Posted on 12/10/2015 1:17:32 PM PST by ArGee
Raqqa, Syria
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant, also known as ISIS, announced today that he would be disbanding all forces and returning all land to Syria and Iraq. The move was prompted by the ongoing Climate Conference in Paris.
"This is one thing we could not have anticipated," Mr. al-Baghdadi said in prepared remarks. "When we see the world coming together like this on such a dangerous subject as Global Climate Change, we realize that our Caliphate will never survive. It's only a matter of time before Climate Change is no more and the world's attention turns to us. At that point, we will have no chance. For the sake of the men, women, and children who have supported us, I can not continue a doomed campaign."
An emotional al-Baghdadi did not take any questions.
Sources close to al-Baghdadi who spoke on the condition of anonymity told us that it was becoming more and more difficult to recruit new fighters. "Even our existing people are extremely demoralized," one said. "The words of Donald Trump himself can not overcome our dispair."
According to their press release, surrender is total and immediate. Fighters are being paid and sent home by division. Any remaining money will be put into a fund to resettle Christians and Yazidis who have been displaced by the war.
"We thought the world was fragmented," one strategist was overheard saying to himself. "Who knew it could come together like this? This is a stinging rebuke."
So far there has been no comment from Damascus, Baghdad, Moscow, or Washington. One source inside the Kremlin said, "We are waiting to see if there will be any follow-up action. We want to make sure this is real before we decide on our next steps."
(5) A citizen of Venezuela...
Good one!
and I missed including that after reading the VTP crisis report.
Have any you had occasion to use “Sugru Moldable Glue”?
Have some project detail work where this might be the simpler solution.
You could make your own.. ;-)
And since garum is Roman you might find some, albeit of dubious quality, in recovered amphorae from galley wrecks..
Barring access to recovered amphorae, you could try the modern-day offspring still made in Italy from anchovies - Colatura di Alici.
Else you will need to visit your favorite Vietnameese restaurant and/or market for the present day oriental version nước mắm. There is at least one buying guide for that.. ;-)
They wouldn’t care about that in Venezuela..
Not that brand.
Have you tried the Twopart Moldable resin from the Car repair section.
Looks like putty, until it sets like steel.
Comes as a stick, Just mix it together in your hand.
They need to learn to Yacht.
I can’t believe I just said that....
I’ll have to keep NAPA in mind, as I do have a AAA card. I wouldn’t be without it!
And I’ll check out the counter guys...this little Podunk town has an amazing supply of beefcake! ;o]
oh. My. NEEED!!! :o])
Ahhh...thanks for the tip.
I can’t remember who is in charge of logistics but you might note that we’re slowly but surely creeping up on post # 11,000.
I don’t think there’s any difference in the FR DB if we go to 11,000 in 1 post or 1,000 in eleven posts but it does get confusing for people who actually happen to notice the article and jump in.
So, should we be looking for a new dock for the castle?
I think we’re long past due for a move, and lately several have been noted. But we need the Moving Van, and only Darksheare has the keys to that. Maybe someone he is associated with quite closely, can do it for him. *hint-hint*
But for those who just jump in it provides many fine minutes, er, hours, er days of reading enjoyment.. ;-)
Keep it at ready. I’ll see if I can find the van driver..
That would be so kind of you, NoC. (He is sorely missed by at least one of me.)
As a newcomer to the UT, I leave the decision to the original bucanneers whether to seek a new prize vessel to commandeer or to continue with this old scow.@
Righty Ho.
I thought you said you were going to work on your aim...
I did say that. But I didn’t say when. ;o]
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