Sunday, August 21, 2005
It Can Spread Faster Than Butter
Liberty. In response to my post on freedom for Belarus, I received an e-mail from the Students for Global Democracy organization. They offer to "give moral support to dissidents", so not much help in actually fighting tyrants, but it is a start. Check it out.
Thursday, August 11, 2005
Terror In Egypt
Extremists targeted civilians in Egypt...
October 21, 1992 - Militants ambush tourist bus, killing a British woman and wounding two British men. The woman is the first foreigner to die in militant-related violence.
February 26, 1993 - Bomb in crowded coffee shop in central Cairo kills a Turk, a Swede and an Egyptian and wounds 20.
June 8, 1993 - Bomb explodes near tour bus on Pyramids Road in Cairo, killing two Egyptians and wounding 22 people, including five Britons.
March 4, 1994 - Gunmen fire at Nile cruiser in southern Egypt, wounding a German woman tourist, who died after being flown back to Germany.
August 26, 1994 - Gunmen kill Spanish boy in an attack on a tourist bus in southern Egypt.
September 27, 1994 - Gunmen shoot and kill one German tourist and wound another in a gun attack in the Red Sea resort of Hurghada. Two Egyptians also killed and another German man died of his wounds after returning to Germany.
October 23, 1994 - Suspected Muslim militants kill a British tourist and wound three in a minibus attack.
April 18, 1996 - Islamic militants shoot dead 18 Greek tourists they mistook for Israelis near the Pyramids.
September 18, 1997 - Gunmen kill nine German tourists and their Egyptian bus driver in a shooting and firebomb attack outside the Egyptian Museum in Cairo's Tahrir Square.
November 17, 1997 - Attackers kill 58 tourists and four Egyptians at an ancient temple near the southern tourist town of Luxor. Six gunmen and three police also die in the violence.
October 7, 2004 - A series of bombings at the Taba Hilton hotel on Egypt's border with Israel, and two beaches further south, kill 34 people.
April 7, 2005 - A probable suicide bomb attack in a bazaar in medieval Cairo kills an American man, a French man and woman and the suspected bomber.
April 30, 2005 - A suicide bomber wounds seven people including four foreigners - two Israelis, an Italian and a Swede - near the Egyptian museum.
July 23, 2005 - Car bombs rock Red Sea resorts of Sharm el-Sheikh and nearby Naama Bay, killing at least 49 and wounding more than 100.
"I didn't know Egypt had troops in Iraq. Otherwise, why would the terrorists target them?" remarked Instapundit reader Sean Fitzpatrick.
October 21, 1992 - Militants ambush tourist bus, killing a British woman and wounding two British men. The woman is the first foreigner to die in militant-related violence.
February 26, 1993 - Bomb in crowded coffee shop in central Cairo kills a Turk, a Swede and an Egyptian and wounds 20.
June 8, 1993 - Bomb explodes near tour bus on Pyramids Road in Cairo, killing two Egyptians and wounding 22 people, including five Britons.
March 4, 1994 - Gunmen fire at Nile cruiser in southern Egypt, wounding a German woman tourist, who died after being flown back to Germany.
August 26, 1994 - Gunmen kill Spanish boy in an attack on a tourist bus in southern Egypt.
September 27, 1994 - Gunmen shoot and kill one German tourist and wound another in a gun attack in the Red Sea resort of Hurghada. Two Egyptians also killed and another German man died of his wounds after returning to Germany.
October 23, 1994 - Suspected Muslim militants kill a British tourist and wound three in a minibus attack.
April 18, 1996 - Islamic militants shoot dead 18 Greek tourists they mistook for Israelis near the Pyramids.
September 18, 1997 - Gunmen kill nine German tourists and their Egyptian bus driver in a shooting and firebomb attack outside the Egyptian Museum in Cairo's Tahrir Square.
November 17, 1997 - Attackers kill 58 tourists and four Egyptians at an ancient temple near the southern tourist town of Luxor. Six gunmen and three police also die in the violence.
October 7, 2004 - A series of bombings at the Taba Hilton hotel on Egypt's border with Israel, and two beaches further south, kill 34 people.
April 7, 2005 - A probable suicide bomb attack in a bazaar in medieval Cairo kills an American man, a French man and woman and the suspected bomber.
April 30, 2005 - A suicide bomber wounds seven people including four foreigners - two Israelis, an Italian and a Swede - near the Egyptian museum.
July 23, 2005 - Car bombs rock Red Sea resorts of Sharm el-Sheikh and nearby Naama Bay, killing at least 49 and wounding more than 100.
"I didn't know Egypt had troops in Iraq. Otherwise, why would the terrorists target them?" remarked Instapundit reader Sean Fitzpatrick.
Sunday, August 07, 2005
Quote Of The Day
In a reply to Roger L. Simon's latest post on Iraq coverage:
Heroism itself has been deconstructed as a contemptible artifact having no place in a post-modern narrative of class struggle and victimology.
Heroism itself has been deconstructed as a contemptible artifact having no place in a post-modern narrative of class struggle and victimology.
Saturday, August 06, 2005
Another Reason To Love NASA
They work to feed people:
If Boss and Grunden are successful, their work could make a huge difference to humans living in marginal environments here on Earth. In many third-world countries, says Boss, "extending the crop a week or two when the drought comes could give you the final harvest you need to last through winter. If we could increase drought resistance, or cold tolerance, and extend the growing season, that could make a big difference in the lives of a lot of people."
In other news, "My Very Eager Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas" needs revising.
It's within reach.
If Boss and Grunden are successful, their work could make a huge difference to humans living in marginal environments here on Earth. In many third-world countries, says Boss, "extending the crop a week or two when the drought comes could give you the final harvest you need to last through winter. If we could increase drought resistance, or cold tolerance, and extend the growing season, that could make a big difference in the lives of a lot of people."
In other news, "My Very Eager Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas" needs revising.
It's within reach.
Tuesday, August 02, 2005
Terror Topics
Prof. Juan Cole says of the Bush administration: "...if they are fighting a war on terror, the enemy is four guys in a gymn in Leeds." Michael J. Totten offers a graphic response.
The enemy Cole dismisses so casually are getting around, but at least he admits the enemy is not us. I say we should send some Iraqi women after them. (Assuming the terrorists are human.)
The enemy Cole dismisses so casually are getting around, but at least he admits the enemy is not us. I say we should send some Iraqi women after them. (Assuming the terrorists are human.)
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