08 October 2008

Craigslist: For All Your Henchmen Needs

I really hate missing a day of work, even if it's a holiday, even if I miss work for a good reason. I spend the rest of the week feeling as if I need to catch up. I'm off my game. Part of the dividend at this point in my life is that I have to be very selective about news stories that I post. So, incorporating stories from the last several days, here goes.

There are indications that Iran might be willing to budge a bit on their nuclear enrichment program. Could this be a ploy to get enriched Uranium, while simultaneously calming everyone down (or stalling) for the purpose of enriching on their own? It's tough to say. In the past, Iran has refused the offer of a light-water reactor, as well as the offer of pre-enriched Uranium from an outside source. Why they'd accept now is beyond me, unless they have some ulterior motive. Read for yourself.

  • Iran willing to abandon uranium enrichment, envoy suggests (Guardian)
  • Without assured nuclear supply Iran will keep enriching: envoy (AFP)
  • Iran may Reconsider N. Stance if Gets Guarantees (Fars News Agency)

    Russia has made aggressive statements directed at Ukraine in response to Ukrainian assistance to Georgia during and after the South Ossetia War. (AFP, AP) And, relating to South Ossetia, there are apparently phone taps that prove that Georgia responded to Russian movements, and there may have been a VBIED attack against Russian forces outside Tskhinvali.

    One of the causes of the coup in Mauritania a couple of months ago was inept government handling of a food crisis. Well, the Mauritanian junta has apparently banned fish exports with the aim of stemming the food crisis. Mauritania receives most of its food in the form of foreign aid, as the country continues to endure a severe drought that prevents them from growing much/any food for themselves. Another country that's been gripped by a food crisis is North Korea, which has apparently used its own foreign aid to buy weapons instead of food. Wonderful.

    Last week, I posted a video Business Guide for James Bond Villains. I was hoping to post a link, and I actually found it today after a month or two: a henchmen want ad on Craigslist. Well, I'm not sure if this guy heard about the previous article or not, but some dude staged a daring bank robbery using clueless bystanders he recruited on Craigslist. Both tragic and hilarious.

    This week will continue to be crazy busy, and it looks as if my weekend has already filled up, one way or another. Joy. At least I'll get to see a bunch of guys beat the hell out of each other with sticks. Great success! Have a most excellent day, folks.
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