One of these guys is President and H5N1 becomes human-to-human transmissible? (Via the usual source.) As Jeff Goldstein likes to say, just askin’ …
Jay Manifold
WTC 7 Was Imploded, and Microevolution Never Leads to Macroevolution
Via the usual source … Rosie O’Donnell 9/11 Conspiracy Comments: Popular Mechanics Responds.
I don’t mean to claim originality here; there will always be people who can’t read the signs of the times. The interesting thing is to see how similar their illogic is across supposedly insurmountable political boundaries. Consider WTC conspiracy theorists and antievolutionists.
Not to Compete with Jonathan …
But here’s a picture (click for full-size version):
Authoritarianism by the Numbers
Via a commenter over on Winds of Change, I found this post on The Spirit of Man, which in turn pointed to A Question of Numbers.
Short version: the Shah’s regime, odious as it was, killed a little over 3,000 people between the early ’60s and its fall in the late ’70s.
The mullahs have killed unknown but vastly greater numbers, by execution, incompetent defense during the Iran-Iraq war, and generalized misrule — many times the Shah’s entire toll, each year. The grand total may reach into seven figures.
Ironically, by suppressing the relatively timid elements of his opposition, the Shah all but guaranteed that he would be succeeded by the most unhesitating killers among them. See Daughter of Persia
Heads Up
Don’t forget to toast the Professor tomorrow (Wed 3 Jan) at 9 PM local time.