The temperature drop, a small fraction of the total warming seen in the last 48 years, suggests that global warming trends can sometimes take little dips.  

In the last century, Earth's temperature has risen about 1 degree Fahrenheit (0.56 degrees Celsius). Most scientists agree that much of the warming in the past 50 years has been fueled by the burning of fossil fuels and other human activities.

1 degree Fahrenheit in 100 years??? That's what we're fighting about? Sheeeit! Scientists have unearthed ice core samples from Greenland and Antarctica that show the Earth's climate flucuating by as much as 10 to 14 degrees in as short a period as 20 years and there was little human activity during the times from which these samples were taken. All you have to do is watch the Science Channel regularly and they (without even trying to) destroy the whole man caused global warming theory in about two paragraphs. Sheesh, 1100 years ago Greenland was green. And no! Not all scientists agree. Nice try.

Iraq War fuels Terror:

The New York Times newspaper has published what it says are the findings of a classified US intelligence paper on the effects of the Iraq war.

The document reportedly blames the conflict for increasing the threat of terrorism and helping fuel Islamic radicalism worldwide.

As I pointed out previously, terrorists may be fueling soldier recruitment.

Venezuela's forign minister illegally detained by Bush Shock Troops:

Venezuela's foreign minister said he was illegally detained for 90 minutes by officials at a New York airport and accused them of treating him abusively by trying to frisk and handcuff him.

U.S. officials called Saturday's incident regrettable and said they had apologized to Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro. Maduro called that insufficient and said Venezuela would seek a legal challenge through the U.N. to what he called a "flagrant violation of international law" and his diplomatic immunity.

Who's next Mr. President? Me?

Hugo "Edna the Arm" Chavez was outraged and had this to say:

"They have held him accusing him of participating in terrorist acts," Chavez said in Venezuela. "He didn't even participate in that patriotic rebellion."

I thought the word "Patriotic" was only used by devils seeking ultimate power or as Noam would say: "Hegemony"or better yet "Suzerain." Use that word at your next cocktail party!