Very Weird Spam

Subject: Warning, Tsunami

From: “Tsunami Centre” [email address]

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THIS IS AN OFFICIAL WARNING!

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A huge 300 ft. high ocean wave is
moving towards your continent.
Your and many other cities are in a real danger.
Approximate
wave moving speed is 700 km/h.

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Please read more about this catastrophe here: [bogus tsunami website]

We are strongly urging you to evacuate yourself and your family as soon as
possible,
even though you may live far away from your city.
The tsunami will reach the
continent in approximately FOUR hours.

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YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!

Dude, give it a break. The election’s over.

UPDATE: OK, I see what’s going on. The website listed was not, as it first appeared to be, an Australian govt tsunami-warning website. I assume it’s a popup/spyware deal. Apologies to anyone who visited it and had problems.

I’ve Got a Question for my Readers

This news item says that the US State Department has endorsed the Senate probe of the Oil for Food scandel.

I’m uncertain what this means since I didn’t think that the Senate needed approval to investigate something. It would appear that it’s an indication of approval instead of a formal go-ahead, sort of like an athlete who endorses a product that they don’t really use. (“I’m not a Senator, but I pretend to be one in my office at Foggy Bottom!”) If this is so, then I suppose it’s a message that no one from State will try and obstruct the investigation.

Maybe the authors of The Diplomad can clear this up for me.