They just turned off the lights in Baghdad, according to Fox News. I suspect that the special forces have something interesting planned for the Saddamites.
[Update at 10:10 AM]
Now General Franks is saying he didn’t do it.
So what’s the story? A coup, perhaps? Though I don’t know why they’d turn off the lights for that.
The city of Olympia, Washington, has issued a resolution praising the late America-hater and terrorist enabler, Rachel Corrie, and declaring a day of remembrance. (Note, it’s a PDF file.)
I wonder what they’ll have to say about Pfc. (soon to be Corporal?) Lynch?
Is up. Early. I guess that happens when I actually submit it a day ahead.
It’s nothing new to regular readers–it’s a reprise of my “wounded media” post last week, but if you haven’t been reading me much lately, go check it out–it got good reviews in its original form.
What does it mean? It’s not as contagious as many feared–if you avoid being coughed or spit on, or wash up after that occurs, you can avoid it–it’s not transmitted through the air. And now that they’ve nailed it, they have a good chance of developing a vaccine.
[Update on Thursday morning]
Many viruses like this are species crossovers, usually from domesticated animals. But now there’s a report that the early victims had been handling wild game. That’s inconsistent with the story above, though. I guess they still don’t quite have it nailed down, or else this latest story is a false lead.