Saturday, February 15, 2003

Predictable news alert
I see that the worldwide membership of the Dictator Bootlick Club is hitting the streets today for fun and frolic. Although I liked the spelling on this sign, the best photo so far is:
Raelians waiting for their saucer

South Korean members of the Raelian Movement clad in alien costumes join an anti-war demonstration in Seoul. A crowd of 1,500 demonstrators gathered in a downtown park to protest a possible U.S.-led war in Iraq.
Wooeee! I'm convinced! I hope they didn't miss their saucer to give us the word! But I also wonder if most Koreans make English protest signs.

In related news, the AFP gets off message and reports:
NATO chief George Robertson has accused three European countries blocking an accord on defending Turkey of "vandalizing" the alliance, according to a leaked memo seen by AFP.

The memo also cited NATO intelligence indicating that Iraq has moved missiles close to the Kuwaiti border and could use them pre-emptively, as justification for the need rapidly to boost Turkey's defenses.

"Today's (NATO) intelligence reporting ... shows that Saddam has moved CBW-capable ballistic missiles close to the Kuwait border," says Robertson in the memo, originally reported by Belgian state television.

The NATO chief asks himself why the missiles would be moved to such a vulnerable position. "There can be only one reason: that Saddam is planning to use these weapons pre-emptively," he says.
Paging Hans Blix! There's a call for you on the clue phone!