Today's Links 2005 07 07 Thursday

A moment, please, in respect of those who lost their lives or were hurt today in London. A moment in sorrow for their families. A moment to reflect upon life.



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Every man's death diminishes me, for I am involved in Mankind -John Dunne

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Scrappleface, as always, has the correct idea. For anyone who's never been there before, it's satire.



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Not that this is really news, but Europe isn't complying with Kyoto either. Nor is Canada. Or anyone else who signed it for that matter. The US was just honest enough to not ratify it in the first place. I don't know about anybody else, but I'd rather hear an honest no than a dishonest yes.



Hat tip: Inoperable Terran



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Blackfive has a post dealing with recruiting difficulties

TacJammer has a post further debunking the "Yellow Elephant Meme"

Vince Aut Morire uses non family safe language on on the same subject



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Powerline has a great post about John Ashcroft defending Dennis Kucinich. There's another about Misrepresentations of fact in the media in the Plame/Wilson affair.



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Powerline also gets a hat tip for directing me to a further debunking of Mao by a former admirer.



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Russia is up to Soviet era tricks in the Baltic

hat tip: Instapundit, and another for a pointer to this excellent article on nomination hearings.



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