"Joy and pleasure are as real as pain and sorrow and one must learn what they have to teach. . . ." -- Sean Russell, from Gatherer of Clouds

"If you're not having fun, you're not doing it right." -- Helyn D. Goldenberg

"I love you and I'm not afraid." -- Evanescence, "My Last Breath"

“If I hear ‘not allowed’ much oftener,” said Sam, “I’m going to get angry.” -- J.R.R. Tolkien, from Lord of the Rings

Sunday, April 09, 2006

Placemarker

I have a very busy day today, but I did want to call attention to this article by Seymour Hersh in The New Yorker. Read the whole thing.

From those wonderful folks who brought you The War On Terror.

OK -- this is too grim. We need a cheerful picture.

This is Zygopetalum crinitum. Very dramatic flowers, and some of them smell like hyacinths -- just what you need on a chilly day.


2 comments:

Nigel said...

They've learnt nothing. Catastrophic failure in Iraq, and still they want to extend the war. If Prez Bush hadn't made the "axis of evil" speech, making it abundantly clear that Iran and N Korea were next after Iraq, it's just possible neither of these countries would have de-mothballed their nuclear bomb programs.

The arrogance and folly of these idiots is beyond belief

Hunter said...

And you'll notice that North Korea, which is actually reported to have nuclear capability right now (while estimates on Iran's capability range from 5-10 years) is not on Bush's radar.

Funny how it all ties into oil production, isn't it?