08, 2004

JOURNAL: A sign of instability to come JOURNAL: A sign of instability to come: "A huge arms shipment, carried on the backs of donkeys, was interdicted by Saudi security forces on their border with Yemen. One million rounds of ammunition and 46,700 sticks of dynamite were seized. The smugglers escaped. This implies a large..." (Via Global Guerrillas.) 6:18:27 PM  Permalink  comment []

Strap On Your Tinfoil Strap On Your Tinfoil: "Whenever a story like this burbles up, I think to myself: "would it be irresponsible to post something so inflamatory..." (Via The Poor Man.) 3:37:21 PM  Permalink  comment []

Giant hailstones killed ancient nomads Giant hailstones killed ancient nomads: "From the Telegraph: Giant hail killed more than 200 in Himalayas. For 60 years the skeletal remains of more than 200 people, discovered in 1942 close to the glacial Roopkund Lake in the remote Himalayan Gahrwal region, have puzzled historians, scientists and archaeologists. Were they soldiers killed in battle, royal pilgrims who lost their way and succumbed to hypothermia, or Tibetan traders who died of a mysterious illness? Now, the first forensic investigation of one of the area's most enduring mysteries has concluded that hundreds of nomads - whose frozen corpses are being disgorged from ice high in the mountain..." (Via Mirabilis.ca.) 3:16:39 PM  Permalink  comment []

BBC , "The marines that I... BBC , "The marines that I...: "BBC, "The marines that I have had wounded over the past five months have been attacked by a faceless enemy," said Colonel Brandl. "But the enemy has got a face. He's called Satan. He lives in Falluja. And we're going to destroy him."" (Via John Robb's Weblog.) 9:58:43 AM  Permalink  comment []

The Math of Religious Polarization The Math of Religious Polarization: " If you haven't read this Virginia Postrel essay or the academic paper on which it was based do take a look. The theory is that the increasing religiosity of American politics is actually caused by decreased levels of religious observance. When you think about it, that makes sense. Race is not an issue in racially homogenous polities. It's only when diversity exists that you get conflict. America used to be so religious, that it didn't make any sense to make an issue out of religion for campaign purposes. But religiosity has been dropping to the point where there's the sort of roughly-even divide at which it makes sense to mobilize observance (or non-observance) for political purposes. Interesting stuff. " (Via matthew.) 9:49:42 AM  Permalink  comment []

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