The death toll for the countries affected by this weekends Tsunamis is up to 67,000 and unlikely to level off just yet. The US Navy has dispatched more than 5,000 military personel, including the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit along with three ships to Sri Lanka to help in relief efforts. The USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group has also been dispatched along with other elements of the US Military. It's probably redundant to point out that some say the US doesn't do enough. Comapred to who? The French? Hell, Americans contributing through Amazon.com alone have given more money than the French. And, of course, The Washington Post is more than happy to jump on that bandwagon. Good thing the new media is around to fact check them. And here's a list of who's giving what in Europe and worldwide. I am happy to see that Egypt, Kuwait, the UAE and Saudi Arabia are contributing but where is Iran, Syria, and Lebanon? And here is a clearinghouse for Tsunami aid and contact information. (Instapundit (unwittingly) contributed to this report.)
While residents continue to return to Fallujah, al-Zarqawi takes responsibility for the attack on a Shi'ite political party that almost killed its leader. I guess if OBL says people should boycott the elections, al-Zarqawi is gonna make sure it happens whether they want to or not. Meanwhile, campaigning continues in Paelestine. I wonder if OBLs indictment of political freedom extends to Palestine? In Iran, viral freedom as represented by bloggers is under assault by the government while the Saudi's strike at Islamists in Jeddah and Riyadh.
A Christmas morning burglar is caught after he leaves a trail of
footprints through the first snow to hit Brownsville in 109 years. Drats, foiled again.
2004: Year of the Boob
Oooops. Sorry. We broke into the wrong house. We'll be leaving now to break into the right house. Sorry for the inconvenience.
Bend over for the psychic butt reader.
Scientists may have discovered the secret behind the Pioneer Anomaly
"A religious liberties lawsuit brought by a Satan worshipper, a Wiccan witch, a white supremacist, and an adherent of an ancient Viking religion is drawing the impassioned support of major national religious groups as it approaches a hearing before the Supreme Court."
